Flushing, N.Y. – The Molloy baseball team swept a doubleheader with the Knights of Queens College (16-10 and 7-5) Saturday afternoon at Hennekens Stadium. The Lions improved to 21-11 overall and 9-2 in East Coast Conference play, while the Knights moved to 19-8 overall and 4-3 in league play.
 
Game One: Molloy 16, Queens 10

• After a scoreless first inning, graduate student Jake McCarthy put Molloy on the scoreboard with an RBI to take a 1-0 lead.
• The Lions opened the game up in the fifth inning, junior Garrett Scavelli singled home a run, junior Aidan Larking reached on a fielder's choice that scored two runs, junior Gavin McAlonie drove an opposite field run scoring single, junior Matt Yip tallied two RBI with a single, and sophomore JJ DeVito capped the eight-run inning with a two-RBI single to push the Lions in front, 9-0.
• Queens took the haymaker and threw one right back, responding in the bottom of the inning with six runs of its own to cut the deficit to three, 9-6.
• The cardinal and white put another crooked number on the scoreboard in the seventh, adding seven runs to its total. Graduate student Chris Peralta led off the inning with a home run, DeVito drove in two runs with a single, McAlonie singled home a run, Larkin scored off a double steal, and McCarthy solidified the inning with a two-RBI single to take a commanding, 16-6, lead.
• The home team answered in the bottom of the frame, scoring three runs off a double to stay within grasp, 16-9.
• Queens added one run in the ninth inning, but Molloy would close out the victory and win game one, 16-10.
• DeVito led the team with four RBI while totaling two hits and two walks.
• McCarthy tallied two hits and drove in three runs.
• Scavelli, McAlonie, Manisero, and graduate student Robby Keane added two hits each.
• Graduate student Mike Andreoli tossed 4.1 innings, allowing six runs, five earned, five hits, and struck out four.
• Sophomore Jason Schwartz completed the fifth throwing 0.2 innings to pick up his first win of his collegiate career.
• Junior Timmy Mott tossed three innings out of the bullpen allowing one unearned run and struck out three to pick up his first save of his Molloy career.

Game Two: Molloy 7, Queens 5

• The Lions opened game two with a pair of runs in the opening inning. McAlonie scored a run with an RBI ground out and junior Anthony Manisero singled to put Molloy ahed, 2-0.
• Queens responded in the bottom of the opening frame with an RBI double to cut the Lions' lead in half, 2-1.
• In the top of the second, Scavelli connected for a two-run home run to extend Molloy's lead, 4-1.
• The Knights rallied for four unanswered runs, scoring two in the third and fourth to pull in front, 5-4.
• The cardinal and white snapped the run with two runs crossing the plate in the top of the fifth. McCarthy reached on an error that scored a run and junior Chris Giardino singled to score the go ahead run to reclaim the lead, 6-5.
• The Lions added an insurance run in the seventh following a sacrifice fly from Peralta and would go on to sweep the doubleheader, 7-5.
• Manisero led the squad collecting four hits and driving in a run.
• Giardino totaled three hits.
• Scavelli blasted his fourth home run of the season, drove in two runs, and scored two runs.
• Freshman Sean Welsh pitched four innings allowing five hits, five runs, and punched out four.
• Senior Richard Gennaro threw three scoreless innings in relief and struck out five to pick up his second win of the campaign.

Up Next
Molloy will conclude its series with the Knights Monday, April 10 at Mitchel Field. First pitch is set for 3:00 p.m.