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Fall Ball Series Powered by Baseball Lifestyle: Molloy University
Longtime coach Joe Fucarino has built Molloy into one of the best Div-II programs in the region and they are looking to build on the recent success pic.twitter.com/Yb17jFthpk — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 21, 2022 In 2020, we saw a Molloy program that appeared to be on the verge of breaking out. Obviously, that was thwarted by the pandemic, however, with the bulk of that team returning for the next two years it was clear that they were looking to capitalize and win a couple conference championships. That’s exactly what they were able to accomplish – led by longtime head coach Joe Fucarino and a loaded roster that was among the most talented Division-II teams in the nation. The Lions were named the 2021 Axcess College Team of the Year and followed that up with a...
Molloy Captures ECC Championship for Second Straight Year
by Michael Malaszczyk After a stellar 2022 season that saw the Molloy Lions go 34-12, the Lions achieved their next goal of winning the East Coast Conference championship. Molloy and Queens played two games on Saturday, May 14th. Molloy needed to win both and did – two incredible games of baseball. Game 1 saw Molloy come out on top 6-5, while Game 2 saw Molloy win 12-10. End of 1: Garrett Scavelli crushes a 3-R shot to tie the game at 3-3 pic.twitter.com/feCqjySG5e — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 14, 2022 Game 1 started out electric. Queens came out swinging in the top of the first inning, scoring three runs (courtesy of an RBI single by Andrew Smith and a two-run triple by Juan De la Rosa). Molloy had all the answers for this aggressive start, scoring three-runs of their ...
Fall Ball Series Powered by East Coast S & P: Molloy College
Special thanks to East Coast S & P for sponsoring this year’s Fall Ball Series! Make sure to check out their Instagram page here. They will be leaning on left handed hitter Matt Overton who batted .367 with a .979 OPS. Several other impact bats in the lineup such as David Franchi, Jake McCarthy, Thomas Brady, Garrett Scavelli, Pete Theodorellis, etc pic.twitter.com/3kJLHN0YvC — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 6, 2021 Despite all the obstacles that playing during a pandemic presented, Molloy managed to have their best season in program history in 2021. They went 25-11, captured the ECC Championship with two wins over rival St. Thomas Aquinas, and then rattled off four wins in the NCAA East Regional Championship before running out of pitching and losing 9-2 against the...
Fall Ball Series Powered by East Coast S & P : Molloy College
Chris Peralta (Valley Stream South) taking BP. He batted .308 over 38 at bats last season. pic.twitter.com/2NDChY2Qcb — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 23, 2020 You’d be hard-pressed to find a team that was better-suited to handle the shortened 2020 season than Molloy College. They return eight of their nine regulars that combined to hit .338 with a .908 OPS and all of their starting pitchers. Hitting .338 as an individual will get you a batting title. Hitting .338 as a team will get you to a regional. The Lions are poised to make a playoff run this year with a loaded roster that will be tough for any team to contain. Head Coach Joe Fucarino, entering his 16th year at the helm with 350 wins, will be looking to regain the magic of 2018 in which they won a program-best 31 ...
Molloy Wins Rain-Soaked Game Over AIC, 9-7
by Diana Ramirez and Vin Messana For those Molloy die-hard fans that stuck it out through a long rain delay, they were rewarded with a 9-7 hard-earned victory over American International College. The game appeared to be a laugher early on as the Lions posted a five-spot in the first inning thanks to an RBI single by Matt Overton to score James Messina. They added two more on an RBI double by Chris Peralta to score Sean Hogan and Pete Theodorellis. Thomas Brady added a two-run single to score Peralta and Overton. The Lions continued to tack on runs in the middle innings. An unearned run in the third inning extended the lead to 6-0 and Matt Overton crushed a solo HR to open up a 7-0 lead. In the fourth inning, Jake Saltzman ripped an RBI single to score Peralta and make it 8-0. At that stage...
