Boca Raton, Fla. – The Molloy baseball team fell to the Owls of Southern Connecticut State University, 15-8, Monday afternoon at Lynn University. The Lions move to 8-7, while the Owls improve to 10-3.

How it Happened

• The Owls hung three runs in the first inning with a two home runs to lead, 3-0.
• In the bottom of the third, graduate student Jake McCarthy singled home sophomore JJ DeVito to cut the lead down to 3-1.
• In the following inning, junior Stephen Collica singled to score freshman Sean Serrano to bring Molloy within one, 3-2.
• Southern Connecticut State got one run back in the top of the fifth to regain its two-run lead, 4-2.
• In the bottom of the frame, junior Gavin McAlonie ripped a two run single into left field to knot the contest at four.
• The road team totaled four runs in the top of the sixth to reclaim the lead, 8-4.
• In the bottom half of the sixth, Collica belted his first career home run over the left center field fence to bring the Lions within three, 8-5.
• Collica continued to stay hot at the plate in the seventh, ripping a two RBI double down the left field line to cut the deficit to one, 8-7.
• The Owls put together a seven-run eighth inning to take a commanding 15-7 lead.
• Junior Garrett Scavelli blasted a home run in the bottom of the inning to make the score 15-8, but the Lions would not come any closer as Southern Connecticut would go on to win, 15-8.

Top Performances

• Collica paced the team with three hits and four RBIs, just missing a triple to hit for the cycle.
• McAlonie drove in two runs and picked up two hits.
• Scavelli hit his first home run of the season while tallying two hits.
• McCarthy and Serrano totaled two hits each.

Up Next
Molloy concludes its Florida trip tomorrow, March 14, as they travel to West Palm Beach, Florida to take on Palm Beach Atlantic. First-pitch is set for 11:00 a.m.