Mercy Baseball Drops Game, Series to Molloy
In the rubber match of the five-game set, the Mercy College
baseball team lost at Molloy today, 10-3. In the process, Molloy
takes the series, 3-2, and remains in first place in the East Coast
Conference at 10-4 (18-13 overall), while Mercy remains in sixth at
3-7 (9-15 overall).
Today's game was the only one in the series in which a
team did not get shut out.
Molloy scored three in the second, and another three in the
third. After Mercy plated one run in the top of the sixth, Molloy
responded with three more in the bottom of the frame, taking a 9-1
lead with three inning to go.
Senior Keith Kreig (City Island, N.Y./Mt. St.
Michael's) started and lasted just two innings,
allowing three runs on three hits with three walks. Four other
pitchers combined for the remaining seven innings.
For the Mavericks, senior Mike Grassano (Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream
South) had a pair of hits on the day, including a
double and a triple. He scored each time, with the RBI going to
classmate Mike Ferrante (Long Beach, N.Y./Long
Beach).
Mercy opens up the Queens College series on Tuesday, April 12,
at Mavericks Field in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
