PACE FALLS IN SERIES FINALE TO FLORIDA SOUTHERN

LAKELAND, FL- The Pace University baseball team fell to the Mocs of Florida Southern College 22-4, to close out a four game series with the team. The Setters fall to 0-4 on the season, while the Mocs improve to 11-0 in their season.

Florida Southern would jump out to a commanding lead in a third inning, when the team drove in 12 runs to put themselves ahead. The Setters would put themselves on the board in the fourth inning, when Tyler Hart (Poughquag, NY/Arlington) (Poughquag, NY/Arlington) drove in a run after grounding out to short.

Hart would physically score a run in the seventh after Vinny Dammann (Mullica Hill, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) (Mullica Hill, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) grounded out to first. Prior to Dammann's ground out, Laurence Flammia (Massapeaqua Park, NY/St. Anthony's) (Massapequa, NY/St. Anthony's) drove a double to left field. Flammia would advance to third on Dammann's ground out, and would score Pace's third run on a fielder choice by Robert Horn (Stamford, CT/Westhill) (Stamford, CT/Westhill).

The Mocs would bring the score to 22-3 in the bottom half of the seventh, and the Setters would tag on one more run in the top of the ninth after a Steven Sterlacci (Bohemia, NY/Connetquot) (Bohemia, NY/Connetquot) single drove home Patrick Chaputian (Sea Cliff, NY/North Shore) (Sea Cliff, NY/North Shore) from third.

Junior Michael Sciarretta (Stamford, CT/Stamford) (Stamford, CT/Stamford) is given the loss after allowing five runs (four earned) in 2 1/3 innings, on two hits and six walks to drop to 0-1 on the season.

The Setters return to action on Saturday February, 27 when they play in a doubleheader against Nyack and Mercy Colleges in Flemmington, NJ starting at 11 am.