2016 Schedule
RIVERDALE, NY – The 2016 Manhattan College softball schedule was released on Tuesday by Head Coach Tom Pardalis. The Jaspers will make trips to Florida, Virginia and California while also playing 20 home contests at Gaelic Park.
Manhattan begins the season in Madeira Beach, FL, on the weekend of Feb. 19-21. The Jaspers will play five games in the tournament, which is being hosted by Eastern Michigan. After opening the home schedule with a doubleheader against Hartford on March 1, Manhattan takes part in the Hampton Tournament (March 4-6) before heading west for the Saint Mary's Tournament (March 11-13). This marks the second straight year in which the Jaspers will visit Saint Mary's.
After taking part in the St. John's Tournament from March 18-20, the Jaspers begin a four-game homestand with a single contest against LIU Brooklyn on March 24. Manhattan welcomes Sacred Heart for a doubleheader two days later and concludes the homestand with a single game against Stony Brook on March 30.
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) play begins at Siena, the team that knocked Manhattan out of last season's MAAC Tournament, on April 2. The Jaspers then host defending MAAC champion Fairfield on April 3 before taking on Wagner in a non-conference twinbill on April 7.
On April 9, Manhattan starts a 10-game road trip with a pair of contests at MAAC rival Marist. The Jaspers also have non-conference dates with Lehigh (April 13) and Columbia (April 20), as well as MAAC doubleheaders at Rider (April 16) and Monmouth (April 17) before returning to Gaelic Park for a twinbill with Niagara on April 23. Manhattan hosts Canisius a day later, then welcomes Fairleigh Dickinson to Riverdale on April 26.
Non-conference play concludes with a doubleheader at Army West Point on April 30, and the Jaspers will hold their Senior Day ceremonies during their home twinbill against Quinnipiac on May 1. After wrapping up its home schedule with a midweek doubleheader against Iona on May 4, Manhattan finishes the regular season at Saint Peter's on May 7.
This season's MAAC Tournament will take place from May 11-14 on the No. 1 seed's home field. Manhattan is looking to qualify for the six-team event for the third straight year.
