NEW YORK, NY – The Manhattan Jaspers Baseball team (9-12, 3-6 MAAC) erupted from the plate against the Lions of Columbia University (4-13, 2-1 Ivy League) for a 17-9 win inside Robertson Field at Satow Stadium on Wednesday evening.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Jaspers started their quest for their first victory over Columbia since 2018, rather quickly, with a first-inning bases-clearing triple from Hunter Sute.
- Then, Sute, on third, scored off a passed ball with Trevor Hansen at the plate.
- Manhattan wasn't done in the top of the second with Jeremy Sosa scoring from third off a Colin Basehore ground out to put the Jaspers ahead 5-0.
- In the top of the third inning with the bases occupied on second and third, Hayden Jung-Goldberg bunted back to the pitcher for the successful safety squeeze to put the team's sixth run on the board.
- The Lions were able to post their second run before the Green and White again responded with five runs in the fourth, highlighted by Josiah Brown's two-run blast to right field, along with Justin Best and Hunter Sute's back-to-back doubles.
- In the top of the sixth inning with the bases loaded once more, Guriyandel Salva brought home two more runs before bringing a third across the plate due to an error by the opposing second baseman.
- The bats didn't stop for the Jaspers, with Salva launching his first home run of the season to center field for the team's 15th run.
- Finally, Manhattan didn't stop in the top of the ninth, with another two runs added courtesy of Hunter Sute's base knock through the right side to drive home Vincent Samuel.
- With the bases loaded one final time, Jung-Goldberg sent an infield single to second to bring home Dylan Mayer for the team's 17th and final run.
STATS AND NOTES
- Catcher Hunter Sute posted a 5-for-6 afternoon with five RBI's, and crossed the plate four times that featured a trio of doubles, and a triple on the day.
- Outfielder Hayden Jung-Goldberg went 2-for-4 with two RBI's, one run, a sacrifice hit, and was hit by a pitch in the contest this afternoon.
- Infielder Josiah Brown went two-for-three with two runs scored, three walks, and two RBI's.
- Outfielder Justin Best continued his hot hitting with two hits in four at bats, crossed the plate twice, two RBI, one walk, and one double.
- Outfielder Jeremy Sosa logged a 2-for-4 clip from the dish, with three runs scored, one walk, one double, and the team's lone stolen base on the day.
- Infielder Guriyandel Salva went 2-for-6, with two runs, three RBI's, one walk, and a home run.
- Pitcher Andrew Brown posted three strikeouts in 2.1 innings of work. Brown surrendered one run, unearned, worked a walk, and faced nine batters in 40 total pitches.
QUOTES FROM THE JASPERS
Head Coach Steven Rosen: "First off, a ton of respect for their program, players, and their coaching staff, who do a tremendous job. We appreciate their help with our program in the fall, as Clover Stadium finalized its turf. It was an awesome team win today - and especially great to see some different guys get in and have so much success. Looch [Andrew Castelluccio] and Brown set the tone early and allowed our bats to get to work. 30+ quality at-bats in one game is pretty impressive."
NEXT UP:
The Green and White embark on its second conference road trip to face the Warriors of Merrimack College on Friday, March 27, to begin a three-game series in North Andover, beginning at 3 p.m., played at the Greater Lawrence Technical School. The series can be viewed on ESPN+ with a paid subscription.
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