Uniondale, N.Y. - The Molloy baseball team earned a 29-11 victory Tuesday afternoon over the Dominican Chargers at Mitchel Field. The Lions extend their winning streak to 21, improving to 30-7 on the campaign while the Chargers move to 16-27.
 
How it Happened

• Dominican kicked off the contest with a four-run top of the first to take a 4-0 lead.
• Molloy responded in the bottom of the frame with three runs of their own to cut the lead to one, 4-3. In the inning, two runs scored following an error and junior Charlie Imhof plated a run with a single into center field.
• After the Chargers plated a run following an error in the top of the second to set the score at, 5-3. Sophomore Steve Mulqueen flipped the script and gave the Lions a 6-5 lead in the bottom of the second after he connected for a three-run home run over the left field fence.
• The cardinal and white added three runs in the bottom of the third to increase its lead, 9-5. Junior Mike Sweeney started the frame with a run-scoring single into left field and junior Brian Sanchez knocked in a run with a ground out before Sweeney scored following a wild pitch.
• The game continued to be a see-saw battle, as the road team responded with a five-run top of the fourth on the back of a sacrifice fly, run scoring single, and three walks that plated three runs to reclaim the lead, 10-9.
• The offensive brigade carried into the bottom of the frame where the home team collected seven runs to jump back in front, 16-10. Molloy scored seven runs following three bases loaded walks, an RBI single from Sanchez, a two-rbi single from Mulqueen, and a run scoring following a stolen base.
• After the Chargers added a run in the fifth to cut the deficit to five, 16-11, Molloy used a 13-run bottom of the sixth to put the game out of reach, 29-11. The sixth inning saw seven Lions collect run scoring hits as part of an eight-hit inning.
• The contest was scheduled for nine innings, but due to an agreed upon rule-rule after seven innings during pregame, the game would end following the seventh.

Top Performances

• Mulqueen hit his seventh home run of the year as part of a three hit day that saw him drive in a career-high five.
• Sanchez collected four hits, four runs scored, and four RBI.
• Senior Sean Serrano drove in four, scored three times, and tallied three hits.
• Junior Charlie Imhof drove in three.
• Seniors Sean Welsh and Jeremy Taggart, junior Jack Vallario and Sweeney drove in two runs each.
• On the mound, freshman Jason Torres collected his second win of the season out of the bullpen after tossing 1.1 innings allowing one run on one hit and striking out two.

Up Next
Molloy returns to East Coast Conference play Friday, April 24 as they travel to Sparkill, N.Y. to begin a four-game series against St. Thomas Aquinas. First pitch from Clover Stadium is set for 4:30 p.m.