Rockville Centre, N.Y.- The softball team added two more East Coast Conference wins in today's doubleheader against Mercy University, 5-2 and 4-2. The Lions improve to 19-15 (7-1 ECC) in the victories and the Mavericks fall to 9-19 (3-7 ECC) with the losses.
 
Game One: Molloy 5, Mercy 2
How it Happened

• Graduate student Steph Conrade got things started for the home team with a single to the pitcher in the bottom of the first inning.
• Fellow graduate student Alex Burns homered to left field to give the Lions an early 2-0 lead.
• Senior Katie Hand hit a lead-off home run to left field in the bottom of the second inning, putting Molloy ahead by three.
• Senior Chrissie Huhn doubled to right field to start the bottom of the third, and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt from Conrade.
• After a walk to Burns put runners on the corners, freshman Stevie Dabbadie increased the lead to 4-0 with a double to left center.
• Nicole Smart's solo home run put the Mercy on the scoreboard in the top of the fourth.
• A triple to left center from Dylan Reyer followed by a single through the right side from Shannon Sisco for the Mavericks cut the deficit in half in the top of the fifth inning.
• A fielding error, a stolen base, and a single put runners on first and third for junior Cheralyn Dusharme, who added an insurance run for the Lions with a single.
• Freshman Sophia Mariottini struck out one batter in both the sixth and seventh innings before a double play ball secured the win.

Top Performances

• Dabbadie led with two hits, adding an RBI and a stolen base.
• Burns drove in and two runs with the home run and stolen base.
• Hand recorded her first home run of the season.
• Seven members of the Lions' line up recorded hits in the contest.
• Mariottini struck out four batters to improve to 10-7 on the season.

Game Two: Molloy 4, Mercy 2
How it Happened

• Molloy wasted no time in game two with Conrade singling to right field and stealing second to position herself to score in the bottom of the first.
• Dabbadie hit her first collegiate home run to left field to give the Lions a quick two run lead.
• Conrade set the tone once more in the home half of the third inning with a single to first base and another stolen base.
• Burns furthered Molloy's lead with her second home run of the day, doubling the lead to 4-0.
• Nicole Smart answered in the top of the fourth inning with a homer to left field.
• Three singles in the top of the fifth brought the Mavericks within two.
• Junior Natalie Moussa came in for relief and limited Mercy to three hits in the remaining 2.2 innings, striking out two batters in the effort.

Top Performances

• Dabbadie pitched 4.1 innings, striking out four batters to improve to a 4-4 record.
• Moussa recorded her first collegiate save.
• Conrade went 3-for-3, adding three stolen bases.
• Burns and Dabbadie each plated two runs.
• Dusharme delivered a two-hit performance.

Up Next
The Lions travel to Sparkill, N.Y. for another East Coast Conference showdown against the Spartans of St. Thomas Aquinas on Saturday (Apr. 13) at 1:00 p.m.