Box Score (GM 1) | Box Score (GM 2)
West Point, NY - Manhattan dropped a doubleheader to Army West Point by scores of 12-6 and 4-1 in non-conference action at Doubleday Field.
The Jaspers fall to 11-21 while the Black Knights are now 19-14.
Game One
Army West Point plated four runs in its first trip to the plate en route to posting a wire-to-wire 12-6 win over Manhattan in the opener.
Graduate Student
Shawn Blake (Stratford, CT / Elon) went 2-for-4 with his third home run in as many games and two RBI, while freshman
Sam Franco (Bardonia, NY / Clarkstown South) also belted a two-home run to pace an 11-hit attack for the Jaspers.
Junior
Alex Cerda (Miami, FL / Florida Christian School) and freshman
Nick Cimillo (Airmont, NY / Suffern) each added two hits at the plate, rounding out the multi-hit performers for Manhattan.
Trey Martin finished up 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI while Drake Titus also went 2-for-4 with three RBI to lead the way for the Black Knights.
Senior RHP Mike Gagliardi picked up the victory, striking out four while surrendering two runs on five hits over 3.0 innings.
Game Two
Fueled by a pair of home runs, Army West Point rallied for a 4-1 win over Manhattan in the nightcap.
The Jaspers struck first a run in their first trip to the plate as Franco led off with a single, before stealing second and later coming around on a Cerda double.
Tom Simoes tied it up at 1-1 in the bottom of the second with a RBI double, before Trey Martin hit a two-run homer in the Black Knights' next trip to the plate.
Carter Macias extended the advantage out to 4-1 in the fifth with a solo home run.
Manhattan threatened in the sixth as Cimillo doubled with one out before moving to third on a
Matt Padre (So., Flemington, NJ / Hunterdon Central) infield single. Padre would then steal second, but the pair was left stranded as Army West Point RHP Ray Bartoli struck out the next batter before inducing an inning-ending ground out.
RHP Anthony LoRicco earned the win, striking out five while yielding one run on three hits over 4.0 innings, with Bartoli notching the save with six punchouts over 3.0 scoreless frames.
Up Next
Manhattan will host Siena in doubleheader MAAC action on Saturday, April 13 with first pitch tabbed for 12:00 pm.
