WEST HAVEN, Conn. – The Southwest Division No. 4 seed Pace University baseball team dropped a 14-1 decision to Northeast No. 2 Franklin Pierce University in the first game Northeast-10 Conference Championship Weekend at the University of New Haven on Thursday. Pace will now play in the first elimination game of the double-elimination tournament Friday morning against Southwest-Division rival New Haven.
SCORING PLAYS
Bottom 1st – Franklin Pierce
- With two down, third baseman John Friday drew a walk to keep the inning alive.
- Catcher Stephen Octave then short-hopped the fence in right field for an RBI double, plating Friday to put the Ravens ahead, 1-0.
Top 2nd – Pace
- Junior left fielder
Michael Gulino (Meriden, CT/Maloney) led off the second with a double to deep right.
- A ground out by senior first baseman
Garrett De Lotto (Southbury, CT/Pomperaug) pushed Gulino to third.
- Senior right fielder
Cory Capaldi (Telford, PA/Souderton) then flied out to right, deep enough to score Gulino for a sacrifice fly to tie the game at 1-1.
Bottom 7th – Franklin Pierce
- The Ravens strung together a 13-run inning in the seventh to take a 14-1 advantage.
PITCHING DECISIONS
Win: John Amendola (7-3)
Loss:
Dan Wirchansky (Stony Point, NY/North Rockland/RCC) (4-5)
Pitching Notes
- Sophomore starter
Dan Wirchansky (Stony Point, NY/North Rockland/RCC) tossed 6.1 innings, allowing two earned runs with seven strikeouts and just three hits allowed.
- Franklin Pierce starter John Amendola went seven frames, allowing just one run on five hits with five strikeouts to get the win.
SETTER STATS
- Gulino hit 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored.
- Capaldi went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
- Senior catcher
Frank Mayo (Middletown, NY/Minisink Valley) batted 1-for-3.
RAVEN LEADERS
- Octave finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs, a run and a double.
- Right fielder Adam Chase hit 1-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored.
- Friday finished 0-for-2, but scored three runs.
TEAM RECORDS
Pace: 29-18
Franklin Pierce: 32-13
UP NEXT:
- The Setters will play in the weekend's first elimination game on Friday, May 12, at 10 a.m. They will take on New Haven, who fell to Southern New Hampshire University by a score of 1-0 in their matchup Thursday afternoon. The winner will play a second game at 3 p.m.
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