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Jones
Patrick McPartland
8
Winner Niagara NIA 16-10, 17-10 MAAC
5
Manhattan MAN 7-18, 7-18 MAAC
Winner
Niagara NIA
16-10, 17-10 MAAC
8
Final
5
Manhattan MAN
7-18, 7-18 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Niagara NIA 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 8 12 4
Manhattan MAN 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 5 10 4

W: Jones, Alex (1-0) L: Sabato, Teddy (2-3)

8
Niagara NIA 16-11, 17-11 MAAC
15
Winner Manhattan MAN 8-18, 8-18 MAAC
Niagara NIA
16-11, 17-11 MAAC
8
Final
15
Manhattan MAN
8-18, 8-18 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Niagara NIA 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 13 5
Manhattan MAN 5 2 0 0 3 2 1 2 X 15 18 0

W: Solimine, Justin (1-2) L: Cameron, Zach (2-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Niagara Splits Season Series Against The Jaspers

GAME 1
SCORE Niagara 8 – Manhattan 5
RECORDS Niagara (17-10, 17-10 MAAC) – Manhattan (7-18, 7-18 MAAC)
LOCATION Van Cortlandt Park
 
RIVERDALE, N.Y. – The Purple Eagles split a doubleheader against Manhattan on Sunday to split the four-game season series. 

Game Recap
  • An RBI double from Cole Tucker and an RBI single from Michael Gabriele gave the Purple Eagles a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning.
  • In the top of the second, Dawson Bailey, Benny Serrano and Brady Desjardins all scored on Manhattan errors and an RBI ground-out from Marty Cole gave Niagara a 6-0 lead over the Jaspers.
  • The Jaspers got on the board in the bottom of the second, but Niagara led by five, 6-1.
  • In the fourth, Tucker singled to left field, scoring Cole O'Connor. Tucker then stole home plate to give NU an 8-1 advantage.
  • The Jaspers scored four runs in the seventh, but Niagara held onto its lead, winning game one, 8-5.

Eagle's Eye On
  • Tucker and Gabriele led NU with three hits each. O'Connor added two hits.
  • Tucker led the team in stolen bases with three.
  • Tucker had a team-high two RBIs and O'Connor had a team-high three runs scored.
  • Alex Jones (1-0) earned the win on the mound. He fanned four and allowed three earned runs on six hits in 6.0 innings pitched.
 
 
GAME 2
SCORE Manhattan 15 – Niagara 8
RECORDS Manhattan (8-18, 8-18 MAAC) - Niagara (17-11, 17-11 MAAC)
LOCATION Van Cortlandt Park
 
Game Recap
  • The Purple Eagles got off to a hot start in game two, with early back-to-back homers in the first inning. Tucker homered to left field, driving in three runs, and Peter Battaglia hit a solo homerun to give NU a 4-0 lead.
  • The Jaspers scored three runs in the bottom of the first, but NU still led, 4-3.
  • In the top of the second, Benny Serrano went yard, batting in two runs to put Niagara ahead by three, 6-3.
  • In the bottom of the second inning, Manhattan took the lead, 7-6.
  • An RBI ground-out from O'Connor in the third tied things up, 7-7.
  • An RBI triple and a two-run homerun from the Jaspers in the bottom of the fifth put them back in the lead, 10-7.
  • In the top of the sixth frame, an RBI double from Battaglia brought the Purple Eagles within two runs of Manhattan, 10-8.
  • The Jaspers, however, picked up momentum, scoring two runs in the sixth, one in the seventh and two more in the eighth to take a 15-8 lead over NU.
  • Manhattan held Niagara off in the ninth to earn the 15-8 win in game two.

Eagle's Eye On
  • Tucker led NU with three hits. O'Connor, Serrano, Battaglia and Gabriele each added two hits for NU.
  • Tucker had a team-high three RBIs, while Battaglia and Serrano each batted in two runs.
  • Zach Cameron (2-2) took the loss on the mound. He struck out two and allowed five earned runs on five hits in 3.1 innings pitched.

Up Next
  • Niagara hosts Fairfield for a four-game series at Bobo Field May 8-9.

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