PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y.- James Pjura (Shelton, CT/Shelton) (Shelton, CT/Shelton) drove in the go-ahead runs with a two-run double in the eighth inning as the Pace baseball team rallied past the Chargers of Dominican College 5-1 in non-conference action. The Setters won their fifth win in a row to improve to 5-3 on the season, while Dominican falls to 1-5.

The Chargers struck first in the second inning as they scored their lone run of the game. Pace answered in the fifth as Ian Wukitsch (Morristown, NJ/Morristown) (Morristown, NJ/Morristown) led off with single. Two batters later, Bobby Horn (Stamford, CT/Westhill) (Stamford, CT/Westhill) tied the game at one with a double to score Wukitsch.

The Setters broke the game open in the eighth inning as pinch hitter David Pepe (Caldwell, NJ/James Caldwell) (Caldwell, NJ/James Caldwell) singled to start the inning. Pepe advanced to third on a sacrifice and a groundout, while Brandon Martineson (Prospect, KY/Warwick (NY)) (Prospect, KY/Warwick) drew a two-out walk. Pjura came through with the key hit of the game as he doubled to left field to score both runners to give Pace a 3-1 lead. The Setters got a pair of insurance runs later in the inning as Jon Kovel (Schenectady, NY/Scotia Glenville) (Schenectady, NY/Scotia Glenville) had a two-run single to put the Setters up 5-1.

Pace used five pitchers in the game as Tim Deegan (Levittown, NY/Kellenberg Memorial) (Levittown, NY/Kellenberg Memorial) tossed a scoreless eighth inning to pick up his first win of the season. Eddie Byrne (Yonkers, NY/Archbishop Stepanic) retired all three batters in the ninth to give the Setters their fifth win in a row. The Setters pitching staff limited the Chargers to five hits and only one being an extra base hit.

The Setters return to action on Thursday, March 14 as they will host Concordia College at Finnerty Field at 3 pm.