Molloy University Athletics

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 CLERMONT, Fla. (Mar. 17, 2015) - On Tuesday, the Molloy College softball team closed out its 2015 Clermont Spring Training Trip falling to Pace University in doubleheader action, 7-2 and 3-1. The Lions are now 4-10 overall, while the Setters improved to 6-2.

Game 1: Pace 7, Molloy 2
In the first game of the day, Pace jumped on the scoreboard first. In the bottom of the opening inning, the Setters scored twice to go ahead, 2-0. Molloy grabbed both of those runs back in the fifth inning when senior Brianne Catalano (Franklin Square, N.Y.) tripled home freshman Nina Gaita (Eastport, N.Y.), and senior Brenda Lee (Corona, Calif.) brought home Catalano via a sacrifice fly to left field. Just a half inning later, Pace plated five additional runs -- the last four coming by way of a grand slam -- to secure the 7-2 victory.

In the circle, Molloy junior starter Tracey Balinskas (Edison, N.J.) was strapped with the loss to fall to 2-5 on the season. Junior Samantha Sauer (Plainview, N.Y.) entered on in relief and hurled 1.1 innings of shutout ball.

Game 2: Pace 3, Molloy 1
The Setters were the first to score in Game 2 as well, plating three runs in the third and fourth innings. A bases-loaded walk, a solo homer, and a Molloy throwing error were the methods Pace utilized to take a 3-0 lead. Molloy scored its lone run of the game in the bottom of the sixth when freshman Olivia Banulski (Bristol, Conn.) plated fellow rookie Bernadette Mullane (Bellmore, N.Y.) with a sacrifice fly to left field.

For the Lions, sophomore Chelsea Hawks (Wading River, N.Y.) went three innings and gave up three runs on four hits. Sauer came out of the bullpen to fire four shutout innings.

Head Coach Susan Cassidy-Lyke and the Lions will now head 245 miles south to Miami Shores, Fla. for a doubleheader tomorrow at Barry University. First pitch of Game 1 is slated for 4 p.m.  LiveStats and a video broadcast will be available on MolloyLions.com.