SETTERS IMPROVE TO 11-5 WITH GEM FROM REILLY

BLOOMSBURG, PA- Pace University senior Matt Reilly (Denville, NJ/Morris Knolls) (Denville, NY/Morris Knolls) struck out 10 Bloomsburg batters over eight innings to improve to 3-1 on the season as Pace defeated Bloomsburg, 9-4. With the win, Pace improves to 11-5 overall while Bloomsburg drops to 3-15 on year.

The Huskies struck first, tagging Reilly for a run in the bottom of the 1st inning.  Matt Robinson walked to lead off the inning and advanced to second on a passed ball.  Rob Watlock's fly ball to center field was deep enough to move Robinson to third and Syril Kress followed with a single to score Robinson.

The scored remained 1-0 in favor of Bloomsburg until the top of the 3rd when Pace freshman Andre Liscinsky (Trumbull, CT/Trumbull) (Trumbull, NY/Trumbull) led off with a single to left field.  Joe Barracato (Westbury, NY/Clarke) (Westbury, NY/Clarke) followed with a triple to right field, scoring Liscinsky.  Brian Hollrah (Glenwood, MD/Glenely) (Glenwood, MD/Glenely) then followed with a single to score Barracato to put the Setters on top, 2-1. 

Pace would put two more runs on the board in the 6th inning. Senior JC Pullum (White Plains, NY/Valhalla) (White Plains, NY/Valhalla) singled to lead off the inning.  Jack Cawley (Bronx, NY/Iona Prep) (Bronx, NY/Iona Prep) reached on an error that moved Pullum to second base.  Matt Castellano (Staten Island, NY/St. Joseph) (Staten Island, NY/ St. Joseph) followed with an RBI single past the third baseman.  Matt Arburr (Bristol, CT/Bristol Eastern) (Bristol, CT/Bristol Eastern) then followed with a single to second base, scoring Cawley and giving Pace a 4-1 lead.

In the top of the 8th, Pullum started the inning by reaching on an error and then stealing second.  Cawley walked and Castellano grounded out to the mound, while Arburr followed with a walk to load the bases.  Mike Pahira (Holmdel, NJ/Holmdel) (Holmdel, NJ/Holmdel) then reached on an error by the shortstop, scoring Pullum.  Chris Brown (West Kingston, RI/South Kingstown) then reached on a fielder's choice, scoring Cawley.  Liscinsky would follow with his second hit of the game, scoring Arburr and advancing Brown to third base, who would score on a wild pitch.  Pace would score four runs in the inning to give them a 8-1 lead.

In the bottom of the 8th, Andy Bucher walked with one out and then scored on a single by Kress to cut the Pace lead to 8-2.  Cawley would lead off the 9th with a solo homerun to give Pace a 9-2 lead, heading to the bottom of the 9th.

Tommy Parry (Wayne, PA/Conestoga) (Philadelphia, PA/ Conestoga) relieved Reilly, but allowed two runs, both earned, before being relieved by Setter closer Earl Oakes (Bristol, CT/Bristol Eastern) (Bristol, CT/Bristol Eastern).  Oakes struck out Kreese with the bases loaded to end the game and pick up his 4th save of the season. 

Overall, Reilly improved to 3-1 after allowed two earned runs on six hits while striking out 10 over eight innings.  Pullum, Castellano, Arburr and Liscinsky all had two hits apiece in the winning effort while eight different Pace hitters had a RBI.  Cawley's homerun was his 2nd of the season.

Pace returns to action when they take on Bloomsburg on Saturday, March 25th in a 12:00 doubleheader.