OXFORD, PA – The Lincoln University baseball team dropped the final game of its East Coast Conference three-game series with Molloy Sunday, 23-7.

Lincoln raced out to the early lead and freshman starter Liam Palmer (Ford Island, Hawaii/Grassfield (Va.)) kept the Molloy bats relatively quiet through five innings. Palmer allowed just two hits over five innings, but needed to navigate around seven walks to limit the damage to just two earned runs.

Once Palmer left the hill, things got wild for the Lincoln bullpen. It took three Lincoln pitchers to get through the faithful sixth inning, and by the time the dust cleared, Molloy had scored 12 runs on just four hits. The visitors were aided by eight walks and three errors in taking the lead. In all, the Lions' relievers surrendered 21 runs, 11 earned, on 12 hits with 11 walks.

The first six batters in the Lincoln first inning reached enabling the Lions to put five runs on the board.

Freshman Jefry Azcona (Trenton, N.J./Trenton Catholic) singled and stole second, then freshman Miguel Agramonte (Fallston, Md./Fallston) reached on an error. A double steal put them both in scoring position, and a walk to junior Alex Jones (Bear Del./Appoquinimink) loaded the bases. A two-run double by freshman Wesley Hogan (Washington, D.C./Maret) lifted the lid on the scoring. Sophomore Hilman Truss (Hamilton, N.J./Hamilton West) brought Jones home, and then Hogan scampered home on a throwing error.

Lincoln's scoring ended when junior DeAndre Bowens (Rock Hill, N.Y./Monticello) reached on an error and Truss scored on the subsequent throwing error.

Molloy got its lone runs off Palmer thanks to three walks, one of which came with bases loaded and a bases loaded fielder's choice.

Six different players recorded a hit for the Lions with Hogan responsible for the lone extra base hit and two of the four RBI.

Lincoln returns to action 3 p.m. Friday with a nine-inning game to kick off an ECC three-game series with Queens.