NEW ROCHELLE, NY – The Manhattan Jaspers baseball team (20-30, 10-19 MAAC) took down the Gaels of Iona University (18-28, 14-14 MAAC) by a score of 6-3 inside City Park on Friday evening.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Jaspers sought a bounce-back effort against their cross-town rival, the Iona Gaels, and opened the game with the bases loaded but came up empty in the first inning.
- Manhattan opened the scoring with Ryan Lordier smacking a triple to drive home Jackson Brinker.
- In the third inning, Vincent Samuel hammered a two-run blast over the fence in left field to score him and Justin Best for a three-spot in the run column.
- The seventh inning featured Hunter Sute finding the gap in left field to score Vincent Samuel, and double up Iona down the stretch.
- With the Gaels threatening, the Jaspers put the stop sign up towards Iona with another two runs in the top of the ninth, courtesy of Samuel's double to right-center. He would score Payton Matthews from third, after pinch running for Justin Best as the leadoff hitter.
- Down the stretch of the ninth, the Jaspers worked with runners on the corners for Hayden Jung-Goldberg and posted a successful sacrifice bunt back to the Gaels' hurler to score Samuel for the sixth and final run of the game.
- On the flip side of the ninth, Garrett Theile slammed the door on Iona and forced the Gaels to strand a runner across at second, following Stephenson's ground-rule double.
STATS AND NOTES
- Infielder Vincent Samuel paced the Green and White while going 3-for-5 from the plate, crossing the plate three times and tallying three RBIs, and striking out once with a home run and a double. Samuel was a triple shy of the cycle.
- Starting pitcher Braeden Romero recorded five innings off the rubber, surrendering four hits, two earned runs, and punching out five in 80 total pitches for his first win of the season.
- Outfielder Justin Best added two hits in four at-bats with one run, one walk, one strikeout, and one double in the middle game of the three-game set.
- Infielder Ryan Lordier supplied two hits with one RBI, a walk, a strikeout, and a triple. Lordier also added one stolen base, while getting caught once.
- Outfielder Hayden Jung-Goldberg patrolled left field and went 2-for-4 from the plate with a sacrifice hit to drive home one run and struck out once.
- Catcher Hunter Sute posted a 2-for-3 evening, with one RBI, two walks, one strikeout, and one double.
- Infielder Guriyandel Salva registered a 1-for-4 afternoon, with one walk.
QUOTES FROM THE JASPERS
Head Coach Steven Rosen: "That was another great team win tonight. Outstanding pitching on the attack all night long. Some extraordinary high-level defensive plays were made, particularly with two outs to get off the field. And another strong performance at the plate - with a ton of quality at-bats, living on the barrel, and some well executed team offense."
NEXT UP:
The Jaspers conclude their 2026 season tomorrow, Saturday, May 16, when the Green and White return to New Rochelle to visit the Gaels of Iona University for a 2 p.m. start from City Park.
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