Box Score: Game One
Box Score: Game Two

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – The Purple Eagles dropped both games of their doubleheader against the Manhattan Jaspers on Saturday at Van Cortlandt Park.
 
Game One
The Purple Eagles (10-15, 3-4 MAAC) were held at bay in the opening game of the afternoon, collecting four hits over seven innings. 
 
Manhattan (11-17, 6-2 MAAC) opened the scoring in the bottom of the first with an RBI-single and pushed the lead to 4-0 in the second scoring three runs on three hits and an error. 
 
Niagara chipped into the Jaspers’ lead in the fourth.  The first three batters to the plate, Eric Hink, Ryan McCauley, and Jesse Harris, all walked to load the basses with no outs.  A Jon Wilson SAC fly got Niagara on the board and cut the deficit to three.  McCauley would later score on an error to get the Purple Eagles within 4-2.
 
After forcing the Jaspers into a three-up, three-down fourth, Niagara threatened to complete the rally in the fifth.  Joel Klock led things off with a double to center field.  Adam Wagner moved Klock to third with a bunt single and later stole second to move two runners into scoring position with one out in the inning.  McCauley was issued his second walk of the contest to load the bases but Manhattan was able to get out of trouble with a pair of force plays to end the inning. 
 
Pitching would take over the final innings as the only hit in the final frames came on a Wagner single in the top of the seventh.  Manhattan was able to hang on for a 4-2 win.
 
Drew Fittry started the game for Niagara and received the loss.  He threw 4.2 innings and was charged with three runs on four hits. 
 
Game Two
Manhattan opened the scoring again in the second game of the day, going up 6-0 after a two-run fourth and a four-run fifth. 
 
A RBI single in the sixth kick-started Niagara’s offense as Thomas Rodrigues snuck a bal through the right side to score Harris.  The Purple Eagles cut the deficit to 6-4 after Harris singled up the middle and scored McCauley.  Evan Wexler singled up the middle and scored Harris and Wynton Bernard. 
 
A pair of RBI-singles in the Manhattan half of the seventh put the Jaspers up 8-4.  Niagara threatened in the eight, loading the bases with no outs, but couldn’t being another run across and the Japsers held on to win 8-4.
 
Jordan Schwartz got the start, and the loss, for Niagara pitching five innings and giving up six runs.  Wagner led the way for the Purple Eagles, going 4-for-8 from the plate and Wexler had a team-high two RBIs.
 
Niagara is back in action next Tuesday when it hosts the St. Bonaventure Bonnies for a doubleheader beginning at two p.m. at Sal Maglie Stadium.