MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Pace University baseball team completed a perfect road weekend on Sunday with a doubleheader sweep of Saint Anselm College. The victories improve the Setters' overall record to 19-9 this season, including a mark of 8-5 inside the NE10.
Pace's five-run eighth inning in the first game sparked a doubleheader sweep that featured winning scores of 6-2 and 14-1. The triumphant Setters totaled 21 hits and 18 walks in both contests.
Dean DePreta (Stamford, CT/Westhill High School) led Pace's onslaught, going 5-for-9 with a walk, three runs scored, and two RBIs. He launched his first home run with Pace in the fourth inning of Game Two.
Michael Barbato (Sparkill, NY/Tappan Zee) and
Brian Bohlander (Stony Point, NY/North Rockland) also put together solid efforts, combining to go 4-for-10 with five runs scored and six walks. Â
Noah Clement (Voorhees, NJ/Roman Catholic High School) chipped in a 3-for-8 afternoon, while
Luke Jacobi (Edison, NJ/JP Stevens) drove in a team-high three runs in the second game. Jacobi walked twice with the bases loaded
Greg Najar (Howell, NJ/Freehold Township) and
Nelson Arroyo (Washingtonville, NY/John S. Burke Catholic) picked up the wins on the mound, while
Thomas Ippolito (Randolph, NJ/Randolph) tossed six innings without allowing an earned run in the opener. Najar posted five scoreless as the starter in Game Two.
Up Next
The Setters will travel to take on the University of New Haven on Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 p.m.