JERSEY CITY, N.J. – The Saint Peter's University baseball team defeated Manhattan 9-7 on Saturday afternoon. Junior infielder Sam Haney recorded three RBI's on the day, including hitting a two-run homer in the seventh. Sophomore pitcher Matthew Dubois and senior pitcher Ryan Wappaus each pitched great on the day to help the Peacocks earn their first MAAC win of the season.
Score: Saint Peter's 9, Manhattan 7
Records: Saint Peter's (4-19, 1-4 MAAC) | Manhattan (11-12, 3-2 MAAC)
Pitchers: W:
Ryan Wappaus (1-1) L: Ryan Crehan (0-1) S: None
Location: Jaroschak Field | Jersey City, NJ
How It Happened
- Manhattan scored in the top half of the first.
- Sophomore outfielder Collin Jensen hit an RBI single in the bottom of the first to tie the game. Graduate infielder Chris Marquart scored on the play.
- The Jaspers struck again in the second, tacking on one run.
- Saint Peter's took the lead in the fourth. Marquart drove in a run after he was hit by a pitch. Junior outfielder Nick Markantonatos then grounded out with the bases loaded to drive in another run to take a 4-2 lead.
- Haney hit a two run home run in the seventh to put the Peacocks up 6-2.
- The Jaspers scored five runs in the eighth to take the lead back.
- Haney, sophomore infielder Jack Eichler, and junior infielder Jeff Massicotte each recorded RBI singles in the bottom of the eighth to put Saint Peter's back in front. Wappaus would close things out in the ninth to earn the Peacocks the win.
Notes
- Dubois pitched seven innings in the contest. He recorded two strikeouts and allowed five earned runs.
- Wappaus earned the winning decision, pitching two innings and striking out four batters.
- Haney had three RBI's, two hits, and scored two runs.
- Eichler and Massicotte each had three hits, one RBI, and scored a run.
- Jensen recorded two hits, two runs, and an RBI.
- Marquart and freshman outfielder Michael Pollard each had one hit, one RBI, and scored one run.
Coach's Quotes (Lou Proietti)
- Our guys did a great job bouncing back from a poor performance yesterday.
- Matt Dubois gave us a chance to win with a quality start. He threw strikes with multiple pitches and limited the walks to help keep us in the game.
- Offensively multiple guys had quality at bats to help us manufacture runs. We will need to play quality defense again tomorrow if we hope to have a chance to win the series.
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