Moriarty named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV

May 12, 2005
GREENEVILLE, TN - The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced their 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District College Division teams Thursday (May 12). Senior Katie Moriarty (North Canton/Hoover) represented Marietta College on the District IV list, as she was one of 11 named to the second team. There were 12 others, which will advance to the national ballot, named to the first team.

Moriarty, a four-year letterwinner in both softball and basketball, finished second on the squad with a .355 batting average. (38-of-107). She also was second on the team with three home runs and third in doubles with four, while driving in a team-high 24 in 36 games. Moriarty and sophomore Lindsey Romick combined for seven home runs, breaking the MC single-season record of six set in 2001.

Moriarty, who carried a 3.804 GPA, graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in accounting this past weekend. She has been accepted into Masters of Accounting (MAcc) at the Fisher School of Business at The Ohio State University.

As a team, Marietta finished 16-25 overall and fourth in the OAC with a 9-9 record. It batted .274 on the year with 299 runs scored, 36 doubles and seven home runs. The pitching staff finished with a 3.19 ERA in 41 games.

The Pioneers lose just two seniors, Moriarty and Taryn Dobson (New Middletown/Springfield Local), from this year's squad, so Marietta expects to build on its success in 2005 to make another run at the OAC title in 2006.