LISCINSKY'S WALK OFF HIT CAPS OFF HUGE SETTERS COMEBACK OVER SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE 5-4

PLEASANTVILLE, NY - The Pace University baseball team was at it again mounting another big comeback scoring five runs in the final two innings to defeat the Penmen of Southern New Hampshire University 5-4 on Thursday afternoon at Finnerty Field. The Setters are now 8-5-1 at Finnerty Field this season.

The win will improve Pace to 13-18-1 for the season, and 7-8 in the NE-10 Conference. The loss drops the Penmen to 10-16-1, and 7-8-1 in conference play.

Southern New Hampshire took advantage of a couple Pace mental mistakes in the early innings to take a 3-0 lead after seven innings. Pace starter Nicholas DeMeo (Farmingville, NY/Sachem East) (Farmingville, NY/Sachem East) went six innings giving up three runs (one earned) on two hits. DeMeo also struck out four, and walked three is his solid outing.

With Pace now trailing 4-0 going into the bottom of the eighth the offense finally came alive. Kyle Turnier (Waterford, CT/Waterford) (Waterford, CT/Waterford) started off the inning by singling to the shortstop. With now one out in the inning Chris Spatkowski (Bristol, CT/Bristol Eastern) dropped a bunt single down the third base line to put runners on first and second with one out. Andre Liscinsky (Trumbull, CT/Trumbull) (Trumbull, CT/Trumbull) followed with an RBI single through the right side to make the score 4-1. Vinny Dammann (Mullica Hill, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) (Mullica Hill, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) then stepped up and drilled an RBI double to left center to cut the deficit to 4-2. The Setters went on to score two more runs on an error by the Southern New Hampshire third basemen which tied the game up at 4-4 at the end of eight innings.

Frank Luongo (West Harrison, NY/Harrison) (West Harrison, NY/Harrison) (2-1) kept the Pace momentum going by sitting the Penmen down in order in the top of the ninth inning.

Turnier led off the bottom of the ninth by getting hit by a pitch. He then moved to second with two outs now in the inning after a Spatkowski groundout. With two outs now in the inning Liscinsky came up to the plate with a chance to win it. Liscinsky, who continues to have an amazing month of April, didn't disappoint as he crushed the game winning single over the left fielders head to give Pace the win.

Pace will be back on the diamond on Saturday, April 11 as they will host the University of New Haven in a doubleheader. The first game is scheduled to start at 12:00 p.m.