Worcester, Mass. (April 21) -- The Assumption College baseball team split a doubleheader on Sunday with Pace University to take two-of-three in a weekend series with the first-place Setters.

The Greyhounds took the first game by a 6-4 final before dropping the second game, 17-2. Assumption won the first game of the series on Friday, 20-9.

The Greyhounds improve to 13-23 overall with the win and now hold an 8-4 record in Northeast-10 Conference Southwest Divisional play while the Setters fall to 25-11 and hold a 10-3 record in divisional action.

Senior Shane Keddy (Worcester, Mass. / Worcester Tech) led the Greyhounds with a 6-for-9 effort in the doubleheader with three doubles. He had two RBI and two runs scored while collecting nine total bases.

In the first game, the Greyhounds jumped on starter Pace starter Michael Tamburino for five runs over the first two innings.

Trailing 1-0 after half an inning, the Greyhounds capitalized on three singles in the first inning after Keddy led off the frame with a single to score two runs. Keddy came around to score on one of the errors and senior Nick Napoli (Medford, Mass. / Boston College) drove in the other run with a sacrifice fly, giving Assumption a 2-1 lead.

Assumption extended the lead to four with a three-run second inning, collecting four hits while taking a walk in the inning.

Freshman Michael Panza (West Haven, Conn. / Notre Dame) started the inning with a walk. Junior Bret Clark (Bristol, Conn. / Bristol Central) followed that with a bunt single, advancing Panza to second. Keddy, the next man up, hit a double to right field, scoring Panza. Clark scored on a wild pitch and after a fly out, sophomore Billy Johnson (Auburn, Mass. / Holy Name) drove in the final run of the inning on a single into left-center field.

The Setters chipped away with two runs in the fifth and a run in the seventh inning, cutting the lead to one, 5-4, but Assumption added an insurance run in the eighth as senior Travis Smith (Coventry, R.I. / Bishop Hendricken) came around to score on a passed ball after getting hit by a pitch earlier in the inning. Pace wouldn't get any closer as the Assumption bullpen worked two innings of shutout baseball to pick up the win.

Sophomore Zack LaRosa (West Hartford, Conn. / Conard) worked seven innings of seven-hit ball, allowing four runs (three earned) while striking out four and walking none to pick up his third win.

Senior Matt Metcalf (Warwick, R.I. / Bishop Hendricken) worked a perfect eighth inning before giving way to senior Dan Bradley (Moodus, Conn. / Hale Ray) who worked a scoreless ninth to earn his sixth save of the season.

In game two, the Setters used a five-run fourth inning to break open a three-run game and give the visiting team an eight-run lead on the way to a 17-2 final. Keddy went 3-for-4 in the game with a walk while sophomore Ryan Connelly (West Roxbury, Mass. / Boston Latin) went 2-for-2 off the bench for the Greyhounds.

Sophomore Mitch Kelly (Watertown, Conn. / Watertown) took the loss for the Greyhounds, working three innings while allowing six hits and five runs. He falls to 3-2 on the season with the loss.

The Greyhounds are back in action on Wednesday, April 24th as the team will travel to take on the Golden Knights of the College of Saint Rose. The game will begin at 3:30 p.m. in Albany, N.Y.

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