Uniondale, N.Y. - On the back of scoring 15 combined runs in the sixth and seventh inning, the Molloy baseball team completed a four-game sweep of D'Youville, 21-6, Sunday afternoon at Mitchel Field. The Lions improve to 29-7 overall and 20-2 in East Coast Conference play, having now won 20 in a row, marking the third program in Division II to collect a winning streak of 20 games this season.
 
How it Happened

• D'Youville put two runs on the board in the first inning on the back of a pair of RBI singles to take a 2-0 lead.
• The Saints added to their lead, 3-0, in the third after Blaise Kolbert singled home a run.
• Molloy got a run back to cut the deficit, 3-1, in the bottom of the third after junior Charlie Imhof walked with the bases loaded to plate a run.
• The road team wasted little time responding, adding three runs in the top of the fourth following a solo home run and a run scoring double and single to increase their lead, 6-1.
• The Lions began to scratch and claw at the lead in the bottom of the fifth. Junior Brian Sanchez began the frame off with a single before coming around to score following a wild pitch. Later in the inning with the bases loaded, junior Anthony Marsillo collected an infield single to plate Imhof to shrink the deficit to three, 6-3.
• Molloy's offense broke through in the sixth, rallying for seven runs with six runs crossing the plate with two outs to flip the contest in their favor, 10-6. After junior Mike Sweeney and Sanchez led off the frame with singles, Sweeney came around to score after sophomore Steve Mulqueen singled up the middle.
• Later in the frame with the bases loaded, junior Jack Vallario and Marsillo brought in a run each after Vallario was hit by a pitch and Marsillo drawing a five-pitch walk to tie the game at six. After D'Youville went to the bullpen, senior Sean Serrano roped a single into right field to plate a pair of runs and Sweeney capped the inning with a double down the right field line to bring in two.
• The cardinal and white broke the game open in the seventh, adding on eight runs to take a commanding 18-6 lead. Senior Jack Coogan started the scoring with a single into left that brought in a run before Vallario drove in two with a triple into right center.
• After Vallario scored via a wild pitch, Serrano knocked in another two with a triple before coming around to score after a Sanchez single.
• Senior Sean Welsh topped off the inning with a two-run home run.
• The home team added three runs in the eighth on its way to a 21-6 triumph.

Top Performances

• Serrano drove in a game-high four as part of a three-hit day.
• Sanchez led all players with four hits and four runs scored.
• Vallario knocked in three and scored three times.
• Sweeney and Marsillo collected two hits and two RBIs a piece.
• Welsh connected for his 10^th home run of the season as part of a three-hit day.
• Junior Thomas Charlwood got the start, tossing 4.2 innings allowing five earned runs while striking out six.
• Out of the bullpen, sophomore Artie Green picked up his second win of the season allowing one hit in 2.1 innings of work. 

Up Next
The Lions return to Mitchel Field Tuesday, April 21 for a non-conference matchup against Dominican. First pitch is set for 3:00 p.m.