POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – The Manhattan Jaspers Baseball team (6-7, 1-2 MAAC) fell in the series finale to the Red Foxes of Marist University (2-11, 2-1 MAAC) by a score of 14-7 inside Heritage Financial Park on Sunday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- In the visiting half of the fourth inning, and trailing by one run, the Jaspers responded quickly with the bases loaded off the bat of Trevor Hansen with a sacrifice fly to left field to drive home Colin Basehore.
- Next batter, it was Justin Best, who notched a go-ahead bloop single to allow Carson Vance to cross the plate for the 2-1 lead.
- Then, Guriyandel Salva drove in Best and Andreaus Lewis to give the Jaspers a trio of insurance runs on the board.
- In the top of the sixth, and trailing, Hansen launched a leadoff home run to cut the Jaspers' deficit to six.
- In the visiting half of the seventh inning with the bases loaded again, Salva brought in Basehore for the team's sixth run of the night.
- Finally, the Jaspers took advantage of a Marist miscue courtesy of Vincent Samuel, who reached on an error by the opposing shortstop, and scored Jeremy Sosa from third.
STATS AND NOTES
- Infielder Guriyandel Salva went 3-for-4 on the afternoon with three RBI's and a double and landed on base due to being hit by a pitch.
- Outfielder Justin Best went 2-for-4, crossed the plate and walked once, and added an RBI to his ledger.
- Infielder Trevor Hansen launched his second round-tripper in a 2-for-4 afternoon, which included crossing the plate once.
- Outfielder Jeremy Sosa went 2-for-5, crossed the plate once, and worked a walk.
NEXT UP:
The Green and White return to action on Tuesday, March 10, when the Jaspers trek across the Hudson River to face the Knights of FDU inside the Naimoli Family Baseball Complex, beginning at 3 p.m. The contest can be viewed on NEC Front Row.
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