Setters Easter Weekend Roundup

Natalia Alvarez Pagan, Sports Editor

The Setters were in action for the holiday weekend, with baseball and softball continuing to rack up the Ws, while both men’s and women’s lacrosse took on Southern New Hampshire University.

Softball: The Setters took on the College of Saint Rose on Fri. April 3. It was a close contest but the Setters ended up on top 6-5 after a two-run walk-off homer from senior Natalie Gellos. With their walk-off win the Setters are now 14-6, putting them on top of their division.

Pace scored first during the first inning with Jeane Drury reaching second base on an error, moving to third on a passed ball and scoring on Gellos’ bunt single. Up 1-0, the Setters scored again in the second with a solo homerun from catcher Hana Wright, her 20th in her career.

The Golden Knights came back in the fourth with a four run rally, but Pace was able to tie it back up the following inning. A run in the eighth inning brought Saint Rose back up to 5-4; the Setters then rallied with two out and Gellos’ two-run homer proved to be the difference.

Baseball: Pace baseball was in action on Sat. April 4, sweeping a twin bill against the College of Saint Rose, with the Setters winning game one 10-6 and game two 3-2. Pace improved its record to 12-10 with the win.

Game one went on for 14 innings, with the bullpen allowing just one run over the span of ten innings. The majority of the scoring for the Setters in game 1 came later on in the game, beginning in the eighth inning when Pace rallied to get the bases loaded with just one out. The first two runs of the inning were platted when Cory Capaldi and Tyler Bivona received two walks back-to-back. Brett Bittiger knocked in a couple more runs on a fielder’s choice and error from the Golden Knights. The fifth and final run then came from Michael Gulino with an RBI single, putting Pace ahead 6-5.

The game then went to extra-innings as the Golden Knights added a run to tie it up at 6-6. Pitcher Dylan Mouzakes came on in relief and held the Golden Knights scoreless for three innings, with four strikeouts.

The game remained scoreless till the 14 inning, when Pace senior Tom Midolo led off the inning with a double, setting up a bases loaded with no outs situation for the Setters. Two walks later, the Setters now held a two run lead and added more when Gulino hit a 2-RBI single to take the Setters to 10-6.

Pitcher Josh Grant relieved Mouzakes in the bottom of the 14th to close the game out for Pace.

Women’s Lacrosse: It was a tough contest for the Setters as they were on the road against Southern New Hampshire University on Sat. April 4, with the Penmen winning 21-14. Freshman Courtney Sulfaro scored four goals for Pace. The Setters fell to 3-7 and 1-6 in the NE-10.

Captain Angela Kelly put the Setters on the board first with a goal in the first half, after the Penmen had netted in three goals. After three more runs from the Penmen, the Setters rallied for a 5-2 run. It continued on as a back-and-forth contest, with Casey Gelderman and Cassandra Pacelli netting the final two goals for the Setters.

Alissa Silvestri clocked in the most time for Pace, but allowed 13 goals with 5 saves.

Men’s Lacrosse: Men’s Lacrosse completed the Setters game weekend with an 18-7 win over Southern New Hampshire University, improving their record to 4-5 and 2-4 in the NE-10. The Setters got out to an early lead and never really relinquished it, as they lead 9-1 by halftime.

Pace continued on in the second half with two more goals to lead 11-1 thanks to freshman Liam Brennan. The win was Pace’s second NE-10 victory.