Staten Island, N.Y. – The Molloy baseball team picked up two wins over the College of Staten Island (12-3 and 8-7) Sunday afternoon at CSI Baseball Complex. Molloy improved to 18-10 overall and 6-1 in ECC play, while the Dolphins moved to 8-14 overall and 2-5 in league play.
 
Game One: Molloy 12, CSI 3

• The Lions jumped in front 2-0 in the first inning. Junior Garrett Scavelli tripled home a run and junior Aidan Larkin singled home Scavelli.
• CSI ran off three consecutive runs, with single runs scoring in the first, second, and third to take a 3-2 lead after three innings of play.
• Molloy responded in the fourth inning, junior Gavin McAlonie reached base via an error that brought home a run, graduate student Robby Keane recorded a sacrifice fly, and sophomore Tom Lebrecht singled to score the third run off the inning to put the Lions in front, 5-3.
• A pair of run scoring singles from graduate student Chris Peralta and McAlonie extended the Molloy lead to 7-3 in the fifth inning.
• The cardinal and white capped game one with a five-run ninth inning to solidify the victory, 12-3.
• Graduate student Mike Andreoli tossed six innings allowing three runs on five hits while striking out five to move to 5-0 on the season.
• Senior Nicholas Incalcaterra pitched the final three innings only yielding one hit and whiffing six hitters.
• Lebrecht collected three hits and three RBIs.
• Peralta totaled three hits, three runs scored, and two RBIs.
• McAlonie added three hits, two runs scored, and an RBI.

Game Two: Molloy 8, CSI 7

• CSI began game two with a three-run top of the first to take a 3-0 lead.
• Molloy got one run back in the bottom of the frame to cut the deficit to two, 3-1.
• The Dolphins tallied a run in the second and two in the fourth to open its largest lead of the afternoon, 6-1.
• In the bottom of the fourth, graduate student Jake McCarthy and McAlonie singled home a run each to cut the lead in half, 6-3, after four innings of play.
• In the following inning, junior Anthony Manisero reached on an error and a run crossed the plate to trim the deficit to two, 6-4.
• CSI got one run back in the top of the seventh to take a 7-4 lead heading into the bottom of the seventh.
• Needing three runs to force extra innings, the cardinal and white put together a three-run bottom of the seventh. Manisero singled home a run, McCarthy followed suit with an RBI single, and Peralta capped the inning with a game-tying sacrifice fly to knot the contest at seven to send it to extra innings.
• After two innings of scoreless baseball, McAlonie connected with a line drive that cleared the center fielder and went all the way to the fence. The junior rounded the bases and slid home headfirst to end the game with a walk-off inside the park home run.
• Graduate student Brian Morrisey threw seven innings allowing 12 hits, seven runs (five earned), and struck out four.
• Senior Richard Gennaro pitched the last three innings allowing one hit and striking out four to pick up the win to move to 1-1 on the season.
• Manisero led the team with three hits.
• McCarthy totaled two hits and two RBIs.
• McAlonie his first career walk-off hit and his second home run of the season.

Up Next
Molloy will conclude its series with Staten Island at Mitchel Field tomorrow, April 3. First pitch is set for 3:30 p.m.