Box Score PACE BASEBALL BLANKED BY BRYANT,
3-0
PLEASANTVILLE, NY - The Pace University baseball
team was shutout by the Bulldogs of Bryant University, 3-0, in
Northeast-10 Conference baseball action this afternoon at Finnerty
Field on the Pleasantville Campus of Pace University. The Setters
fall to 14-17 on the season, 7-5 in the NE-10, while the Bulldogs
improve to 17-12 overall, 10-3 in conference play. Bryant takes the
season series from Pace as the Bulldogs swept the Setters in a
doubleheader on Saturday April 7th.
Freshman Brent Almeida (Fairhaven, MA/Fairhaven) (3-3) was solid
on the mound as he picked up the victory for the visiting Bulldogs,
going 5 1/3 innings, allowing just one hit, while walking five and
striking out five. Classmate Eric Polvani (Wallingford, CT/Sheehan)
provided 2 2/3 innings of strong relief allowing a lone hit, while
junior Adam Vuolo (Walpole, MA/Xaverian) picked up his eighth save
of the season, allowing a hit and striking out one in the ninth.
Pat McKenna's (Orange, CT/Amity) triple to the gap in right
center in the top of the fifth inning scored Jason Alexander
(Simsbury, CT/Simsbury), who singled to reach base, to break up a
scoreless game.
The Bulldogs would add another two runs in the top of the
seventh to make the 3-0 final. Alexander started the two-run inning
by reaching base with a bunt single down the third base line. Dave
Muscatello (Hopkinton, MA/Hopkinton) followed with a single to left
center that advanced Alexander to third. McKenna would then follow
with an infield RBI single to the shortstop that brought home
Alexander, his second RBI of the game. Muscatello would later score
on a wild pitch thrown by Dustin Corbett (Vestal, NY/Vestal) (Vestal,
NY/Vestal).
Corbett (4-3) took the loss for Pace allowing three runs on
eight hits, while walking one and striking out seven in seven
innings of work. Michael Sheehy (Pelham, NY/Pelham Memorial) (Pelham, NY/Pelham
Memorial) and MacKenzie King (Blairstown, NJ/North Warren Regional) (Blairstown, NJ/North
Warren Regional) each provided an inning of relief. Sheehy
allowed a lone hit in his inning, while King struck out two batters
in his inning.
Jack Cawley (Bronx, NY/Iona Prep) (Bronx, NY/Iona Prep),
Chris Brown (West Kingston, RI/South Kingston) and
Joe Barracato (Westbury, NY/Clarke) (Westbury, NY/Clarke) accounted for
all three Pace hits. The Setters best opportunity to get on the
board came in the bottom of the fourth as Almeida walked the bases
loaded. However, Almeida would get himself out of the jam as he
struck Brown out swinging to end the inning.
The Setters return to action tomorrow, Tuesday, April
10th, as Pace hosts the Skyhawks of Stonehill College in
a Northeast-10 Conference baseball match up. First pitch is
scheduled for 3:30 p.m. at Finnerty Field on the Pleasantville
campus of Pace University. Bryant will also be in action tomorrow
as the Bulldogs travel to Manchester, NH to take on the Hawks of
Saint Anselm College in NE-10 action. Also a 3:30 p.m. start.
