Rindge, N.H. – The #3 Molloy baseball team defeated the #4 Franklin Pierce Ravens, 13-5, Thursday afternoon at Papas Field in the first day of the NCAA East Regional. The Lions improved to 22-9 on the season, while the Ravens fell to 22-10 overall. The win was the maroon and white's first in an NCAA Regional.

How it Happened

• The Ravens scored two runs in the first to take a 2-0 lead.
• Franklin Pierce tallied one run in the top of fourth to go ahead 3-0.
• Molloy answered with a four-run bottom of the fourth to take a 4-3 advantage. Freshman Garrett Scavelli hit a three-run home run to right, and sophomore David Franchi hit an RBI double to right.
• The Lions extended their lead to 10-3 with six runs in the seventh. Scavelli hit a three-run double to right center, and Franchi hit a three-run home run to right center.
• The Ravens scored one run in the eighth.
• The maroon and white increased its lead to 13-4 in the bottom of the eighth. Franchi hit an RBI single, senior Peter Theodorellis hit a sac fly, and graduate student Sean Hogan hit an RBI single.

Top Performances

• Scavelli drove in six runs, tallied four hits, and scored three runs.
• Franchi tallied five RBIs, four hits, and scored two runs.
• Hogan and Theodorellis drove in one run, and graduate student James Messina added two hits.
• Graduate student Timothy Panetta, who tied Dennis Conroy for second all-time with 17 wins, threw six innings gave up three runs, on five hits, and struck out six to improve to 6-2 on the season.
• Junior Christopher Wiercinski struck out three batters in three innings pitched for his first save the season.

Up Next
The Lions play #5 Goldey-Beacom tomorrow, May 28 at 7:00 p.m. in the second day of the NCAA East Regional.