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Molloy Trounces Caldwell

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Photo Credit: Molloy Athletics Who says offense is dead? For the second time in a week, a Long Island team has eclipsed the 20-run mark in a game. This time it was Molloy making easy work of Caldwell.Granted, Caldwell committed six errors which led to nine unearned runs but still the Lions smacked 20 hits–four of which were by Jack McCarty and three were by John Galanoudis— to prove the cold and rainy weather can not stop them. Believe it or not, they actually trailed 3-0 early in this game. Lions starter Peter Bellina struggled mightily with his control. He walked seven in two innings of work while allowing five ER. The Lions responded with two runs in the first, five in the second, six in the third and four in the fourth to open up a 17-9 lead after just four innings. Relieve...

Jake DeCarli K’s 10 in Epic Pitching Duel At Molloy

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When two great pitchers are on their game, it’s a shame somebody has to lose. Jake DeCarli of LIU Post and Shea Spitzbarth of Molloy went toe-to-toe in an epic pitching dual at Molloy that the Pioneers won by the score of 2-1. The Molloy Lions took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on an RBI groundout by Anthony Alberghina that scored Deilyn Guzman.  Both pitchers settled into an unbelievable groove from that point on. DeCarli went seven innings, allowed three hits, four walks, one run while striking out 10 batters. The opposing start, Spitzbarth, went seven innings as well, allowed five hits, walked one, allowed zero runs and struck out 10. In the top of the eighth, Sean Gordon came on in relief. Vinny Iacono started the rally with a one-out double to CF. After the next batter g...

Bobby Kelly Improves to 2-0 With Eight Strong Innings

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Photo Credit: Molloy Athletics It was understood that the Molloy Lions would be led by their pitching staff this year. True to form, sophomore Bobby Kelly led them to a 4-1 win over reigning ECC Champion St. Thomas Aquinas.Kelly improves to 2-0 on the season–he struck out seven, allowed only six hits and allowed just the lone run. His ERA is now 2.68 on the young season.The Lions took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on an RBI single by Kevin Podell. Two innings later, he duplicated the feat–driving in Deilyn Guzman. Later that inning, Michael Rahn added to the lead with an RBI single of his own. In the sixth inning, Kelly ran into his only jam of the day when he allowed a single, but he escaped danger when he induced a ground out to first.The Lions added an insurance run in the...

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