PACE DROPS SEASON OPENER TO FLORIDA SOUTHERN

LAKELAND, FL- The Pace University baseball team opened up its 2010 season with a 19-2 loss to Florida Southern College in the first game of a four game series.The Setters start the season 0-1, while the Mocs improve to 8-0 in their season.

Florida Southern held Pace to only four hits on the day. Chris Spatkowski (Bristol, CT/Bristol Eastern) scored the first run for the Setters in the top of the sixth, after taking advantage of a Florida Southern throwing error. Spatkowski would go 1 for 3 in the game along with a walk, and a stolen base.

Pace would remain scoreless until the top of the eighth inning when Vinny Dammann (Mullica Hill, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) (Mullica Hill, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) took advantage of another throwing error by the Mocs, scoring the second and final run of the game for Pace.

Junior Chris Camastro (Lagrangeville, NY/Arlington) (Lagrangeville, NY/Arlington) is given the loss after allowing 10 runs (five earned) in 2 2/3 innings, on seven hits along with striking out three to drop to 0-1 on the season.

The Setters return to action tomorrow when they will face off against Florida Southern College for a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m.