Uniondale, N.Y. – The Molloy baseball team topped the Mercy Mavericks, 8-7, Saturday afternoon at Mitchel Field. The Lions improved to 19-9 overall and 15-4 in ECC play, while the Mavericks fell to 18-11 overall and 14-7 in conference play.

How it Happened

• Mercy scored four runs in the top of the first.
• Senior Matt Overton reached on a fielder's choice, which scored senior Peter Theodorellis and made it 4-1.
• The Mavericks plated three runs in the top of the second to increase their advantage to 7-1.
• Senior Jake McCarthy hit an RBI single in the third, and senior James Messina hit an RBI single in the fourth to cut the away team's lead to 7-3.
• McCarthy hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth to make it a 7-4 contest.
• Molloy tallied four runs in the seventh to take an 8-7 lead. Messina hit an RBI single, Theodorellis hit a two-RBI triple, and Hogan hit an RBI single.

Top Performances

• Messina, Theodorellis, and McCarthy tallied two RBIs and two hits apiece.
• Hogan and Overton drove in one run each.
• Junior Patrick Hoffman tallied two hits.
• Sophomore AJ Verga threw 3.2 shutout innings in relief and struck out two batters.
• Junior Christopher Wiercinski pitched four scoreless innings and fanned four batters to improve to 2-1 on the year.

Up Next
Molloy concludes the regular season Monday, May 10 against Lincoln. The first game of the doubleheader is scheduled for 1:00 p.m at Mitchel Field.