POMONA, NY – The Manhattan Jaspers Baseball team (12-19, 5-12 MAAC) took down the Saints of Siena University (10-20, 6-11 MAAC) by a score of 8-5 inside Clover Stadium on Saturday evening.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Coming off the series-opening loss roughly 24 hours prior, the Green and White capitalized early against the Saints.
- After securing a base knock from Guriyandel Salva, followed by Colin Basehore's walk and Vincent Samuel's fielder's choice, before Andreaus Lewis and Trevor Hansen sent back-to-back singles up the middle to drive home two and expand its lead to as much as three.
- In the third inning, Basehore opened the inning with a single through the left side, before Hansen's round-tripper brought the lead back to three.
- Three batters later, Dylan Mayer doubled to left field to bring home Jeremy Sosa from first. Then, Ryan Lordier added another two runs for a six-run lead.
STATS AND NOTES
- Infielder Trevor Hansen paced the Green and White with a 3-for-4 evening, with a game high three RBIs, one run, one strikeout, and capitalized on a home run.
- Outfielder Dylan Mayer registered a 1-for-4 stat-line with one run, one RBI, and a double, but struck out twice.
- Infielder Ryan Lordier recorded a 2-for-4 performance, with two RBIs, one double, and a walk.
- Catcher Andreaus Lewis went 1-for-4 with two RBIs and one strikeout.
- Outfielder Colin Basehore posted a 2-for-3 day with two runs and one walk.
- Starting pitcher Hudson Pergamit logged five innings of work, surrendering four hits, two earned runs, six strikeouts in 90 pitches for his fourth victory of the year.
- Pitcher Chris Fidanza supplied his first save of the year on 2.1 innings of work, three hits, one walk, and two strikeouts in 38 total pitches.
QUOTES FROM THE JASPERS
Head Coach Steven Rosen: "Very proud of the bounce-back effort today. Hudson [Pergamit] set the tone for us with a great start. That allowed our offense to get things rolling and really execute the game plan that we had coming in. Andrew Brown and Chris Fidanza did a great job coming in and closing the door."
NEXT UP:
The Green and White conclude the three-game set against the Saints of Siena University tomorrow, Sunday, April 12, beginning at 11 a.m. from inside Clover Stadium in Pomona. The contest can be viewed on ESPN+ with a paid subscription.
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