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Box Score 2 ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (Apr. 13, 2014) - On Sunday, the Molloy College softball team fell in Game 1 of a non-conference doubleheader to Philadelphia University, 4-2, before taking Game 2 from the Rams, 9-8. The Lions are now 17-14 on the year, while Philadelphia dropped to 19-8 overall.
Game 1: Philadelphia 4, Molloy 2 Molloy scored in the first and third innings of Game 1 to take a 2-0 lead. Sophomore
Tracey Balinskas (Edison, N.J.) drove in senior
Nicolette Sinagra (Brooklyn, N.Y.) with a sacrifice fly. Balinskas was also responsible for the Lions' other run as she doubled down the left field line to plate sophomore
Milan Botte (San Diego, Calif.).
Philadelphia cut its deficit to 2-1 in the fourth on a bases-loaded walk, before taking the lead in the top of the seventh. A pair of RBI singles gave the Rams a 4-2 advantage, which turned into a Philadelphia win.
Game 2: Molloy 9, Philadelphia 8 The slugfest which was Game 2 began in the bottom of the first when Balinskas doubled in Sinagra. The Rams responded by scoring four times in the next inning. In the bottom half of the second, Molloy senior
Lauren Alexander (Huntington, N.Y.) drove in juniors
Victoria Gunnels (North Bellmore, N.Y.) and
Brianne Catalano (Franklin Square, N.Y.) with a ground-rule double to center. Two batters later, junior
Brenda Lee (Corona, Calif.) smacked a double into the left center field gap to clear the bases and bring in another three runs. Scoring five runs in the inning, Molloy pulled ahead, 6-4.
The Rams retook the lead in the fourth, 7-6, before the Lions grabbed it back. In dramatic fashion, freshman
Erin Clinton (Long Beach, Calif.) launched a three-run homer to left center field to give Molloy a 9-7 lead. Despite surrendering a run in the seventh, Molloy sophomore
Samantha Sauer (Plainview, N.Y.) secured the Lions' win and earned the save.
In the box, Sinagra went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs scored and a walk. In the circle, freshman
Chelsea Hawks (Wading River, N.Y.) received the win after pitching 4.1 innings, giving up three runs on four hits.
Head Coach
Susan Cassidy-Lyke and the Lions return to the field on Tuesday, Apr. 15 when they host St. Thomas Aquinas College beginning at 3 p.m. LiveStats and an audio/video broadcast will be available right here on MolloyLions.com.
