PACE LOSES IN 11 INNINGS TO YELLOW JACKETS

PLEASANTVILLE, NY- Pace University's baseball team lost a late lead to fall to the American International College Yellow Jackets by a score of 6-5 in 11 innings. The Setters fall to 5-12 overall, and 1-5 in the Northeast-10 Conference, while the Yellow Jackets improve to 4-10 overall and 1-3 in conference play this season.

The Setters broke out to an early 2-0 lead in the second inning after Brandon Martineson (Warwick, NY/Warwick Valley) (Warwick, NY/Warwick Valley) scored on a fielding error by the Yellow Jackets' shortstop, and Patrick Chaputian (Sea Cliff, NY/North Shore) (Sea Cliff, NY/North Shore) scored on a wild pitch.

The Setters would tag on another run in the fifth inning on a Vinny Dammann (Mullica Hill, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) (Mullica Hill, NJ/Bridgewater Raritan Regional) single.

The Yellow Jackets would break their silence in the eighth inning with a run, and then followed up with two more runs in the top half of the ninth to bring the game to extra innings.

American International would strike again in the top of the eleventh with three runs to gain a 6-3 advatage.

The Setters put up a final effort in the bottom half of the eleventh after Chris Spatkoski (Bristol, CT/Bristol Eastern) singled in a run, and Dammann hit a sacrifice fly to drive in another run, but the deficit was too much for Pace to overcome.

Chris Camastro (Lagrangeville, NY/Arlington) (Lagrangeville, NY/Arlington) was the starter for the game, pitching eight innings allowing only one run. Camastro struck out six against the Yellow Jackets.

The Setters will return to action on tomorrow when they face off against Concordia College at 3 pm in a non-conference game at Finnerty Field.  

For pictures from today's game, please go to http://www.csi-photo.net/gallery.html