SHADA'S NIGHTCAP GEM COMPLETES PACE SWEEP OF BENTLEY
WALTHAM, MA- Kiryl Shada tossed a gem in the nightcap, pitching a complete game two-hit shutout, while striking out 11, as the Pace softball team swept Bentley College. The Setters took Game 1 9-3 and won Game 2 behind Shada's performance 6-0. The Setters improve to 16-28 overall and 7-17 in the NE-10.
Pace struck first in the opening inning, as Kerri McLean drew a walk with two out and scored on Patricia Hurley's double. The Setters added to their lead in the second, scoring three times, capitalizing on a Falcon error. Pace added to their lead in the fourth as McLean drove in a pair of runs with a single. The Setters put the game away in the fifth, taking advantage of three Bentley errors, leading to two more Setter runs.
Kim Troiano earned the win in relief striking out two and allowing three hits and no runs.
The Setters completed the sweep behind Shada's gem in the nightcap. Carolyn Krause went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI, while Hyra Kameraj and Julia Hunt each had 2 RBI in Game 2.
The Setters return to action when the host Assumption College on
Tuesday May 1, for Senior Day on PAce Briarcliff campus with first
pitch scheduled for a 3:30 pm start.