PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Seeing their first action of 2019, the Pace University baseball team earned a 2-1 walk-off win over LIU Post on Friday afternoon at Finnerty Field.

With one out, and runners on second and third, in the bottom of the 10^th inning, sophomore Luke Jacobi (Edison, NJ/JP Stevens) served as the hero for the Blue and Gold. The rookie roped a fastball over the right-fielder's head to bring home the game-winning run, Dean DePreta (Stamford, CT/Westhill High School), from third base.

DePreta led off the frame with a single before racing over to third on an infield single from Joseph Curcio (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills High School).

Sophomore Thomas Ippolito (Randolph, NJ/Randolph) earned the win on the mound after notching the final out of the top of the 10^th inning. He finished the frame for junior Lorenzo Russo (East Northport, NY/Commack), who was masterful out of the pen. The right-hander tallied 3.2 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit in the process.

Senior ace Dan Wirchansky (Stony Point, NY/North Rockland/RCC) also pitched well for the Setters, yielding just one run on three hits across six innings of action. Wirchansky is coming off a season in which he led the entire nation in ERA with a mark of 0.71.

Pace's first run of the day—which provided a 1-0 lead in the third—came on a sacrifice fly from senior Michael Barbato (Sparkill, NY/Tappan Zee). Classmate Michael Salmonese (Waldwick, NJ/Waldwick) scored on the play after notching a one-out infield single, and moving over to third on a base hit from Noah Clement (Voorhees, NJ/Roman Catholic High School).

The Pioneers' lone tally of the contest was posted in the fifth inning off a solo home run from Anthony Vaglica.

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The Setters are scheduled to host LIU Post once again on Saturday afternoon at noon.