WINTER PARK, Fla.- The Setters came up short to Rollins College 4-3 in extra innings as Pace dropped their record to 5-5 on the season. Rollins improved to 15-6 on the season.
The Tars took an early lead in the opening inning as they took a 1-0 but the Setters rallied in the second. Pace tied the game as Brandon Martineson (Warwick, NY/Warwick) (Warwick, NY/Warwick) doubled and later scored on an RBI single by Charlie Galasso (West Harrison, NY/Harrison) (West Harrison, NY/Harrison) to tie the game at one.
Pace took the lead in the fourth as Martineson blasted a solo homerun and the Setters added a run in the fifth. Galasso doubled to start the inning, moved to third on a sac bunt and scored on a squeeze bunt by Bobby Horn (Stamford, CT/Westhill) (Stamford, CT/Westhill).
Rollins chipped away as they scored a run in the fifth to slice the score to 3-2 and rallied in the ninth with a run to force extra innings. In the tenth, Rollins loaded the bases and pushed across the game-winning run to down the Setters.
On the hill for Pace, Neil Pezzullo (Harwich, MA/Harwich) (Harwich, MA/Harwich) got the start, tossing 4 1/3 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits, while striking out four. Jonathan Hornung (Calverton, NY/Riverhead) pitched five innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits as his record falls to 0-1 on the season.
The Setters return to action on Thursday, March 15 when they will take on C.W. Post at 11 am at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL.