PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – A six-run, ninth-inning walk-off victory in Game One highlighted a doubleheader split for the Pace University baseball team against Assumption College on Sunday afternoon. The Setters now sit with a record of 11-7 overall this season, including a 1-3 mark inside the NE10.
Inside the Numbers
Senior
Michael Salmonese (Waldwick, NJ/Waldwick) reached base a team-high five times, finishing the day 2-for-7 with three walks, two RBIs, and a pair of runs scored.
Joseph Curcio (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills High School) put together a 2-for-3 effort at the plate in Game One, while
Luke Jacobi (Edison, NJ/JP Stevens) tallied a 3-for-4, two runs scored performance in the second contest.
John Dimartino Jr. (Staten Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell) earned the win on the mound in Game One after tossing a scoreless final two innings out of the bullpen.
Game One – Pace 7, Assumption 6
Trailing 6-1 with just three outs remaining, the Setters plated six runs in the ninth inning to earn their fifth walk-off victory of the season.
Three straight walks to start the ninth sparked Pace's rally, while
Felix Camacho (Bronx, NY/St. Raymond's High School for Boys / Westchester Community College),
Alex Pia (Guilford, CT/Xavier), Salmonese all notched RBI hits. Salmonese went on to score the game-winning run off a fielder's choice from
Justin Scotto (Tinton Falls, NJ/Monmouth Regional High School). The contest ended when
Luke Jacobi (Edison, NJ/JP Stevens) was called safe at second as Assumption attempted to turn a game-ending double play.
Assumption registered four runs in the first, two in the third and one in the fourth to take the early 6-0 lead in Game One.
Game Two – Assumption 9, Pace 6
The Greyhounds scored another four runs in the first inning of the second contest. They went on to add three more in the middle innings to jump out to a 7-0 advantage.
The Setters' offense in Game Two was supplied by a pair of three-run frames. Pia knocked in a pair with a double in the seventh while
Christian Lovecchio (North White Plains, NY/Valhalla High School) and
Brian Bohlander (Stony Point, NY/North Rockland) registered RBI hits in the eighth.
Bohlander's triple to centerfield to score Lovecchio and Jacobi cut the Assumption lead to 9-6.
Up Next
The Setters will play their first game against the NE10 Southwest Division at home on Wednesday afternoon against the University of New Haven (3:30 p.m.).
