SETTERS' BATS BEAT ECKERD, 12-4

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Eckerd College baseball team couldn't keep up with visiting Pace University (10-3) as the Tritons were soundly defeated 12-4 at home on Tuesday night.

Starting Triton hurler Philip Weylie matched Setters' starter Dustin Corbett (Vestal, NY/Vestal) into the fourth inning when the Pace batting lineup figured out Weylie's approach. The Setters tapped him for three total runs in his four and two-thirds innings of play. It was not a bad outing for Weylie, but the Tritons would not be able to come back from the deficit which handed Weylie the loss.

The Tritons only mustered one run in the first six innings of the contest but managed to add three more in the bottom of the seventh innings as they soundly hit Setters reliever Angelo Fusaro (Stamford, CT/Westhill). The runs in the seventh pulled Eckerd to within three runs at 7-4 but they would not score anymore for the remainder as Pace added some insurance runs to lock up the 12-4 victory.

Jason Recore had another nice night at the plate for Eckerd as he went 2-for-4 with a run scored, and designated hitter Mickey Penrose was 2-for-3 and he also had a run scored.

Eckerd (7-18, 1-5 SSC) has a chance to regroup and get ready for a weekend home series with #16 Lynn University. First game is scheduled to start Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. at Turley Field on the Eckerd College campus.

RELEASE COURTESY OF ECKERD COLLEGE SPORTS INFORMATION