March 4, 2025
Hounds Race Past Alvernia at Spring Games
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. --- The Moravian University softball squad raced past Alvernia University, 11-2 in six innings, to begin the second day of action at the PFX Spring Games in Florida Tuesday morning.
Moravian University
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Alvernia University
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4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 0 |
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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. --- The Moravian University softball squad raced past Alvernia University, 11-2 in six innings, to begin the second day of action at the PFX Spring Games in Florida Tuesday morning.
How It Happened
- The Greyhounds jumped out to a 4-0 lead in top of the first inning. Senior first baseman Lindsey Gawrys drew a one out walk while junior catcher Marcie Silberman and senior left fielder Sage Snyder singled to load the bases. Sophomore designated player Kyra Holtje followed with a grand slam home run to center field, her second homer of the season
- The Golden Wolves answered with two runs in the bottom of the first to cut the Moravian edge to 4-2
- The Blue & Grey got the two runs back in the top of the third frame for a 6-2 advantage. Snyder was hit by a pitch and stole second before racing home on an RBI double from Holtje. After a single by graduate student second baseman Ajala Elmore, junior right fielder Sarah DeStefano hit an RBI ground out to send Holtje across the plate
- The Hounds added a run in the top of the fourth to make it 7-2. Senior shortstop Holly Walter connected on a one-out triple before scoring on an RBI sacrifice fly by Gawrys
- Moravian finished off the scoring with four runs in the top of the sixth inning. Walter and Gawrys hit back-to-back singles to start the frame before Silberman ripped a two-RBI double. Snyder drew a walk before Elmore connected on a two-RBI single to bring in sophomore pinch runner Cassandra Farrell and Snyder
Inside the Numbers
- Moravian had 13 hits in contest with Holtje going 2-for-3 with five RBIs, two runs, a double and a homer
- Snyder was 2-for-2 with three runs scored while Walter, Silberman and Elmore were all 2-for-4 with Walter scoring twice to reach 100 career runs and adding a triple to move into a tie for second in program history with 13 career triples, Silberman adding a run, a double and two RBIs and Elmore driving in two runs
- Gawrys recorded two runs, a hit and an RBI while DeStefano had a hit and an RBI and sophomore centerfielder Shayla Morgan posted one hit
- Junior Natalie Otto made the start in the circle for the Hounds, and she had one strikeout in a third of an inning. Junior Syndey Andrews moved into the circle for the rest of the contest and recorded five strikeouts in 5.2 innings of action
Up Next for the Greyhounds
- Tuesday, March 4 vs. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at PFX Spring Games in Winter Haven, Fla., 11:15 a.m.
- Thursday, March 6 vs. No. 9 Trine (Ind.) University at PFX Spring Games in Winter Haven, Fla., 9:00 a.m.
