SETTERS COME AWAY WITH NE-10 VICTORY OVER GOLDEN KNIGHTS

ALBANY, NY- The Pace University baseball team earned a Northeast-10 Conference victory over the College of Saint Rose Golden Knights this afternoon, by a 4-2 score. The Setters are now 8-17 overall, and 4-9 in the NE-10, while the Golden Knights fall to 7-20 overall, and 2-9 in conference play.

Saint Rose would quickly jump onto the board knocking in two runs in the bottom half of the first.

The Setters wasted no time in making a comeback by scoring two runs in the top of the second inning. Tyler Hart (Poughquag, NY/Arlington) (Poughquag, NY/Arlington) would lead off the inning with a double to right center. Brandon Martineson (Warwick, NY/Warwick Valley) (Warwick, NY/Warwick Valley) followed up with a single bringing Hart in scoring position on third. A single to right center from Patrick Chaputian (Sea Cliff, NY/North Shore) (Sea Cliff, NY/North Shore) in the next at bat would score Hart and bring Martineson to third. Martineson would score on Pace's second run of the inning on a ground out.

The game would remain tied until the seventh inning, when Michael Rodriguez (East Hampton, NY/East Hampton) (East Hampton, NY/East Hampton) got the Setters going with a two out double. A single down the right field line by Chris Spatkowski (Bristol, CT/Bristol Eastern) would score Rodriguez's pinch runner Chris Roemer (Ardsley, NY/Ardsley) (Ardsley, NY/Ardsley) to give the Setters a 3-2 advantage.

An error by the Golden Knights in the top half of the ninth inning would give the Setters an insurance run to lead to a 4-2 win.

Freshman Brian Sundberg (Westbury, NY/WT Clarke) (Westbury, NY/WT Clarke) was the winning pitcher against the Golden Knights, and is now 3-1 on the season. Sundberg pitched 7 1/3 innings, allowing two runs (one earned), on five hits and two walks.

Frank Luongo (West Harrison, NY/Harrison) (West Harrison, NY/Harrison) would ultimately end the game for the Setters, pitching an inning for his fourth save of the season. Luongo pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout in the ninth.

The Setters return to action on Thursday April, 8 for a rematch against the Golden Knights of the College of Saint Rose at 3:30 p.m. at Pace's Finnerty Field.