Box Score Flushing, N.Y. – The Molloy baseball team topped the Queens College Knights, 8-5, Friday afternoon at Hennekens Stadium. The Lions improved to 29-11 overall and 14-2 in ECC play, while the Knights fell to 21-12 overall and 13-3 in league play.
How it Happened
- Graduate student Peter Theodorellis hit an RBI single to center field in the third to put Molloy up 1-0.
- Queens evened the score, 1-1, in the bottom of the frame.
- The Knights scored twice in the fifth to take a 3-1 advantage.
- Theodorellis hit a two-RBI single in the sixth to tie the score at three.
- In the seventh, sophomore Garrett Scavelli hit a sac fly to center, which scored redshirt senior Thomas Brady, and graduate student Matt Overton scored on an error to make it 5-3.
- Scavelli walked with the bases loaded in the eighth to increase the lead to 6-3.
- Seniors Vincent Pecora and Robby Keane scored on errors in the ninth to extend the advantage to 8-3.
Top Performances
- Theodorellis tallied four hits and three RBIs.
- Pecora tallied one hit and scored two runs, and Scavelli drove in two runs.
- Junior Charlie Cucchiara threw six innings gave up three runs, on five hits, and struck out two to improve to 7-0 on the season.
- Graduate student Brian Morrisey fanned two batters in three innings pitched for his third save of the year.
Up Next
The Lions and Knights move the series to Mitchel Field tomorrow, April 30. The first game is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.
