BASEBALL COMPLETES THREE-GAME SWEEP OF MERRIMACK

NORTH ANDOVER, MA- The Pace baseball team completed its three-game sweep of Merrimack with a 5-1 win. The Setters improve to 26-20 overall and 15-8 in the NE-10.

Merrimack got on the board early, pushing across a run in the first inning. The Setters rallied in the fourth inning Mat Rigoli singled with one out and Adam Harwood (Los Angeles, CA/Brentwood) singled with two outs. Andre Liscinsky (Trumbull, CT/Trumbull) doubled down the left field line to tie the score. Pace took the lead in the fifth as Jack Cawley (Bronx, NY/Iona Prep) led off with a single and moved to second on a sac bunt. Ted Mullen (Madison, CT/Chaote Rosemary Hall) ripped a single down the right field line to put the Setters up 2-1. The Setters tacked on three insurance runs in the eighth as Chris Spatkowski had the key hit with a two-run double, while Cawley also had an RBI single for Pace.

Zach Dayton (North Falmouth, MA/Falmouth) had a terrific start, tossing 7 1/3 innings, allowing three hits and one unearned run, while striking out six. MacKenzie King (Blairstown, NJ/North Warren Regional) came on for the final 1 2/3 innings, tossing a shutout and fanned three to earn the save.