Uniondale, N.Y. – The Molloy baseball team took down the Knights of Queens College (7-4 and 8-4) to earn a pair of wins as part of today's doubleheader at Mitchel Field. The Lions improve to 21-12 overall and 11-4 in East Coast Conference play, while the Knights move to 10-20 overall and 2-5 in league play.
Game One: Molloy 7, Molloy 4
- The Lions got on the board in the first following an RBI single from senior Patrick Sanchez.
- Queens answered in the top of the second with an RBI single of its own to knot the contest at one.
- Molloy fired back with two runs in the bottom of the frame to retake the lead, 3-2, after junior Sean Serrano and graduate student Aidan Larkin connected for back-to-back run scoring singles.
- The Knights rallied off one run in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings to take a 4-3 lead.
- In the bottom of the sixth, the cardinal and white struck for a pair of runs after a run scored off a fielder's choice and senior Nicholas Dagnello knocked in sophomore Joe Burriesci to put the home team ahead, 5-4.
- Junior Sean Welsh added an insurance run in the seventh, doubling home Burriesci and to extend the lead, 6-4.
- In the top of the eighth, Queens threated putting runners on first and second with no outs on the board, but the Lions would find a way out of it. Junior Jeremy Taggart fired down to second to begin a 2-6-5 pick off to get the first out and then sophomore Jayden Patel was called out of the bullpen to induce a fly out and ground out to escape the jam.
- Molloy took advantage and added another run of insurance in the bottom of the eight off the bat of junior Jack Coogan who tripled home Sanchez to increase the lead, 7-4.
- Patel would retire the Knights in order in the ninth to secure the save and the victory.
Game Two: Molloy 8, Queens 4
- Serving as the visiting team in game two, Molloy got off to a furious start putting together a five-run top of the first. The inning began with Welsh connecting with a solo home run, his 14th of the campaign.
- Dagnello added an RBI double before coming around to score following a single from Sanchez, senior Thomas Lebrecht got in on the action scoring Sanchez with a triple, and the final run crossed the plate following an error giving the Lions an early 5-0 advantage.
- Dagnello added his second RBI double of the afternoon in the second to add onto the lead, 6-0.
- Welsh extended the lead, 7-0, in the fourth after plating Burriesci with a sacrifice fly. Coogan followed in the fifth to open the lead to 8-0 after he singled home a run in the fifth inning.
- The Knights got on the board in the bottom of the fifth after a two-run home run from Thomas Napolitano Jr to cut the deficit to six, 8-2.
- Queens would tack on two runs in the bottom of the sixth, but were held off the scoreboard in the seventh inning as the Lions would go on to secure the triumph, 8-4.
Up Next
The Lions wrap up its series with Queens Monday, April 14 with a matchup in Flushing beginning at 3:00 p.m.
