The Moravian University softball team has had ten student-athletes selected to the 2024 Landmark All-Conference Teams with Head Coach Josh Baltz and his assistants selected as the Co-Coaching Staff of the Year.

Five of the ten Hounds to garner All-Conference accolades were named to the First Team including junior first baseman Lindsey Gawrys (Whitehall HS), senior shortstop Ajala Elmore (Wilmington, Del.), junior outfielder Sage Snyder (Columbia, N.J.), sophomore catcher Marcie Silberman (Salisbury HS) and senior designated player Emily Silberman (Salisbury HS).

Senior pitcher Madi Cunningham (Whitehall HS), sophomore pitcher Natalie Otto (Succasunna, N.J.), sophomore outfielder Sarah DeStefano (Ringoes, N.J.) and freshman outfielder Shayla Morgan (Emmaus HS) were selected to the All-Conference Second Team while sophomore third baseman Sydney Andrews (Quakertown HS) earned a spot on the Landmark All-Conference Honorable Mention squad.

“What a great honor for our 10 players that received All-Conference recognition,” commented Baltz. “It is very rewarding and fulfilling for each player. They all work extremely hard in order to be the best player, and their dedication to the Moravian Softball program allows them to excel on the field! I am grateful to have such talented and committed players that lead the way for Moravian Softball.”

The Greyhounds are 27-8 this season including a 13-3 mark to earn the top seed and right to host the 2024 Landmark Conference Tournament at Blue & Grey Field May 10-12.

In his two seasons, Baltz has guided the Hounds to a 65-20 record and two appearances in the Landmark Conference Tournament as the top seed as well as the 2023 Landmark Conference championship, the Medford (Mass.) Regional title, the Cambridge (Mass.) Super Regional championship and a berth in the 2023 NCAA Division III Championship Finals.

Gawrys, who earned her first Landmark postseason honor, is hitting .368 to go with 42 hits, 35 runs, seven doubles, two triples, four homers, 16 walks, 18 RBIs and 220 putouts. Snyder has recorded 132 hits, 96 runs, 24 doubles, six triples, 11 home runs, 75 RBIs, 51 walks, 777 putouts and a .361 batting average in three seasons.

Cunningham, who was the 2022 Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year and a member of the All-Conference First Team in 2022 and 2023, is 15-2 in the circle to go with five shutouts, 60 strikeouts and a 1.87 ERA in 101 innings, and she has recorded 10 hits, 11 runs, two doubles, a homer and seven RBIs at the plate. Cunningham is 50-10 in the circle in her career to go with one save, 238 strikeouts and a 2.08 ERA in 396.2 innings of action, and she also has 39 hits, 37 runs, seven doubles, seven homers and 27 RBIs in three seasons.