Syracuse, N.Y. – Junior righty Josiah Gray (New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle) struck out nine over eight scoreless innings and redshirt junior designated hitter Andrew Taft (Clinton, N.Y./Clinton/Buffalo) smacked a three-run homer to lead the 10th-ranked Le Moyne College baseball team to a 5-0 win over Pace University in Northeast-10 Conference Southwest Division action on Saturday at Dick Rockwell Field.

The Dolphins scored the only runs they would need with four in the third inning on just two hits. Freshman left fielder Nick Spinella (Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) and senior center fielder Brian Cox (North Kingstown, R.I./North Kingstown) drew walks to open the frame. Taft then sent a 3-1 pitch over the fence down the right field line for his NE10-leading 12th home run of the season. After a pair of outs, junior catcher Camillo Spinoso (Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy/George Washington) blasted his third home run of the season over the fence in left field.

Le Moyne tacked on a run in the fourth on two hits and a Pace error. Sophomore third baseman Nicholas Jacques (Ballston Lake, N.Y./Shenendehowa) reached on a throwing error by the shortstop start the inning. After singles by redshirt freshman second baseman Brian O'Mara (Syracuse, N.Y./Westhill) and Spinella to load the bases, Jacques scored on a sacrifice fly to center by Cox.

Gray, who was listed 123rd in Baseball America's MLB Draft Top 300 Prospects released on Friday, retired the first 10 batters he faced. Of his nine strikeouts, four came in the top of the eighth inning, while he allowed just three singles over his eight innings of work. He has tossed 24 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run. Senior lefty Cody Barnes (Norwich, N.Y./Norwich) earned his third save of the season after striking out the only batter he faced. Spinoso, O'Mara and Spinella each tallied two of Le Moyne's eight hits. Ryan Aquino took the loss after giving up five runs (four earned) and eight hits over eight innings, while striking out two.

Le Moyne (29-10-1, 14-3-1 NE10, 10-2 SW), which recorded its East Region-leading eighth shutout of the season, and the Setters are scheduled to complete the three-game series on Sunday with a doubleheader beginning at 12:00 p.m. The second game of the series was scheduled for Saturday, but had to be pushed to Sunday due to heavy rain.