Rockville Centre, N.Y. - The softball team ended the week with two wins over Dominican University of New York, improving to 14-26 on the season. In the second game, which ended in a 9-1 victory in five innings via the run rule, the team set a new program-record with seven stolen bases. Since the tracking of single-game records began in 2005, the program had tallied six stolen bases on six different occasions, most recently in 2024 against D'Youville. 

The program dedicated today's doubleheader to supporting the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's. The team is raising funds to support the care and support of over six million Americans and research to end the devastating disease. To make a donation as part of the Molloy Softball fundraiser, click here. 

Game One: Molloy 5, Dominican 4

• Redshirt sophomore Alexis Montgomery singled to start the game, scoring on a single from senior Mae Savage through the left side.
• Sophomore Megan Wegel added two more runs with one swing of the bat with a home run to left center field. 
• Another single and stolen base from Montgomery allowed Wegel to pick up her third RBI of the afternoon with a sacrifice fly to make it 4-0 after two innings of play.
• With runners on first and second, the Chargers broke through in the top of the third with an RBI ground out from Gianna Longo. 
• A lead-off walk in the fourth inning to Mia Valverde followed by an outfield single from Jenna Jump put runners on first and third. Adrianna DeValerio legged out a bunt single and drove in a run for Dominican. Nicole Mata's double in the next at bat made it 4-3. 
• A walk loaded the bases with no outs, putting the Lions in a dangerous position. 
• Entering in relief, freshman Ava Zicchinelli ended the inning with a sacrifice fly, fielder's choice, and infield pop up, limiting the damage to just one additional run that tied the game at four. 
• Savage drew a four-pitch walk to start the home half of the inning, stealing second before taking the extra base following a throwing error from the Chargers' catcher. Junior Stevie Dabbadie broke the tie, plating savage with a ground out. 
• Zicchinelli saw just two base runners on one hit and one error in the final three innings to earn the victory, totaling two strikeouts. Dabbadie fanned three in a no decision.
• Wegel led with three RBI in a 1-for-3 afternoon. 
• Montgomery (2-for-4), Savage (2-for-4), Dabaddie (2-for-4) each had two hits with Montgomery, Savage, junior Mariah Cepeda, and senior Emily McGurk all adding stolen bases.

Game Two: Molloy 9, Dominican 1 (5 Innings)

• Freshman Skyler Secondino worked out of trouble early, seeing the bases loaded in the second inning. The pitcher forced the next batter to ground out to keep any runs off the board.
• Freshman Alyssa Bueno and Wegel both sent singles to the outfield to lead off the home half of the inning. Sophomore Gwen Woodsit followed with an RBI single to right field to plate the game's first run.
• A single down the left field line from sophomore Casey Kissinger doubled the lead for the Lions. 
• A double from Nicole Mata followed by a sacrifice bunt put the Chargers in position to cut the deficit in half with an RBI single through the left side from Kindel Johnson. 
• A single and stolen base from Savage allowed a double from Dabbadie to make it 3-1 in favor of Molloy in the third inning.
• The strong offensive inning continued with a single and stolen base from Bueno. A fielding error allowed one run to score before a wild pitch made it 5-1. A sacrifice fly from Kissinger rounded out the inning and set the score at 6-1.
• Another single and stolen base combo from Montgomery set Dabbadie up for another RBI ground out in the fourth inning.
• Rocha added a single and stolen base of her own to start the fifth inning, moving to third with a single from Secondino. 
• Kissinger made it 8-1 with a sacrifice fly before a single to left field from Montgomery made it 9-1 and won the game for the Lions via the run rule. 
• Kissinger drove in a career-high three runs in a 1-for-3 afternoon. Dabbadie (1-for-3) followed with two RBI. 
• Bueno (3-for-3) matched a career-high with three hits while Montgomery followed with two.
• All 10 Molloy batters that came to the plate in the contest recorded a hit in the effort.
• Secondino on picked up her second-straight win, allowing just one earned run on four hits, one strikeout, and one walk. 

Up Next
Molloy remains in non-league play as they head to Pleasantville, N.Y. on Tuesday (Apr. 21) for a doubleheader against Pace University beginning at 2:00 p.m.