Rockville Centre, N.Y. (May 10, 2018) – The second-seeded Molloy baseball team fell to the third-seeded LIU Post Pioneers, 4-0, in the opening round of the East Coast Conference Tournament. The Lions moved to 29-20 overall. Sophomore Jake Saltzman led the maroon and white with two hits.

LIU Post (29-18) plated four runs in the second inning to go ahead 4-0.

The Lions threatened in the sixth and ninth innings. Junior Michael Wall and sophomore James Messina recorded back-to-back singles in the sixth, but LIU Post pitcher James Varela worked out of the jam.

In the ninth, senior Elijah Leerdam singled, sophomore Sean Hogan walked, and freshman Jake McCarthy singled to load the bases  but failed to cut into the lead.

Senior Kevin Hiss threw eight innings gave up four runs, zero earned, and struck out four in the loss.

Junior Ryan Hensley received the ECC Elite 18 Award, which is given to the student-athlete with the highest GPA.

The Lions play fourth-seeded Bridgeport tomorrow, May 11 in the second day of the tournament. First pitch is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.