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Wappingers Falls, NY - Senior
Brendan Bisset (New City, NY / Don Bosco Prep (NJ)) rapped out three hits, but it wasn't enough as Manhattan dropped a 15-4 decision to Hofstra in non-conference action at Dutchess Stadium.
The Jaspers fall to 20-20 while the Pride improves to 18-15.
Senior
Michael Pfenninger (Flemington, NJ / Hunterdon Central) and junior
Fabian Pena (Miami, FL / Calusa Prep) each also registered multiple-hits to round out the top performers on offense.
Hofstra opened the scoring with eight runs over the first three innings.
Manhattan finally got on the board in the bottom of the third inning with a single run. Graduate student
Matt Forlow (Cold Spring, NY / Haldane) was plunked to lead off the frame before moving to second on a Pena bloop single. After a fly out, Pfenninger smacked a sacrifice fly to center to plate Forlow in making it an 8-1 game.
Hofstra would extend the lead out to 13-1 before the Jaspers added three runs in making a 13-4 game in the bottom of the eighth.
Freshman
Matt Padre (Flemington, NJ / Hunterdon Central) and Pena led off with singles. After the pair moved to second-and-third, freshman
Matt Morgan (Windemere, FL / Lake Highland Prep) delivered a run-scoring single to bring around Padre while pushing Pena to third. Graduate student
Evan Brown (Asburnham, MA / Bridgton Academy (ME)) then plated Pena on a RBI fielder's choice ground out. Brown would later score on a Bisset RBI single down the right field line.
The Pride added two more runs in the ninth to provide the final 15-4 count.
Junior RHP
Anthony Fanelli (Astoria, NY / Msgr. McClancy Memorial) was impressive on the mound, striking out one over 2.0 innings of relief.
Parker Quinn went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer to pace a 13-hit Hofstra attack while RHP Seamus Brazill yielded one run on four hits over 5.0 innings with two strikeouts in earning the win.
Manhattan returns to action with a doubleheader at Monmouth on Saturday, April 28 with first pitch tabbed for 12:00 pm.
