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Molloy MOLLOY 22-16
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Winner Pace PACE 20-17
Molloy MOLLOY
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Pace PACE
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Molloy MOLLOY 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 4
Pace PACE 0 1 0 1 3 1 5 3 X 14 16 0

W: Rodriguez, Cristian (3-2) L: T. Charlwood (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Setters Power Past Molloy Behind Tullo’s Career Best Six RBIs

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – With a career-high six runs batted in for Benjamin Tullo, Pace baseball earned a commanding 14-4 victory over Molloy University on Tuesday afternoon. The Setters tallied a run in six different innings as 15 hits propelled Pace to their 20th win of the 2025 season.

With Tuesday's action in the rear-view mirror, the Blue and Gold improve to 20-17 overall and remain 8-9 in the Northeast-10 (NE10) Conference.

Here's What Happened
  • Tullo began his career day in the second inning with an RBI groundout to shortstop, making it 1-0 in favor of the home squad. The early lead lasted one inning, as the Lions produced four runs in the fourth to take a 4-1 lead into the bottom of the inning.
  • The next three runs for the Setters came off home runs from Mason Baronian, Josh Miller, and Brayden Sweppenhiser as Pace managed to even up the score at four. A sacrifice fly from Matthew Franco gave the lead to the Setters as a 5-4 score moved into the sixth inning.
  • After a one-run sixth for the Setters, the seventh inning put the game out of reach for Molloy. Led by a grand slam off the bat of Tullo, Pace took control of the contest, 11-4, in the bottom of the seventh.
  • Three more runs crossed home plate before the end of Pace's rout against the Lions as the Setters earned a 14-4 win at Peter X. Finnerty Field.
Box Score Insights
  • Tullo led the team with six RBIs, led by his grand slam in the seventh inning.
  • Miller (3-for-5, 2 RBIs) increased his hitting streak to 11 games while coming up a triple shy of the cycle.
  • Heppner tallied three hits, a walk, and a run scored on the day, while both Luke and Dominic Rivara notched two hits and two runs scored.
  • The Setters combined for four home runs in the game as the bats made a massive dent on the scoreboard.
  • Brendan McCann (1.0 IP, 0 ER) earned the win in the contest, while Ryan Degnan (3.0 IP, 2K's, 0 ER), Cristian Rodriguez (1.2 IP, 0 ER), Aidan Kempf (1.0 IP, 1K, 0 ER), Justin Dressler (1.0 IP, 1K, 0 ER), and Eric Santaella (1.0 IP, 2K's, 0 ER) all combined to shutdown the Lions at home.
Up Next (Southern New Hampshire University)
On Saturday at 12:00 p.m. the Setters meet with the Penmen of Southern New Hampshire University for an in-conference twin-bill match-up.
 
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