AUBURNDALE, Fla. – In its second day at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational, the Pace University baseball team dropped a 15-9 decision to Ohio Dominican University on Sunday at Lake Myrtle Park Field 2.
SCORING PLAYS
Bottom 1st – Ohio Dominican
- The Panthers got off to a fast start, scoring six runs on four hits in the bottom of the first for an early 6-0 advantage.
Bottom 4th – Ohio Dominican
- The Panthers put together another big inning, bringing eight runs across on six hits in the fourth to take a 14-0 lead.
Top 6th – Pace
- Showing no signs of giving up, Pace put its rally caps on to string together a big inning and get back in the game.
- The first two batters reached base, and then sophomore catcher
Michael Barbato (Sparkill, NY/Tappan Zee) singled in senior designated hitter
Domenick Luongo (Darien, CT/Cardinal Spellman) to get Pace on the board.
- Sophomore second baseman
Michael Salmonese (Waldwick, NJ/Waldwick) then doubled, plating freshman third baseman
Brian Bohlander (Stony Point, NY/North Rockland) and Barbato to make it 14-3 with an out yet to be recorded.
- With one down, junior left fielder
Michael Gulino (Meriden, CT/Maloney) was hit by a pitch to load the bases, and then senior first baseman
Garrett De Lotto (Southbury, CT/Pomperaug) suffered the same fate to bring in another run.
- Senior center fielder
John Kukura (New City, NY/Clarkstown South) hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Salmonese from third to make it 14-4.
- Senior right fielder
Cory Capaldi (Telford, PA/Souderton) was then hit by a pitch as well, loading the bases once again.
- Luongo, batting for the second time in the inning, drew a walk to score another run.
- Bohlander then stroked a double, bringing De Lotto and Capaldi around to score and make it a 14-7 ballgame.
- Barbato then slapped a single to left, scoring Luongo for the second time in the inning to leave Pace down 14-8 after the top of the sixth.
Bottom 7th – Ohio Dominican
- Second baseman Tony Evans got the Panthers back on the board with a solo home run to lead off the seventh, making it a 15-8 game.
Top 9th – Pace
- With two on and two outs, freshman
Andrew Fitzgerald (Madison, CT/Daniel Hand High School) got a chance to pinch hit, and came through with an RBI double to left-center to make it 15-9.
PITCHING DECISIONS
Win: Joe Filosa (1-0)
Loss:
Ryan Mihalkovitz (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) (0-1)
Save: Mitchell Bault (1)
Pitching Notes
- Senior
James Wynne (North Salem, NY/North Salem) came on in relief in the fourth and finished out the game, throwing 4.2 innings and allowing just one run.
- Ohio Dominican starter Joe Filosa allowed eight runs in 5.2 innings, but left with the lead to pick up the win.
- Mitchell Bault got the save for the Panthers after throwing the final 3.1 innings and allowing one run on seven hits.
SETTER STATS
- Salmonese hit 2-for-5 out of the leadoff spot, scoring two runs, knocking in two more, hitting a double and stealing a base.
- Bohlander and Barbato both took advantage of the opportunity to sub in midway through the game with matching 2-for-3, two-RBI, one-run stat lines. Bohlander also hit a double.
- Gulino went 2-for-4 with a run scored.
PANTHER LEADERS
- Right fielder Colin Kaucher hit 3-for-5 with 3 RBIs, two runs and two doubles.
- Evans batted 2-for-4 with four runs, two RBIs and a home run.
- Left fielder Genesis Hillard finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs, two runs and a triple.
TEAM RECORDS
Pace: 3-3
Ohio Dominican: 7-1
UP NEXT:
- The Setters continue play in the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational in Auburndale, Fla. on Monday, March 13, when they play two against Wayne State University. First pitch of game one is set for 3 p.m.
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