#19 Vincent Davis, INF/RHP Celebrating With his Team.
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By Isaiah Rosario, Sports Editor
Manhattan Jaspers Softball:
Manhattan College sports opened up this week on April 9, when the Jaspers took on Fairfield in the first two games of a three-game series at Fairfield. The Jaspers came out victorious 4-2 in the first game but fell 7-2 in the second game.
The scoring came early for the Jaspers as Maddy Weir hit a two-run home run to give the Jaspers an early lead, scoring her along with Gabriella Mazzotta. After a triple from Lindsey Hoag in the following at-bat, Sophia Kisloski was able to drive her in making the score 3-0 in the top of the first. In the third inning, the Jaspers had the bases loaded but were only able to add one run after a sacrifice fly by Kiseloski.
The Stags tagged two runs in the bottom of the third inning, but the scoring stopped there as Mollie Charest threw 6 ⅔ inning and struck out nine as Ava Metzger shut the door on the Stags. The second game of the doubleheader was quite different.
The Stags came out swinging in the second game as the match began with an RBI single in the first and would add more insurance in the second with one run and the score stood at 2-0 in favor of the Stags at the end of the second.
In the top of the fifth inning, there was an opportunity for the Jaspers to tie the game as Anissa Villalobos hit a single, scoring two runs. The tie did not last long as the Stags scored three runs in the bottom of the inning resulting in a 5-2 lead. The Stags continued to tally runs in the sixth as they extended their lead to five after a two-run RBI double.
In the rubber match of the three-game set, we saw a very tight game, but the Stags came out on top after a great hitting display by second baseman Morgan Sylvestre of the Stags as she hit 3-4 with one RBI.
It was quite the slow game offensively for both teams heading into the fifth inning as the game was 2-0 Stags. The Jaspers would break the scoring open as a team got a carousel of singles together to put the Jaspers up 3-2 in the middle of the fifth.
Unfortunately, the lead would not last long as the Stags had an RBI groundout to put them back up. The lead would remain in the hands of the Stags for the rest of the game as a late rally in the seventh would not be enough.
Manhattan Jaspers Baseball:
The Jaspers looked to snap their four-game skid back home against Iona, and they did so in style. The bats came alive after the third to help the Jaspers come out with a much-needed win after a rough series versus Saint Peter’s.
After a swiped bag by Drew Wyers, Chase Swain was able to drive him in with an RBI single to get the scoring started in the first. After a third-inning rally by the Gaels, the Jaspers were down 3-1 heading into the first.
After the three-run third, Greg Shaw came in and pitched an absolute gem, throwing six innings, allowing five hits, one earned run and seven strikeouts.
The one run would be the only offense the Gaels would see on their end, but the offense for the Jaspers was only getting started when Shaw took the mound. Trevor Hansen came up to bat in the fourth and hit a two-run home run to tie the game at three. Vincent Davis in the next inning hit a two-run home run to put the Jaspers up by two.
In the next inning, Hansen thought one home run was not enough, so he decided to hit another in the sixth to put the Jaspers up by three. The offense continued to roll as the lead got up to seven after Davis’ second home run of the game put the Jaspers up seven.
The offense kept thriving in the eighth inning, swinging the lead to eight until Hansen decided he was not done and wanted to put the cherry on top by adding another home run to his two to put Jaspers up 10. The final score of the game was 14-4.
Manhattan Jaspers Men’s Lacrosse:
The only game this week for the men’s lacrosse team would come against Long Island University (LIU) in a high-scoring contest with their four-game win streak on the line. A late insurance goal by the Sharks with two minutes left in the fourth quarter resulted in their first Jasper loss in four games.
The first quarter started quite well for the Jaspers as Kyle Gucwa scored three goals by 6:46 in the first quarter. The Sharks bit back by scoring four unanswered goals to have them up in the first with a score of 5-3.
Gucwa secured his fourth and final goal in the second quarter but another run by the Sharks extended their lead to 8-4 with under seven minutes to play. The Jaspers fought back at the end of the second scoring three consecutive goals, with goals by Quinn Bowler, Kelly DuPree and James Hogan.
The third period was tight the whole way as goals were traded back and forth but as the third quarter came to a close, the Sharks scored two goals with less than a minute left in the quarter. Unfortunately, the outscoring in the fourth was not enough and the Sharks came out victorious 13-12.
Manhattan Jaspers Women’s Lacrosse:
The Jaspers began the game in quite the skid, but hoped to come out of the trench they’ve been in the last few games to beat Canisius. Unfortunately, after a big third quarter by the Griffs, the Griffs were able to come out victorious with a final score of 12-7.
The Jaspers were able to score first in the game after a goal by Ava Fernandes. The Griffs were able to tally two goals to end the first to put them up one at the end of the first. The scoring rolled into the second quarter as the Griffs added three more goals before the Jaspers were able to score one.
Despite being down by four, the Jaspers found themselves back in the game with goals by Reagan Mullins and Julianna Iovine. After a goal by both the Griffs and the Jaspers, the score heading into the second half was 6-4 Canisius.
The third quarter was the difference in the game, as the Jasper defense allowed five goals in the quarter, and the offense was only able to answer with one to end the quarter. After a large scoring period by the Griffs in the third, the scoring calmed down as the Jaspers scored two and the Griffs scored one – ultimately resulting in a victory by the Golden Griffs.