PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Seeing the field for the first time in nine days, the Pace University baseball team tallied a 3-2 win over 19
th-ranked East Stroudsburg on Tuesday afternoon. The home victory pushes the Setters' record to 5-3 this season.
A pair of pitchers led the way for the Blue and Gold against the Warriors.
Junior
Christian Aich (Sayreville, N.J./Sayreville War Memorial) earned the win after allowing just one earned run across five innings of work. He finished his third start of the season with six strikeouts and no walks.
As good as Aich was, junior
Patrick Gleason (Valhalla, N.Y./Valhalla) was even better. The right-hander tossed four hitless and scoreless innings to earn his first career save. He tallied five strikeouts en route closing the door on ESU.
Offensively, the Setters scored runs in three different innings. With the score tied at 2-2, Pace's go-ahead run came in the fifth inning.
Matthew Rinaldi (Scarsdale, N.Y./Eastchester),
Matt Almonte (New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle) and
Dean DePreta (Stamford, Conn./Westhill High School) all finished with multiple hits in the game. The trio combined to go 6-for-10 at the dish.
Nate Carminucci (Somers, N.Y./North Salem High School) chipped in an RBI single in the third inning to tie the game at 2-2.
Up Next
The Setters are right back at it tomorrow with a home game against Mercy College at 3 p.m.
