Easton, PA (April 7, 2004)- Manhattan fell to Lafayette, 6-3, today at Class of 78 Stadium on the Lafayette campus. The Jaspers were led by
Chris Gaskin, who went 2-3 with a solo homer. Manhattan falls to 6-14-1 on the season.
The Jaspers jumped on the board early, plating three runs in the top of the second, though the scoring would amount to all Manhattan could muster. Gaskin led off the inning with a home run down the right field line. After a groundout, consecutive singles by
Nick Derba and
Gary Diaz put runners on the corners with one out. Diaz then attempted to steal second, and advanced to third on an error by the Leopard's second baseman, which allowed Derba to score. Diaz was plated on an RBI groundout by
John Maser to make the score 3-0.
Lafayette (10-15) scored once in the bottom of the second on an RBI single by Eric Vacca to make the score 3-1.
Manhattan loaded the bases in the fifth looking to break the game open, but, after a lineout to the pitcher, the Leopards converted a double-play when
John Fitzpatrick fouled out and Maser was thrown out at the plate attempting to tag up.
Lafayette knotted the score at 3-3 in the bottom of the fifth on a two run homer by Jason Boyd. The Leopards would add two in the seventh and one in the eighth to provide the final margin.
Ian Quinn (0-1) was tagged for the loss, while Tom Phelan (1-0) picked up the win for Lafayette.
The Jaspers return to action on Saturday, April 10, when they travel to Poughkeepsie, NY to take on Marist in a MAAC double-header scheduled to begin at 12 noon.
