PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Senior RF Zach Saunders (Adelphi, Md.) banged out two doubles and junior shortstop Sean Brown (West Orange, N.J.) and junior CF Liam Lombardi (Stony Point, N.Y.) also had two hits apiece as Caldwell baseball fell at Pace, 10-3, in non-league action at Peter X. Finnerty Field.
Lombardi's first-inning double staked the Cougars (8-14) an early 1-0 lead. After Pace (20-8) went up, 6-1, Caldwell scored a sixth-inning unearned run when sophomore 3B Michael Cruz (Miami) scampered home from second when sophomore catcher Christopher Bayo (Miami) reached on a throwing error.
Senior 1B Oscar Fajardo's (Brentwood, N.Y.) solo home run in the ninth capped the scoring.
Sophomore righty Nick Napolitano (No. Massapequa, N.Y.) was impressive in relief, tossing 1 â…" scoreless innings.
Caldwell resumes its three-game series with Bloomfield on Saturday, hosting the Bears in CACC play at Kiwanis Oval in a doubleheader beginning at noon.