Checking In: Alumni Update (4-3-11)

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Redshirt sophomore Andy Noga (Cheltenham) allowed just one earned run, but East Stroudsburg fell to Mansfield by a 2-1 score in the second game of a twinbill on Sunday. It was the first loss of the season for Noga, who fell to 4-1 despite throwing a five-hitter with five strikeouts and no walks in a complete game effort.  Noga has 29 strikeouts and three walks in 35.1 innings over six starts this season. On Tuesday, freshman Keith Moyer (Souderton) earned the win on the mound in ESU’s 11-10 non-conference win over Philadelphia University. Moyer threw the final 2.2 innings without allowing a hit or run while striking out six. East Stroudsburg was ranked No. 11 in the most recent NCBWA Division II baseball poll. The Warriors were the top-ranked team in the last week’s NCBWA Atlantic Region poll.

Gwynedd-Mercy senior Mike Albert (Pennsbury) was named to the Colonial States Athletic Conference Hitting Honor Roll after his 4-for-4 effort, which included a double and two RBIs, in the Griffins’ 9-8 win at Immaculata in the second game of a doubleheader. The senior went 1-for-3 with an RBI in game one’s victory and ended the week with a .714 batting average, going 5-for-7 over the weekend.

La Salle freshman golfer Michael Johnson (Hatboro-Horsham) has been named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for the second time in the past three weeks it was announced on March 28. Johnson was the medalist with a 1-over par 71 to claim the Swarthmore Invitational . The freshman from Hatboro-Horsham became the first Explorer to win a tournament since Sept. 26, 2006. The rookie is averaging a team-best 75.9 strokes per round this season, with a season-best round of 70. The La Salle golf team also carded its best team score since Sept. 17, 2006, with a 300 (+12) to win the Swarthmore Invitational by 13 strokes.

University of Maryland sophomore Emily Summers (Central Bucks West) was named to the 2011 American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Women's Division 2 All-American Second Team on defense. In her freshman year, Summers was the fifth leading scorer in the ACHA with 20 goals and nine assists while playing defense. In high school, Summers, who was named captain of her Maryland squad, played goalie for the CB West  varsity field hockey team and also played defense for the girls' high school team that included girls from CB West and CB East.

Senior Karen Schnurr (Central Bucks South) recorded the hat trick in Shippensburg’s 18-0 non-conference win over West Virginia Wesleyan on Thursday. Junior Ali Cross (Upper Dublin) won three draw controls and picked up four groundballs. On Tuesday, Schnurr scored five goals and led the team with four draw controls in Shippensburg’s 16-10 win over Kutztown. Sophomore Roxanne Brown (Pennridge) added a single goal. Jen Dunne (Neshaminy) scored a single goal for the Golden Bears.

Gwynedd-Mercy senior Colleen Dellostretto (Upper Moreland) was named the Colonial States Athletic Conference women’s lacrosse player of the week for the week ending March 27. She scored seven points on five goals and two assists on the week, which included netting her 200^th career goal in the Griffins 21-9 win over Neumann. She connected for the hat trick in the win. Earlier in the week, she put up two goals and two assists in the 11-7 win at Notre Dame. On the season, she is tied for the team lead with 18 goals.

Dee Eppinger (North Penn) was a perfect 3-for-3, which included a two-run home run in the fifth inning, in No. 9 IUP’s 5-0 win over Lock Haven in the first game of a twinbill on Sunday. It was Eppinger’s third home run of the season. Teammate Mary Ward (North Penn) added a hit and run scored. On the mound, senior Erin Holloway (Souderton) was close to perfect, allowing just one hit while fanning six and walking two. In the second game of the DH, IUP saw its school record 14-game winning streak come to an end when it fell to Lock Haven 2-1. On Tuesday, Eppinger contributed a pair of doubles and one RBI in IUP’s 13-4 win over Clarion. Holloway notched the win on the mound, allowing four hits and three earned runs while striking out eight and walking one. In IUP’s 4-2 win in the twinbill sweep, Eppinger delivered the game’s big blow – a three-run home run in the second inning to give IUP a 3-0 lead. IUP is ranked ninth in the latest National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll. It is the highest ranking in school history.

Daniel Lee (Abington) earned a 6-3, 6-1 win at sixth singles in The College of New Jersey’s 6-4 loss to Haverford College on Sunday. Lee was named Male Lion of the Week for the week ending March 28. The junior standout helped the Lions enjoy a perfect 3-0 week, winning all three of his decisions in singles play. He won 6-2, 6-1 in a 9-0 win over Muhlenberg and then scored the deciding points in a 5-4 win over NYU by the scores of 6-7 (3-7), 6-0, 6-2. He finished off the week with a 6-3, 6-3 triumph against Hobart College. Overall this season, Lee is a perfect 5-0.

Freshman Nick Scarpello (Central Bucks West) finished fourth in the 5,000 meters at the Pepsi Florida Relays in Gainesville, Fla., on Friday. He broke the tape in 14:26.76 in his first go-around in the event. Bernard Bennett-Green (Cheltenham) was part of Penn State’s distance medley relay that finished sixth with a time of 9:59.70 at the Pepsi Florida Relays in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday.