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Ann Arbor, MI – No. 23 Michigan defeated Manhattan 4-0 in the series finale between the teams at Ray Fisher Stadium.
The Wolverines, who began the day by winning yesterday's suspended game by a 16-7 count, move to 13-4 while the Jaspers fall to 4-13.
Junior RHP
T.J. Stuart (Milford, CT / Joseph A. Foran) was dominating over the first three frames, facing just one over the minimum with four strikeouts.
Unfortunately, Michigan broke through with four runs on three hits in the fourth inning taking an a 4-0 lead.
Manhattan would threaten in the sixth inning as freshman
Keury Abreu (Bronx, NY / St. Raymond) walked and graduate student
Shawn Blake (Stratford, CT / Elon) was plunked to lead off the frame. Unfortunately, the pair would be stranded on first-and-second and the Jaspers would only be able to muster an
Alex Cerda (Jr., Miami, FL / Florida Christian School) leadoff double in the seventh the rest of the way.
Abreu was 1-for-2 with a walk to lead a three-hit Manhattan offense.
Stuart was solid on the mound, yielding four runs on six hits and two walks with six strikeouts over 5.0 innings.
Blake Nelson was 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI and a run to pace the Wolverines, while RHP Isaiah Paige and LHP Benjamin Keizer combined to shutout the Jaspers over 7.0 innings.
Manhattan will play at Fordham on Wednesday, March 20 at 3:00 pm.
