BASEBALL SINKS CONCORDIA WITH FOUR-RUN 10TH INNING, 6-2

Box Score vs. Concordia - April 19, 2009

BRONXVILLE, N.Y. (Apr. 19, 2009) – Tied at 2-2 in the top of the 10th inning, the Molloy College baseball team registered four RBI base knocks on Sunday to defeat East Coast Conference foe Concordia College by a score of 6-2 at Clipper Field in Bronxville, N.Y. With the victory, the Lions improved to an overall mark of 20-15 and a league ledger of 11-6. They also took the season series after splitting a doubleheader on Saturday. As for the Clippers, they fell to 19-19-1 on the year and 10-7 in the ECC.

Junior catcher Brian Benes (Omaha, Neb.) got home sophomore outfielder Robert LaRusso (Bayside, N.Y.). He singled through the left side in his at-bat. Senior shortstop Patrick Walsh (Bellerose, N.Y.) followed with a single through the side as well. He plated senior pinch runner Steven Rodriguez (Corona, N.Y.) on the play. Senior first baseman Keith Kenny (Hicksville, N.Y.) drove a single into right field for an RBI. Senior second baseman Peter Loeb (College Point, N.Y.) capped off the scoring by reaching on a fielder’s choice.

Concordia got on the board first in Bottom-1 with an RBI groundout by sophomore second baseman/shortstop Mike Sciacchitano (Wappinger, N.Y.). But, in the top of the second, Molloy got that run back plus one to grab a 2-1 lead. Kenny accounted for the scoring with a two-run double to center, which sent home Walsh and junior outfielder T.J. Greig (Staten Island, N.Y.) from first and second base, respectively. The Clippers tied things up in Bottom-4 on an RBI single to left-center field by junior outfielder Anthony Carnacchio (Rockaway, N.Y.).

Both starting pitchers received no-decisions. Senior pitcher Eric Williams (Stamford, Conn.) threw 6.1 innings of nine-hit, six-strikeout, two-run, two-walk ball. Freshman pitcher Daniel Pelan (East Meadow, N.Y.) received his third win after yielding no runs and one walk in 2.2 innings of work for the Lions. As for the Clippers, senior hurler Robert Gorvetzian (Jackson Heights, N.Y.) went the full nine, but sophomore pitcher Peter Denyssenko (Larchmont, N.Y.) got the loss after allowing the four runs in the 10th inning.

Head Coach Joe Fucarino and his squad return to the diamond this Tuesday when Molloy closes out a short two-game road trip in Orangeburg, N.Y. versus Central Athletic Collegiate Conference opponent Dominican College. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.