PLEASANTVILLE, New York- The American International College baseball team fell 4-0 in its Northeast-10 Conference Southwest Division series opener at Pace University on Friday, May 2.
FAST FACTS:
Score: Pace 4, AIC 0
Records:AIC moves to 19-22 overall, 11-14 in NE10 play and 8-8 in the SW Division; Pace improves to 29-14 overall, 15-9 in NE10 action and 10-6 in SW Divisional play.
Location: Peter X. Finnerty Field Pleasantville, New York
STATS LEADERS:
AIC:
Brendan Carter: 1-for-4
Joe Kemlage: Loss (5-5), 6.2 innings pitched, four runs (none earned), four strikeouts
Pace:
Noah Clement: 2-for-3, two RBI
Dean Depreta: 2-for-4, one RBI, one run
Thomas Ippolito: Win (6-1), 9.0 innings pitched, no earned runs, seven strikeouts
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Offense was at a premium for both teams; through the first six innings, runners reached third just three times as sophomore Joe Kemlage stifled Pace's batters while Thomas Ippolito shut down the AIC hitters.
- In the seventh, Pace finally broke the deadlock, scoring four unearned runs thanks to a pair of walks and a pair of hits plus two errors and a wild pitch. Dean Depreta drove in the first run with a double that was the lone extra-base hit of the game.
- Ippolito went the distance for the Setters, allowing just a lone hit to senior Brendan Carter as the Setters took game one of the series 4-0.
NEXT UP:
- The Yellow Jackets will wrap up the regular season as they finish their series at Pace in a doubleheader on Saturday, May 4 starting at noon.
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