Box Score BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (Apr. 6, 2014) - On Sunday afternoon, the Molloy College baseball team played its series finale with East Coast Conference-opponent LIU Post, falling to the Pioneers, 5-2 in Brookville, N.Y. With the win, the Pioneers improved to 10-8 overall and 4-3 in the ECC, while the Lions slipped to 9-14 on the year and 5-7 in league play.
The Pioneers scored a run in each of the second and third innings to grab an early 2-0 lead. Molloy earned one of those runs back in the top of the fifth when sophomore
Nicholas Gonchar (Staten Island, N.Y.) singled up the middle, plating freshman
Kevin Podell (Wantagh, N.Y.).
In the eighth, LIU Post found its insurance runs when Thomas Asbaty hit a three-run homer to right field. Behind 5-1, the Lions were able to score a run in the ninth via a
Carlos Guzman (Bloomingburg, N.Y.) RBI single, but it wouldn't be enough as the Pioneers took the series finale, 5-2.
In the batter's box, Gonchar finished 2-for-4, while Podell went 1-for-3 with a run scored.
Head Coach
Joe Fucarino and the Lions return to the diamond on Wednesday, Apr. 9 when they host Bloomfield College at Mitchel Field. FIrst pitch is slated for 3:30 p.m.
