SCIARRETTA SHUTS DOWN NEW HAVEN IN 5-2 VICTORY
ALIMONTI'S TWO-RUN THIRD INNING DOUBLE KEYS SETTERS OFFENSE

PLEASANTVILLE, NY- Michael Sciarretta (Stamford, CT/Stamford) (Stamford, CT/Stamford) tossed 6 1/3 innings, allowing four hits, leading the Setters to a 5-2 win over the Chargers of the University of New Haven. Pace improves to 14-20-1 and 8-10 in conference play, while New Haven falls to 12-13 and 8-9 in the NE-10.

The Setters got thing rolling in the second as Tyler Hart (Poughquag, NY/Arlington) sparked a two-out rally with a single, while Kenny Wright (Middle Island, NY/Longwood) (Middle Island, NY/Longwood) drew a walk. Steve Sterlacci (Bohemia, NY/Connetquot) singled through the right side to score Hart and moved to second on throw home. Denis Alimonti (Jefferson Valley, NY/Lakeland) ripped a double to center, driving in Wright and Sterlacci for a 3-0 Setter lead.

New Haven would get on the board in the fourth, scoring an unearned run, but the Setters would answer in the fifth on a Vinny Dammann (Mullica Hill, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) (Mullica Hill, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) sacrifice fly. The Chargers would add a run in the seventh, but reliever Eric Brown (Norwalk, CT/Norwalk) (Norwalk, CT/Norwalk) would retire the two batters he faced in the inning to close the door on New Haven. The Setters would add an insurance run in the eighth as pinch hitter Andre Liscinsky (Trumbull, CT/Trumbull) (Trumbull, CT/Trumbull) led off with a single. He moved to third base on back-to-back sacrifice bunts. JJ Conrad (Hamburg, NJ/Wallkill Valley) (Hamburg, NJ/Wallkill Valley) lined a single to right to drive in Liscinsky. The Setters bullpen was brilliant as Brown and Frank Luongo (West Harrison, NY/Harrison) (West Harrison, NY/Harrison) combined for 2 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of Sciarretta.

For Pace, Sciarretta (2-0) went 6 1/3 innings, allowing two unearned runs on four hits, while striking out two. Brown tossed 1 1/3 innings, allowing three hits, while Luongo retired all four batters he faced to pick up his team leading third save of the season.

For New Haven, Vince Lehman (Groton, MA) pitched six innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits and struck out two, dropping his record to 3-2 on the season.

The Setters return to action on Tuesday, April 14 when they travel to Easton, MA for a Northeast-10 Conference game against Stonehill College at 3:30 pm.