Uniondale, N.Y. – The Molloy baseball team topped the Lincoln Lions, 9-7, at Mitchel Field Tuesday afternoon. The Lions improved to 17-8 overall and 13-3 in ECC play, while Lincoln moved to 4-17 overall and 4-11 in league play.

How it Happened

• Graduate student Sean Hogan grounded out, which scored senior Peter Theodorellis, to put Molloy ahead 1-0 in the first inning.
• Junior Chris Peralta hit a two-run home run to left field to increase the Lions' lead to 3-0 in the second.
• Lincoln cut the lead to 3-1 with a run in the top of the third.
• In the bottom of third, senior Matt Overton hit a two-RBI single, Peralta scored Overton on a fielder's choice, and sophomore David Franchi hit an RBI single to extend the advantage to 7-1.
• The away team scored two runs in the fifth to cut the lead to 7-3.
• Senior James Messina hit a two-RBI single to make it 9-3 in the bottom of the fifth. 
• Lincoln scored two runs in the sixth and one in the eight to shrink the maroon and white's advantage to 9-7.

Top Performances

• Peralta tallied three RBIs, three runs scored, and one hit.
• Messina and Overton drove in two runs each.
• Hogan, Theodorellis, and McCarthy recorded two hits.
• Junior Billy Wildeman pitched five innings and struck out four batters to pick up his first win of the season.
• Sophomore AJ Verga didn't give up an earned run in 3.2 innings pitched and fanned two batters to record his second save of the year.

Up Next
The Lions travel to play a doubleheader against Mercy Friday, May 7. The first game begins at 12:00 p.m.