Softball

Moravian College 8, Delaware Valley College 0 (Game 1 - 6 innings)
Moravian College 14, Delaware Valley College 0 (Game 2 - 5 innings)

DOYLESTOWN (PA) - Maria DeBonis tossed a four-hit shutout in the first game and smacked a grand slam home run in the second to lead national powerhouse Moravian College to a non-conference doubleheader sweep of Delaware Valley College, 8-0 and 14-0. Both games ended early (the first in six innings, the second in five) due to the eight-run mercy rule.

The two teams finalized the twinbill on Sunday after both learned that they were going to lose non-conference games due to inclement weather and conference obligations (Delaware Valley was scheduled to play Widener and Moravian was scheduled to play Lebanon Valley). With the wins, the Greyhounds, who have reached the NCAA Division III tournament in each of the last 10 years, improved to 17-5 on the season. The Aggies fell to 6-12.

DeBonis improved to 8-3 on the year as only one baserunner reached third in the contest. She walked three and fanned 10. DeBonis received all of the offense she needed in the top of the first as Beth Paly (2-for-3) notched an RBI double and a second run scored off an Aggie error.

Delaware Valley then committed three errors in the fourth inning which led to three runs and a 5-0 advantage. Megan Boyle (1-for-1) knocked in the remaining three runs in the sixth with her first home run of the season. Bethany Pavlik went 2-for-3 with a double for Delaware Valley.

In the second game, the first three Greyhounds reached base on a pair of singles and an Aggie error. DeBonis stepped to the plate and put one over the right-center field fence for her third home run of the year. Moravian then added five runs in the second, including a two-run homer by Amanda Paulus and an RBI triple by Paly, for a 9-0 advantage.

The Greyhounds got two more runs in the fourth on a round-tripper by Kelly Maressa and then added three more in the fifth for the 14-0 final. Paly finished 3-for-3 with three runs scored and one RBI while Maressa was 2-for-2 with three RBIs to pace the offense.

Elizabeth Python and Amie Ballo combined to hold the Aggies hitless until the fifth when Brittany Stockert and Ashley Lynch-Giangregorio notched singles. Python went the first three innings, fanned three and improved her mark to 9-2.