FOUR-RUN FIFTH INNING POWERS BASEBALL PAST ADELPHI, 7-4

Box Score vs. Adelphi - April 14, 2009

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (Apr. 14, 2009) – Down 2-0 in the top of the fifth, the Molloy College baseball team posted four runs to grab the lead, and never looked back from that point as it downed Adelphi University by a 7-4 score on Tuesday afternoon at Bonomo Memorial Field in Garden City, N.Y. With the victory, the Lions went to 18-14 overall and 9-5 versus East Coast Conference opposition. As for the Panthers, they presently own a ledger of 19-9 and an 11-3 mark in the league.

Molloy earned four different RBI base hits in the inning. Junior outfielder T.J. Greig (Staten Island, N.Y.) had a single to get home freshman designated hitter Frank Marchisello (Staten Island, N.Y.). Sophomore outfielder Robert LaRusso (Bayside, N.Y.) reached on a fielder’s choice in the following at-bat for a ribbie.

Sophomore infielder Joseph Menendez (Washington Heights, N.Y.) continued with an RBI double. Senior infielder Patrick Walsh (Bellmore, N.Y.) capped off the inning with a single, which plated LaRusso.

One inning later, the Lions amassed two more runs to take a 6-2 advantage. Greig and LaRusso each got their second RBI with a respective single and double. The Panthers diminished the shortfall in half in Bottom-6 on a run-scoring single by freshman infielder Lucas Romeo (Queens, N.Y.).

Adelphi tallied its opening two runs in the bottom of the second. Senior first baseman Bill Melillo (Glenwood Landing, N.Y.) and sophomore outfielder Joe Cassano (Staten Island, N.Y.) raked an RBI base hit apiece.

On the mound, senior right-hander Eric Williams (Stamford, Conn.) got the win for Molloy. He surrendered nine hits, three runs and two walks, while striking out six in seven innings of work. Senior pitcher Michael Vecchione (Levittown, N.Y.) picked up the save although he yielded one run in the ninth. For Adelphi, junior hurler Mike Bartlett (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) was saddled with the loss. He tossed 4.1 innings of five-hit, four-run, four-walk ball.

Head Coach Joe Fucarino and the Lions return to action tomorrow when they host Central Athletic Collegiate Conference opponent Bloomfield College in Rockville Centre, N.Y. First pitch is slated for 3:30 p.m.