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Manhattan Set To Host Niagara This Weekend

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Manhattan Set To Host Niagara This Weekend

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WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. – Manhattan (11-26; 5-10 MAAC) returns home to host Niagara (9-20-2; 6-6 MAAC) in an important series for both teams. The teams kick off the series with a doubleheader on Saturday, April 25 at 12 p.m. before concluding weekend play with a single game on Sunday, April 26 at 12 p.m. 

A free video stream of Saturday's doubleheader can be access by clicking HERE. 

Weekend Pitching Rotation
Game 1 - Fr. LHP Tom Cosgrove (1-3, 25 K, 4.54 ERA) 
Game 2 - So. LHP Joe Jacques (1-1, 25 K, 5.25 ERA)
Game 3 - Sr. RHP Scott McClennan (2-6, 39 K, 5.04 ERA)

New Beginnings
The teams will be meeting for the first time since the 2013 season. All told just 12 players on the roster have played against the Purple Eagles, with nine seeing game action.

Last Meeting
Niagara swept the weekend series thanks to limiting the Jaspers to just six runs.

Tough Weekend
Despite hitting .316 at Siena, Manhattan dropped all three games to the defending MAAC Champions.

History Lesson
The last time the Jaspers were swept during MAAC play, the Jaspers bounced back with a series victory at Rider a year ago.

History Lesson x2
Last season, Manhattan started the season 4-11 before winning seven-of-nine to squeak into the playoffs as a the No. 6 seed.

Interesting
The previous two meetings between the teams in 2012 and 2013 have resulted in series sweeps for the home team. All told, the Jaspers have won seven-straight at home against the Purple Eagles with the last loss coming on April 13, 2008.

All-Time At Dutchess
Manhattan holds a 3-1 record against Niagara when playing at Dutchess Stadium as the teams met from 2003-2005 at the MAAC Tournament, which was hosted by the Stadium. All-time, the Purple Eagles are 4-8 when playing at the stadium.

Coaching Match-Up
Jim Duffy is 3-3, all-time, against Niagara while seventh-year coach Rob McCoy is 6-9 against the Riverdale-based college.

Tuesday Fireworks At The Ballpark
The Jaspers hit a blistering .407 (22-of-54) from the plate and with runners in scoring position (11-of-27) in taking both ends of a doubleheader from NYIT. Manhattan won the opener by a 6-3 count before scoring a season-high 12 runs in posting a 12-5 victory. 11 of the 12 active position players hit safely while all reached safely.

Over The Last 10 Games ...
The Jaspers are hitting .304 with 16 doubles, five triples and two home runs.

First-Inning Fun
Manhattan has scored in the first inning in each of its last three games after failing to do so once in the previous 14 games. The Jaspers scored a combined eight first-inning runs in Tuesday's sweep of NYIT after scoring eight combined runs in the first inning of the previous 35 games.

Some More Firsts
The doubleheader sweep of NYIT also resulted in the first wins of the year for Manhattan when scoring in the first inning, improving to the Jasper record during that time to 2-7.

Lucky Number 7
The Jaspers are a perfect 7-0 when leading after seven innings after play.

Homer Happy
Junior Christian Santisteban blasted his second home run of the year in the second game against NYIT en route to finishing up 3-for-3 with four RBI while falling a triple shy of the cycle. The homer was the ninth of the season for Manhattan, matching last year's team total.

Heating Up
Santisteban has hit safely in nine-of-10, batting .405 (15-of-37) during that time with four doubles, two triple, one home run and 11 RBI while slugging at a .758 clip. The Sunshine State native leads the Jaspers in hitting (.283), extra-base hits (13), home runs (2), RBI (22), walks (16) and slugging percentage (.433).

Now That's What You Call A Tear
Chris Kalousdian has raised his average 129 points in the last month thanks to a ridiculous 16-game stretch that has seen the fifth-year senior hit safely in 14-of-16 with 11 multi-hit games. During that time he is batting .409 (27-of-66), including .452 (19-of-42) during his current 10-game hitting streak, with 11 runs, four doubles, two triples and eight RBI. On the year, he leads the Jaspers with 37 hits, 24 stolen bases and 14 multi-hit games while batting .261, including .345 during MAAC play.

Double Machine
After failing to record a two-bagger in 2014, senior Vin Teixeira has crushed a team-leading 11 doubles this season. He clubbed two more doubles en route to notching five RBI in a doubleheader sweep of NYIT. He also helped Manhattan to its two most recent MAAC wins with a two-run double in a 6-5 come-from-behind victory over Quinnipiac after notching the eventual game-winning two-run double in a 3-2 triumph vs. Marist.

Last Five
Teixeira is hitting .333 (5-for-15) with two doubles, one home run and seven RBI over his last five games. Over his first 31 games, Teixeira had just nine RBI.

Making Moves
In the doubleheader sweep of NYIT, senior Joe McClennan went 4-for-8 with two runs and three RBI and continues to rank among the team leaders with a .260 average, 32 hits, 18 runs, four doubles, two home runs, 22 RBI and four stolen bases.

Captain Clutch (x2)
The duo of Teixeira and McClennan is hitting .364 (12-for-33) with runners in scoring position during MAAC play with the rest of the team checking in at just .152 (15-for-99).

Clutch
After going 4-for-23 (.174) with RISP over the first two games vs. Quinnipiac, the Jaspers went 5-for-7 (.714) in the finale.

Forlow Finds A Way
Sophomore Matt Forlow is hitting a team-best .429 (15-for-35) with seven runs, four doubles and five walks while reaching base at a .512 clip after starting the season just 2-for-35. On the year, he is hitting .243, including .333 during MAAC play.

Bisset Carrying A Big Stick
After starting his collegiate career 0-for-7, freshman Brendan Bisset is batting .321 (9-for-28) with six runs, four RBI and six walks while reaching base safely in nine-of-10.

Genners Heating Up
Freshman Adam Genners is 5-for-10 over his last three games after going 5-for-27 to start the year.

Day Of Firsts
Senior LHP Mike Martin notched his first victory of the year in game two against NYIT while junior RHP Chris Liquori earned his first career save thanks to 3.0 scoreless frames.

Kandy Man
Sophomore RHP Shawn Kanwisher notched his second win of the year in the first game against NYIT, improving to 2.0 with 12 strikeouts over 16.1 innings. He earned victory No. 1 vs. Quinnipiac with 3.0 scoreless innings or relief.

The Fireman
Sophomore RHP Matt Simonetti notched his second save with 2.0 scoreless frames in the win vs. Quinnipiac and on the year has 15 strikeouts with two saves and a 3.97 ERA over 22.2 innings of work.

Meyers Dominates
Over his last eight games, junior LHP Casey Meyers has struck out eight while yielding just six hits over 11.1 scoreless innings. Since allowing four earned runs in his first appearance, he has yielded just two runs over 13.1 innings en route to posting a 3.77 ERA in a 14.1-inning sample.

JJ In The Pen
Sophomore LHP Joe Jacques has been a force out of the bullpen this season, posting a 2.81 ERA in nine outings with 18 strikeouts over 16.0 innings.

MAAC Domination
Kanwisher, Meyers and freshman RHP Rob Vallone have combined for 14 strikeouts over 15.2 scoreless innings during MAAC play. Jacques, meanwhile, has 'struggled' in posting a 1.93 ERA with eight strikeouts over 9.1 frames.

The Pen
During MAAC play, the bullpen has a 2.66 ERA with 37 strikeouts over 50.2 innings.

Dutchess Stadium
Manhattan opened its 16-game home schedule on Thursday, April 2 against Marist at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, N.Y., the new home of Jasper baseball. Home of the short-season class-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, Dutchess Stadium is used primarily for Hudson Valley Renegades baseball from late June to early September.

2015 MAAC Championship
Manhattan will host the 2015 MAAC Baseball Championship from May 20-24 at Dutchess Stadium.

Preseason Poll
The Jaspers were slated to finish sixth in the annual MAAC Coaches Poll with Canisius (115 points) tabbed to claim the 2015 MAAC Championship. Fairfield (107) was selected to finish second followed by Monmouth (89), Siena (83), Quinnipiac (73), Manhattan (61), Rider (55), Marist (50), Niagara (38), Iona (35) and Saint Peter's (20) 11th.

MAAC Success
Manhattan has qualified for 11 of the last 12 MAAC Tournaments and is 17-17 with three MAAC Championships and two runner-up finishes during that time.

Jaspers In the NCAAs
The Riverdale-based institution is 2-7 in four trips to the NCAA Regionals, finishing second at the 2006 Lincoln Regional.

Up Next
Manhattan hosts Fordham on Tuesday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. before traveling to Wagner on Wednesday, April 29 at 7 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Chris Kalousdian

#32 Chris Kalousdian

RHP/INF
5' 11"
Freshman
Scott McClennan

#33 Scott McClennan

RHP
6' 0"
Freshman
Joe McClennan

#18 Joe McClennan

INF
6' 2"
Freshman
Vin Teixeira

#21 Vin Teixeira

INF
6' 4"
Freshman
Chris Liquori

#26 Chris Liquori

RHP
5' 10"
Freshman
Casey Meyers

#14 Casey Meyers

LHP
6' 2"
Freshman
Christian Santisteban

#13 Christian Santisteban

INF/OF
6' 2"
Freshman
Matt Forlow

#7 Matt Forlow

INF
6' 0"
Freshman
Joe Jacques

#34 Joe Jacques

LHP
6' 3"
Freshman
Shawn Kanwisher

#14 Shawn Kanwisher

RHP
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Chris Kalousdian

#32 Chris Kalousdian

5' 11"
Freshman
RHP/INF
Scott McClennan

#33 Scott McClennan

6' 0"
Freshman
RHP
Joe McClennan

#18 Joe McClennan

6' 2"
Freshman
INF
Vin Teixeira

#21 Vin Teixeira

6' 4"
Freshman
INF
Chris Liquori

#26 Chris Liquori

5' 10"
Freshman
RHP
Casey Meyers

#14 Casey Meyers

6' 2"
Freshman
LHP
Christian Santisteban

#13 Christian Santisteban

6' 2"
Freshman
INF/OF
Matt Forlow

#7 Matt Forlow

6' 0"
Freshman
INF
Joe Jacques

#34 Joe Jacques

6' 3"
Freshman
LHP
Shawn Kanwisher

#14 Shawn Kanwisher

6' 1"
Freshman
RHP
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