BROWN PROVIDES RELIEF AS SETTERS HOLD ON FOR 3-2 VICTORY

PLEASANTVILLE, NY - The Pace University baseball team picked up a huge NE-10 Conference win over the Skyhawks of Stonehill College 3-2 on Thursday afternoon at Finnerty Field. The Setters are now 10-6-1 at Finnerty Field this season.

The win will improve Pace to 15-21-1 for the season, and 9-11 in the NE-10 Conference. The loss drops the Skyhawks to 17-14 for the year, and 9-8 in conference play.

Pace got on the board first in the bottom of the second inning as the Setters exploded for one run on four hits in the inning to take a 1-0 lead. Denis Alimonti (Jefferson Valley, NY/Lakeland) (Jefferson Valley, NY/ Lakeland) drove in the lone run in the inning with an RBI single to right field driving in Tyler Hart (Poughquag, NY/Arlington) (Poughquag, NY/Arlington).

With the score tied at 1-1 heading into the bottom of the third inning the Setters offense came through again as Vinny Dammann (Mullica Hill, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) singled with two outs to start the inning. Dammann then got into scoring position by stealing second base. Joe Cotone (Yorktown Hts., NY/Lakeland) Yorktown Heights, NY/Lakeland) stepped up to the plate next for the Setters, and drilled an RBI double down the left field line to put Pace in the lead at 2-1 after three innings.

Pace starter Nicholas DeMeo (Farmingville, NY/Sachem East) (Farmingville, NY/Sachem East) couldn't hold the lead as Stonehill came right back to tie the game at 2-2 in the top of the fourth inning. This was the point where DeMeo's day was over as he went three innings giving up two runs on three hits. He struck out three, and walked four in a no decision.

Andre Liscinsky (Trumbull, CT/Trumbull) (Trumbull, CT/Trumbull) went on to break the 2-2 tie all by himself in the bottom of the fifth inning. He led off the inning getting hit by a pitch. Liscinsky then went on to steal second base, and advanced to third on a fly ball by Cotone. Liscinksy dashed home on a wild pitch by the Stonehill starter to give Pace a 3-2 lead.

That was all Eric Brown (Norwalk, CT/Norwalk) (Norwalk, CT/Norwalk) (2-1) needed as he was brilliant in relief going six shutout innings. He gave up only two hits, while striking out four to give Pace the 3-2 win.   

The Setters will be back in action on Saturday, April 18 as they will travel to Waltham, MA to take on Bentley University. The first game of the doubleheader is scheduled to start at 12:00 p.m.