SETTERS SPLIT WITH COPPIN STATE

BALTIMORE, Md.- The Setters earned a split with the Eagles of Coppin State as Pace lost game one 5-0, and won game two 9-6. The Setters remain at .500 at 3-3, while the Eagles are now 10-6 overall.

In the opener, the Setters were limited to one hit as Eagles' starter Paige Arnold tossed a complete game, striking out 13. For Pace, Chelsea Shea (Babylon, NY/West Babylon) (Babylon, NY/West Babylon) pitched a complete game, allowing five runs on nine hits, while striking out five.

In the nightcap, Pace took advantage of a countless errors by Coppin State to earn the split. In the second inning, Olivia Calcagnini (Yorktown Heights, NY/Yorktown HS/Siena College) (Yorktown Heights, NY/Yorktown/Siena College) reached on an error and scored as Sarah Meleney's (Rockville, MD/Richard Montgomery) sacrifice bunt was thrown away by the pitcher. Kayla Nelson (Apple Valley, CA/Granite Hills/University of MD Eastern Shore) (Apple Valley, CA/Granite Hills/UMES) and Kerri McLean (Woodhaven, NY/Archbishop Molloy) both posted RBI singles in the inning to lead the Pace rally.

Pace would add another unearned run in the fifth and tacked on an insurance run in the sixth on a Larissa Porcelli (Yorktown Heights, NY/Yorktown) (Yorktown Heights, NY/Yorktown) RBI single.

Coppin State would battle back with one run in the four and four more runs in the fifth to pull to within 9-5 heading into the final inning. The Eagles would add a run in the seventh but came up short as the Setters picked up a split on the day.

In the nightcap, Alicia Parlon (Norton, MA/Norton) (Norton, MA/Norton) (1-0) tossed 4 1/3 innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on six hits, while striking out two. Kelly Fisher (Castle Rock, CO/Douglas County HS) earned her first collegiate save as she pitched the final 2 2/3 innings allowing one unearned run on two hits and struck out three. On offense in game two, Porcelli went 2-for-4 with Calcagnini scored three runs for Pace.

Pace returns to action on Sunday, March 21 when the Setters travel to Wilmington, DE for a non-conference doubleheader against the University of Wilmington at 12 pm.