Caldwell, N.J. - The softball team dropped back-to-back one-run games against Caldwell University this afternoon, including one in extra innings, in the Lions' final non-conference series of the regular season. Molloy now sits at 16-12 on the season while the Cougars improved to 13-8-1. 

Game One: Caldwell 6, Molloy 5

• Caldwell took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, scoring on back-to-back doubles.
• The home team would increase its lead to 4-0 after three innings of play following a three-run home run.
• The Lions would get on the board in the fourth inning, with junior Amanda King plating senior Courtney Greene with an RBI double to center field.
• The Cougars' offense continued in the home half of the inning, adding an additional run on a solo home run.
• The maroon and white rallied in the seventh inning, starting with a lead-off solo home run from freshman Katie Hand to come within three, 5-2.
• Singles from King, junior Marissa Nicoletti, and sophomore Grace Rende loaded the bases with one out before a pinch hit ground out to senior Megan McCormack scored King, bringing Molloy within two.
• Freshman Chrissie Huhn knotted the score with a two-run single through the right side.
• A hit batter, and a bunt single led to runners on second and third before Caldwell won, 6-5, with a walk-off single to left field.
• King and Huhn each tallied three hits, with King for 3-for-3 and Huhn picking up two RBI and a stolen base.
• Greene tossed 6.1 innings, striking out four batters. 

Game Two: Caldwell 7, Molly 6 (8 Innings)

• The home team once again took an early lead, hitting a three-run home run in just the fourth at bat of the contest.
• The next five innings would pass without any scoring with the teams combining for just five hits.
• Singles from Rende, Huhn, and sophomore Emma Bachman loaded the bases in the sixth inning before sophomore Karsyn Eaton drove in two runs with a double to right field.
• The following at bat, Greene tied the contest with a sacrifice fly before Eaton gave Molloy its first lead, scoring on a wild pitch.
• For the second time on the day, McCormack stepped to the plate as a pinch hitter with runners in scoring position and gave Molloy a two-run lead, 5-3, with a single through the right side.
• Hand added to the maroon and white's lead in the top of the seventh with a double to left field. 
• The Cougars rallied in the home half of the inning, scoring three runs on four hits, including two RBI singles to force extra innings.
• Despite a single from sophomore Akemi Poyer in the top of the eighth, Molloy was unable to plate a run. Caldwell led off its half of the inning with a bunt single and sacrifice bunt. The home team would walk-off with a single through the left side, claiming the 7-6 victory.
• Huhn and Nicoletti each went 3-for-4 to lead the maroon and white while Hand added two hits. 
• King tossed 6.1 innings in the circle, striking out three batters. Greene threw the final 1.1 innings, fanning two batters. 

Up Next
The Lions are scheduled return to the field on Sunday (Apr. 25) at Saint Thomas Aquinas College at 12:00 p.m.