RIVERDALE, N.Y. – The Manhattan Jaspers softball team (14-30, 9-13 MAAC) fell in both their contests against the Stags from Fairfield (23-20, 15-5 MAAC), by the final scores of 9-1 and 6-2 at Gaelic Park on Tuesday afternoon.
GAME ONE: Manhattan 1, Fairfield 9 (F/6)
- Fairfield wasted no time getting on the board in the matinee, as the third batter of the game reached on an error to score the runner from third.
- In the following frame, a leadoff homer doubled that initial advantage through two.
- Later in the third, a two-RBI double multipled the lead by two once again, as the score showed 4-0 through three.
- Lainey Brown got the Jaspers on the board with her solo deep shot to right-center field, her seventh of the season.
- The Stags brought their offense to life in the sixth, piling on an extra five, highlighted by an RBI double.
- Despite Brown reaching scoring position in the home half, the first bout ended early via run rule.
GAME TWO: Manhattan 2, Fairfield 6
- Contrary to game one, defense held for the first three innings, with the two teams combining for five hits.
- Starter Natalye DeBus got out of a one out, bases loaded jam in the top of the third, securing a looking strikeout and popout in consecutive fashion.
- By the fourth, two RBI singles put Fairfield up 2-0 through four.
- A back-to-back sequence of a DeBus single and Brown sacrifice fly tied the ballgame at two apiece through five.
- Fairfield responded in the sixth with a solo home run to retake the lead at 3-2 at the end of six.
- Three insurance runs came home in the road half of the seventh, all by a three-run shot with runners on second and third.
- Manhattan was unable to generate any offensive chances in the final frame, ending the nightcap.
STATS AND NOTES
- Sophomore utility player Brianna Estevez led the team with three hits out of her seven at-bats.
- Freshman infielder Lainey Brown accumulated her seventh home run of 2026, now second amongst the Jaspers.
NEXT UP:
Manhattan will continue its 2026 campaign on Saturday, April 25, when they embark on their final road trip of the season to Western New York to square off against the Purple Eagles from Niagara. First pitch is scheduled for 12:00 PM from Niagara Softball Field, streamed live on ESPN+ with a paid subscription.
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