Rockville Centre, N.Y. - The softball team split a doubleheader with #25 Wilmington University this afternoon, topping the Wildcats 7-2 before falling 2-1. Molloy sits at 25-16 on the season after the contests while Wilmington sits at 32-12.
Before the game, the program recognized its three members of the senior class:
Akemi Poyer (biology),
Karsyn Eaton (nursing), and
Amanda King (marketing) in a senior day ceremony.
Game One: Molloy 7, Wilmington 2
- Wilmington scored in the first inning, taking advantage of a single, stolen base, and walk before Haley Downin singled up the middle to plate the game's first run.
- Molloy got even in the bottom of the second inning on a solo home run from senior Karsyn Eaton, who pulled the ball over the right center field fence on the first pitch she saw.
- Seniors Amanda King and Steph Conrade singled to the left side to start the bottom of the third inning before a fielder's choice from junior Chrissie Huhn loaded the bases. Junior Katie Hand drove in King on a fielder's choice to double Molloy's lead.
- With runners on first and third, freshman Emily McGurk singled up the middle to set the score at 3-1.
- Eaton and McGurk would reach base in the fifth inning, scoring on a double down the left field line from sophomore Cheralyn Dusharme to give the Lions the 5-1 lead.
- Two walks and an error loaded the bases for the Wildcats in the sixth inning, scoring on a pinch hit RBI fielder's choice from Tristyn Stewart.
- In the bottom half of the inning, three-straight singles to King, Conrade, and Huhn put Molloy in front 6-2 before McGurk drove in her second run of the contest with an infield single to round out the scoring.
- McGurk and Dusharme topped the squad with two RBI with McGurk (3-for-4) and King (3-for-3) leading with three hits.
- King tossed a complete game to improve to 11-9 on the season, allowing just one earned run.
Game Two: Wilmington 2, Molloy 1
- The second game proved to be a pitcher's duel between junior Brianna Macias and Kylee Gunkel, with the teams combining for just 10 baserunners in the whole contest.
- After combining for just four hits through the first five innings of play, the Wildcats got on the board with a two-run home run from Sara Miller in the top of the sixth inning.
- Sophomore Natalie Moussa entered the circle in relief to record the last out of the sixth inning, forcing a pop up on her second pitch. The California native sent the Wildcats down in order in the top of the seventh.
- Hand had a solo home run to start the home half of the seventh inning to bring Molloy within one, but the next three Lions would be retired to earn Wilmington the victory.
- Conrade led the team with two hits while Hand and senior Emma Bachman accounted for the remaining two.
- Macias went 5.2 in the loss, striking out one while Moussa fanned one in 1.1 innings of relief.
Up Next
Molloy will host Saint Thomas Aquinas on Tuesday (Apr. 25) at 3:00 p.m. The teams will resume the game from April 4 in the ninth inning before playing the reguarly scheduled doubleheader.
