UNIONDALE, N.Y. (Apr. 3, 2017) - The Molloy baseball team fell to the University of Bridgeport Purple Knights, 5-4, in 10 innings Monday evening at the Mitchel Athletic Complex. The Lions moved to 8-16 overall and 3-3 in East Coast Conference play.

Bridgeport (10-11, 5-3 ECC) scored the first three runs of the game in the third inning. Junior Cam Overbaugh (Catskill, N.Y.) stole home on a double steal to make it 1-0.  Later in the inning, graduate student Zach Burger (Orlando, Fla.) hit a RBI double to increase the lead to 2-0. Senior Casey McCone (Milford, Conn.) capped the rally with a RBI single.

The Lions started to comeback in the fourth inning. Senior Brian Murphy (Elmont, N.Y.) drove in junior Anthony Alberghina (Staten Island, N.Y.) with a single. Then, senior Kevin Podell (Wantagh, N.Y.) grounded out to score senior Ryan Dillon (Medford, N.Y.) to cut the Purple Knights' lead to 3-2.

UB added an insurance run in the sixth after Stephen DiNicola (Rochester, N.Y.) hit a sacrifice fly to make it 4-2.

Molloy tied the score in the eighth inning. Junior Angelo Navetta (Staten Island, N.Y.) extended his RBI streak to nine games with a two-RBI triple to knot the score at four.

DiNicola doubled down the right field line to lift the Purple Knights to a 5-4 win.

Redshirt senior Bobby Kelly (Mineola, N.Y.) threw 3.2 innings of relief and struck out one batter in the loss. Dillon led the maroon and white with four hits.

Molloy returns to action Wednesday (Apr. 5) when it travels to play Mercy College. First pitch is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.