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Greyhounds to Begin 2024 Softball Slate at the NFCA DIII Leadoff Classic in March

2024 softball schedule over team photo

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University softball team is slated to start its 2024 season on Friday, March 1 as the Greyhounds take part in the 2024 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Georgia.

The Hounds will play a total of six games over three days as the squad faced The College of St. Benedict (Minn.) and Concordia University Wisconsin on March 1, Central (Iowa) College and Babson (Mass.) College on March 2 and Bethel (Minn.) University and Chapman (Calif.) University on March 3.

Moravian returns to Pennsylvania and has three non-conference road doubleheaders to continue the 12-game road trip to start the season. The Blue & Grey are slated to travel to King's College on March 13, Ursinus College on March 16 and Lebanon Valley College on March 19. The Greyhounds will finally play at Blue & Grey Field as the team opens the 2024 Landmark Conference season with a doubleheader versus conference newcomer Wilkes University on March 23. The Hounds finish off the month of March by hosting Misericordia University on March 26 before a trip to the other new Landmark Conference member Lycoming College on March 30.

The Hounds have nine doubleheaders slated for the month of April with five being played at home. The squad will head to Drew University for a Landmark Conference doubleheader on April 3 before returning to Blue & Grey Field to host Susquehanna University on April 6 and Elizabethtown College on April 9 in Landmark Conference twinbills. The Blue & Grey make the longest conference road trip of the year when they travel to Juniata College on April 13, and the Greyhounds are set to host rival Muhlenberg College on April 18.

Moravian is slated to make the trip to The Catholic University of America for a Landmark Conference doubleheader on April 20. The Hounds then have their final two non-conference twinbills scheduled as the team hosts Arcadia University on April 23 and travels to Franklin & Marshall College on April 25. The Greyhounds are slated to finish the regular season and Landmark Conference schedule on April 27 when the team hosts The University of Scranton.

The 2024 Landmark Conference Tournament is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, May 7 with a play-in game between the fourth and fifth seed. The tournament will continue on Friday, May 10 at the highest seed, and the conference champion of the double elimination tournament will receive an automatic berth to the 2024 NCAA Division III Tournament.

 

2024 Moravian University Softball Schedule

Overall 25-8
Pct. .758
Conf. 13-3
Pct. .813
Streak Won 2
Home 10-2
Away 13-3
Neutral 2-3
Games 33
Runs 229
Batting Avg. .354
On Base % .406
Slugging % .525
Home Runs 28
Date Opponent Notes Result Status Links
March
Fri. 1 vs. College of St. Benedict (Minn.) @ Columbus, Ga. NFCA Division III Leadoff Classic - Field 5 Cancelled
Sat. 2 vs. No. 21 Central (Iowa) College @ Columbus, GA NFCA Division III Leadoff Classic - Field 4 W, 10-4 Final
  vs. Babson (Mass.) College @ Columbus, GA NFCA Division III Leadoff Classic - Field 5 L, 2-1 Final
  vs. Illnois Wesleyan University @ Columbus, Ga. NFCA Division III Leadoff Classic - Field 3 W, 5-2 Final
Sun. 3 vs. No. 11 Bethel (Minn.) University @ Columbus, GA NFCA Division III Leadoff Classic - Stadium Field L, 4-3 Final
  vs. Chapman (Calif.) University @ Columbus, GA NFCA Division III Leadoff Classic - Field 5 L, 12-1 Final - 5 innings
Wed. 13 at King's (Pa.) College W, 8-0 Final - 5 innings
  at King's (Pa.) College W, 9-5 Final
Sat. 16 at Ursinus College W, 10-0 Final - 5 innings
  at Ursinus College W, 7-3 Final
Tue. 19 at No. 20 Lebanon Valley College W, 4-2 Final
  at No. 20 Lebanon Valley College W, 6-2 Final
Sun. 24 vs. Wilkes University * W, 6-3 Final
  vs. Wilkes University * L, 1-0 Final
Tue. 26 vs. Misericordia University Postponed
  vs. Misericordia University Postponed
Fri. 29 at Lycoming College * L, 6-2 Final
  at Lycoming College * W, 9-0 Final - 6 innings
 
April
Sat. 6 vs. Susquehanna University * W, 8-0 Final - 6 innings
  vs. Susquehanna University * W, 8-1 Final
Sun. 7 at Drew University * W, 11-0 Final - 6 innings
  at Drew University * L, 4-1 Final
Tue. 9 vs. Elizabethtown College * W, 9-1 Final - 5 innings
  vs. Elizabethtown College * W, 12-0 Final - 5 innings
Sun. 14 at Juniata College * W, 20-0 Final - 5 innings
  at Juniata College * W, 6-1 Final
Thu. 18 vs. Muhlenberg College W, 14-0 Final - 5 innings
  vs. Muhlenberg College L, 14-9 Final
Sat. 20 at The Catholic University of America * W, 3-1 Final
  at The Catholic University of America * W, 3-1 Final
Tue. 23 vs. Arcadia University W, 12-0 Final - 5 innings
  vs. Arcadia University W, 9-1 Final - 6 innings
Thu. 25 at Franklin & Marshall College W, 11-1 Final - 5 innings
  at Franklin & Marshall College L, 2-1 Final
Sat. 27 vs. The University of Scranton * W, 7-3 Final
  vs. The University of Scranton * W, 4-2 Final
 
May
Tue. 7 at Manhattanville College 1:00 PM
  at Manhattanville College 3:00 PM
Fri. 10 vs. TBA % Landmark Conference Tournament at Blue & Grey Field 1:00 PM
* Conference
% Post season
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