POUGHKEEPSIE, NY - The Marist Red Foxes extended their winning streak to 19 games in a row with a pair of MAAC victories over the Manhattan Jaspers this afternoon at McCann Field. The Red Foxes took the first game, 6-1, and shutout the Jaspers in the nightcap, 4-0, to improve to 27-9 overall and 15-2 in the MAAC. Manhattan falls to 20-18 overall and 7-10 in the conference.
The Jaspers managed just five hits in game one, four of which came from senior Wendell Anderson (East Hartford, CT). Anderson went 4-4 with three singles and a solo homerun in the top of the ninth for the Jaspers' only offense. Anderson's homerun was his fifth of the season. Freshman Ken Gleason (Glendale, NY) took the loss, working all eight innings while allowing six earned runs on 11 basehits with one strikeout and one walk. He is 5-3 on the year.
In game two, both teams struggled at the plate, as both Manhattan and Marist tallied just five basehits. But the Red Foxes capitalized on three Jasper errors to account for all four runs. Sophomores Josh Greco (Kensington, CT) and Frank Cappello (Pelham, NY) each collected two hits in the losing effort. Freshman Mike Parisi (Lake Grove, NY) took the loss and falls to 5-4 on the year, pitching six innings and allowing four runs, only one earned, on five hits with two strikeouts and four walks.
Manhattan looks to salvage one game of the three-game series tomorrow afternoon at 12 Noon.
