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Molloy Advances to NCAA Super Regional
by Tucker Terranova Molloy is headed to the Super Regionals !! Ryan Hynes fires a CG in a 3-1 victory over New Haven. The Lions will face the winner of Southern New Hampshire-Jefferson next weekend in a best-of-3 pic.twitter.com/k23j9I9WKJ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 18, 2024 In a high-stakes NCAA Division II East Regional matchup this Saturday, No. 2 Molloy faced off against No. 7 New Haven with a chance to secure the regional title. In their first matchup, Molloy secured a 6-0 victory powered by a stellar performance from ECC Pitcher of the Year Charlie Cucchiara, who delivered a complete game shutout. A team that prides itself on its pitching staff, Molloy compiled a 3.77 team ERA, the best in the East Coast Conference and a major reason why they took home the league cha...
GAME RECAP: Molloy Captures ECC Championship With 8-3 Win Over D’Youville
by Tucker Terranova Molloy wins the ECC Championship 8-3! pic.twitter.com/MANWd2DhrD — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 11, 2024 After a season series split of two wins apiece, No. 1 D’Youville and No. 2 Molloy clashed once more, this time at Mitchell Athletic Complex, with much higher stakes on the line: the ECC Championship and a ticket to the NCAA Tournament. D’Youville, despite stumbling in the tournament’s opening game against No. 4 St. Thomas Aquinas with a 7-3 loss, strung together two consecutive victories to secure their first ECC Championship berth in their inaugural season as a Division II program. Conversely, Molloy earned their third championship appearance in as many years, bolstered by a formidable pitching staff that yielded just four runs across the initial t...
Party Like It’s 1998: Queens Captures the ECC For the First Time in 25 Years
For the first time since 1998, Queens College is the ECC Champs! They win it 9-8 in 10 innings on a walk-off pic.twitter.com/6qeecjEjAD — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 13, 2023 Despite losing on Friday and facing elimination, Queens College was able to rattle of three straight wins – including two against the two-time defending ECC Champs, Molloy, and winning their first Conference Championship in 25 years. It was a remarkable day of baseball for everyone that stuck around for both games – which includes 19 innings of baseballs and more runs than you can count. The level of difficulty for Queens College entering today was incredibly high – as they were not only entering the day fatigued from the previous two days, but they needed to face one of the best pitcher...
GAME RECAP: Six-Run Seventh Inning Powers Molloy to 12-4 Win In ECC Playoff
by Michelle Rabinovich 2-run RBI double from JJ DeVito pic.twitter.com/FFacZWwF42 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 11, 2023 A six-run seventh inning sealed the deal for the Molloy Lions, winning the first game of the East Coast Conference tournament 12-4 over the Mercy College Mavericks on Thursday, May 11. With the win, the Lions are 34-15 overall. Charlie Cucchiara picked up his eighth win of the season while Scott Scheppy’s record dropped to 3-5. Mercy struck first in the third when a fielding error by the catcher allowed Jared Hernandez to slide in home. Justin Glennerster knocked in an RBI with his single to right field, scoring Jaden Caballero. Molloy responded with three runs of their own, started with Aidan Larkin’s single to score JJ DeVito. Gavin McAlonie followed up wi...
Molloy Ends Regular Season With DH Split With Southern New Hampshire
by Michelle Rabinovich Down 2-1 from a solo homer, Molloy’s Gavin McAlonie tied it with an RBI single. pic.twitter.com/uydF9MWNKl — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 6, 2023 The Molloy Lions split a doubleheader with a 9-3 win followed by a 13-3 loss against the No. 11 Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) Penmen on Saturday, May 6, to conclude the regular season. Molloy’s overall record now stands at 33-15. SNHU got on the board first in the second inning when Cam Caraher singled through the center field gap, scoring Nick Schwartz. Right after him, Dylan O’Sullivan singled to left field to score Caraher. After that, the ballgame was all Molloy. Garrett Scavelli hit a solo home run after fighting though an eight-pitch at-bat. Later in the fourth, Gavin McAlonie singled to right f...
Saturday College Recap (2/25) Powered by Orlin & Cohen
It was a very busy day for the local teams. Even some Division-III action got underway on Long Island. Here’s how it went down… Division-I: St. John’s 7, Tulane 3 E8 | 7-3 SJU Make it 12 Ks for Red Storm pitching tonight! @nickcirelli pic.twitter.com/zNSKCr0dCW — St. John’s Baseball (@StJohnsBaseball) February 26, 2023 The Johnnies won their second straight over Tulane led by 13 strikeout by the pitching staff. Joe Mascio started and struck out 10 over 4.1 innings, allowing 3 ER. He was lifted in favor of Tommy Finnegan who threw 1.1 innings of relief. The heavy lifting was done by Nick Cirelli who fired 3 shutout innings, allowing just one hit and 3 strikeouts. The offense was led by Paul Orbon, who went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored. Marty Higgins had two...
Saturday College Recap (2/18) Powered by Orlin & Cohen
by Andy Smith It was day 2 of the college baseball season, and although the local Division-I programs have gotten off to slow starts, it was the reigning ECC Champs that provided the bright spots for Long Island baseball. Here’s how it went down… Division-I: STONY BROOK It was another rough day for Stony Brook as they dropped the second game of the series against California State Northridge by a score of 14-4. The Seawolves could not keep up with the potent Matadors offense who jumped out to a five run lead in the first inning. The Matadors registered 17 total hits and two home runs. Despite the loss, first baseman Brett Paulsen was productive at the plate once again, this time with an RBI double. Senior Brandon Lashley was dominant in relief, throwing a scoreless 3.1 inni...
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 East Regional Championship with 6-4 Win Over Franklin Pierce
by Chris Prystupa FINAL: Molloy: 6 FPU: 4 Cucchiara slams the door and earns the save capturing the D2 East Regional Championship pic.twitter.com/k8b9htLlXg — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 22, 2022 For the first time in program history, the Molloy Lions are headed to the Super Regionals. They defeated perennial powerhouse Franklin Pierce, 6-4, in the deciding game of the NCAA East Regional tournament on their home turf. This game had everything you could want when it comes to a postseason winner-take-all. From lead changes, clutch hits, strong relief work, solid defense, and getting out of jams Molloy versus Franklin Pierce did not disappoint. Right from the top of the first inning Molloy put the pressure on with the first two batters of the game hitting a single followed by a ...
Auffant and the Ravens Defense Shine as Franklin Pierce Wins 8-0 Over Molloy to Force Deciding Game
by Chris Prystupa Andres Aufant (Center Moriches) went 5.2IP in relief allowing only 5 hits and keeping the Molloy bats quiet. Here is his reflection on his outing and FPU’s win today. pic.twitter.com/QLCjPN5x01 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 21, 2022 Everything seemingly fell into place today for the #6 Franklin Pierce University Ravens as they defeated the #2 Molloy Lions by a score of 8-0. After a scoreless first inning the Ravens took advantage of back-to-back to back errors committed by the Lions to jump out to a 2-0 lead. In the bottom half of the second inning the Ravens made one of the best decisions and summoned Andres Auffant out of the bullpen and never looked back. Auffant, a Center Moriches alum, had just about everything in his arsenal working today as he went 6 ...
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 ...
Two Years Later: Looking Back on March 2020 and the Impact of COVID on Baseball
So much has happened over the past 2 years, but at the same time March 2020 still feels like yesterday. That dreaded month that started a cavalcade of negative news and heartache. From strictly a baseball perspective, so many kids had their high school baseball careers end without much of a warning. So much unfinished business on the field. Those dreary days of March that seemingly never ended, followed by the beautiful spring weather of April and May that came and went without as much as a home run, no-hitter or walk-off win. I wanted to get the perspective of a high school and college coach, so I asked two trusted people – John Galanoudis of Molloy and Matt Rocchio of John Glenn to look back on what it was like during the time period and how they’ve turned the page. “Lo...
