BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. – The Pace University softball team split a regular-season-concluding non-conference doubleheader against Dominican College Sunday afternoon at Pace Field. The Setters picked up a 4-1 win in Game 1, but dropped the finale, 3-1.
GAME 1: PACE 4, DOMINICAN 1
SCORING PLAYS
Bottom 1st – Pace
- Junior center fielder
Larissa Labs (Carlsbad, CA/San Marcos High School) reached on an error that sent her to second base to start the first.
- Labs then stole third, and scored on a wild pitch to give Pace a quick 1-0 lead.
- Senior second baseman
Haley Hernandez (West Hills, CA/El Camino Real) then drew a walk, and senior designated player
Samantha Lima (Brawley, CA/Saddleback College) was hit by a pitch.
- Junior right fielder
Jordan Chillinsky (Carlsbad, CA/Carlsbad High School) then bunted both runners into scoring position, and freshman left fielder
Stephanie Wang (Arcadia, CA/Arcadia) grounded out to second, scoring Hernandez to give Pace a 2-0 advantage early on.
Bottom 3rd – Pace
- The Setters got three straight singles from Lima, Chillinsky and Wang to start the third.
- With two away, senior catcher
Nikole Larm (Brewster, NY/Brewster) singled through the left side, plating Chillinsky to put the Setters up, 3-0.
Top 4th – Dominican
- With a runner on second, third baseman Taylor Gilligan singled to left, knocking in the Chargers' only run of the game.
Bottom 4th – Pace
- Hernandez hit a two-out solo home run over the left-field fence to give the Setters a 4-1 edge over the Chargers.
GAME 1 PITCHING DECISIONS
Win:
Kaitlynn Nelson (Ojai, CA/Nordhoff) (8-7)
Loss: Desiree Joines (5-11)
Pitcher Notes
- Senior starter
Kaitlynn Nelson (Ojai, CA/Nordhoff) went the complete seven innings, allowing just one run on five hits with four strikeouts for the win.
GAME 1 SETTER STATS
- Hernandez hit 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs and an RBI.
- Labs batted 2-for-4 with a run scored.
- Chillinsky went 1-for-2 with a run.
- Wang and Larm both finished 1-for-3 with an RBI.
GAME 1 CHARGER LEADERS
- Right fielder Samantha Fitzgerald hit 2-for-3 with a run.
- Gilligan batted 2-for-3 with an RBI.
GAME 2: DOMINICAN 3, PACE 1
SCORING PLAYS
Top 3rd – Dominican
- Right fielder Samantha Fitzgerald doubled to right-center with one away, and then designated player Emily Luzetsky reached on an error.
- Second baseman Taylor Daniels later reached on a dropped fly ball, scoring Fitzgerald to give the Chargers a 1-0 lead.
Top 4th – Dominican
- First baseman Shannon Truppi singled with one away, and then catcher Alexandria Ledgerwood hit a two-run homer to put the visitors ahead, 3-0.
Bottom 6th – Pace
- The Setters put runners on second and third, and then Lima singled through the left side, scoring freshman second baseman
Emma Carruth (Torrance, CA/Beverly Hills) to make it a 3-1 game.
GAME 2 PITCHING DECISIONS
Win: Jenna Maska (8-4)
Loss:
Jaclyn Flores (Escondido, CA/San Pasqual High School) (5-9)
Save: Jennifer Paride (3)
GAME 2 SETTER STATS
- Lima hit 1-for-3 with Pace's only RBI of Game 2.
- Carruth batted 1-for-3 with a run.
- Hernandez went 1-for-2, while Labs finished 1-for-3.
GAME 2 CHARGER LEADERS
- Truppi hit 2-for-2 with a run scored.
- Ledgerwood batted 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored.
- Fitzgerald went 3-for-4 with a run and a double.
TEAM RECORDS
Pace: 18-22
Dominican: 26-19
UP NEXT:
- Pace earned the No. 2 seed out of the Northeast-10 Conference Southwest Division, giving the Setters a bye in the First Round and advancing them to the first day of NE10 Championship Weekend, which will be hosted by Northeast Division Champion, Merrimack College. The Setters will play on Thursday, May 4, against the winner of No. 3 Assumption College and No. 4 Southern New Hampshire University.
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