Boca Raton, Fla. – On the back of 13 strikeouts from graduate student Mike Andreoli, the Molloy baseball team defeated the Bears of Bloomfield, 8-2, Saturday afternoon at Lynn University. The Lions improve to 8-5, while the Bears move to 3-9.

How it Happened

• Molloy hung eight runs in the bottom of the first inning. Junior Aidan Larkin drove in a pair of runners with a double, junior Chris Einemann scored graduate student Jake McCarthy with a single, sophomore Tom Lebrecht tripled to score two runs, graduate student Robby Keane singled home a run, junior JJ DeVito ripped a double that brought home Keane, and junior Garrett Scavelli capped the inning with a double over the center fielders head to score the eighth run of the frame.
• Bloomfield tacked on a run in the third following a passed ball to shorten the deficit to seven, 8-1.
• The Bears added a run in the eighth, but would not cross the plate after that, as Molloy would close the contest victorious, 8-2.

Top Performances

• Andreoli pitched seven innings, allowing one run, none earned, and struck out 13 to move to 3-0 on the campaign.
• Lebrecht paced the lineup with three hits and two RBIs.
• DeVito, Scavelli, McCarthy, and Einemann totaled two hits each.
• Senior Nicholas Incalcaterra pitched the final two innings allowing one run and four hits while striking out five.

Up Next
Molloy will take in New Haven tomorrow, March 12 at 12:00 p.m. at Lynn University.