GAME 1 BOX SCORE     GAME 2 BOX SCORE

YAPHANK, N.Y. - Molloy College swept a baseball doubleheader from Southern New Hampshire University Saturday by scores of 3-1 and 6-5 at Baseball Heaven on Saturday.  The Lions improve to 4-1 with the wins, while the Penmen now stand at 1-4 on the season.

In the first game, SNHU jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning.  Joe Gargan (Hudson, NH) led off the inning with a double to left field, then advanced to third on a balk by Molloy pitcher Justin Jorgensen.  Scott Strong (Naperville, IL) would drive Gargan in on a groundout to shortstop.

The Lions took the lead with two runs in the bottom of the third.  Carmine Pellechia reached on a one-out single then scored on a single to right by Patrick Walsh.  Walsh later scored when T.J. Greig reached on a SNHU error.  Molloy later scored in the bottom of the sixth when Greig led off the frame with a double.  He came home on a sac fly by Keith Kenny.

Jorgensen hurled seven innings to earn the win for Molloy, allowing four hits while fanning seven.  Michael Maddi threw two innings of scoreless relief to earn the save.  Ryan Quinn (Lebanon, CT) went the distance on the mound for the Penmen, allowing four hits and two earned runs in eight innings while striking out nine.

Southern New Hampshire found itself down 4-0 after one inning in game two, the big blow coming on a three-run home run by Robert LaRusso.  The Penmen would climb back, scoring twice in the fifth and three times in the sixth to take a 5-4 lead before Molloy scored twice in the bottom of the sixth of the seven-inning game.

In the fifth, Koby Thibault (Salisbury, MA) singled with one out, then scored on a sacrifice fly by Curtis Burke (Bristol, RI).  Eric Pelletier (Beverly, MA) cut the lead to 4-2 with his solo home run.  Southern New Hampshire belted two more home runs in the sixth, with Jeff Giannino (Beverly, MA) hitting a two-run home run that scored Strong, who led off the inning with a single.  Bob Wronski (Arlington, MA) scored the go-ahead run on a homer to left center.

Molloy reclaimed the lead when Steve Rodriguez reached on an error with one out, then later scored on a single by Joseph Menendez.  Frank Marchisello, pinch-running for Menendez, scored the winning run on a single by Pellechia.

Wronski had a pair of hits to lead Southern New Hampshire, while Walsh had a pair of hits for the Lions.  Daniel Pelan pitched two innings of relief to earn the win for Molloy.  Brad Monroe (Hampton Falls, NH) pitched 5.1 innings for SNHU, allowing five hits and four earned runs while striking out six.

SNHU and Molloy play another twinbill at Baseball Heaven Sunday at noon.