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West Long Branch, NJ - Fueled by two dominant pitching performances, Manhattan swept a doubleheader from Monmouth by scores of 5-2 and 6-2.
The Jaspers improve to 17-26 and 10-4 in the MAC while the Hawks fall to 17-25-1 and 5-9 in the league.
Freshman
Nick Cimillo (Airmont, NY / Suffern) went 4-for-7 with five RBI to pace the offense on the day, while extending his hitting streak to 14 games.
Game Two
The Jaspers took game two by a 6-2 count, as junior RHP
T.J. Stuart (Milford, CT / Joseph A. Foran) struck out six over 7.0 solid innings of two-run ball in moving to 5-4 with his fifth complete game of the year.
Monmouth opened the scoring with a single run in the bottom of the third, only to see Manhattan answer with a run of its own in the fourth. Cimillo led off with a single before moving to third on an error and scoring on a
David Moffett (Fr., Oneida, NY / Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Senior) sacrifice fly.
The Jaspers then took control of the game with three runs in the fifth as Cimillo delivered a sacrifice fly, before junior
Alex Cerda (Miami, FL / Florida Christian School) and sophomore
Matt Padre (Flemington, NJ / Hunterdon Central) rapped out RBI singles to push the advantage out to 4-1.
Cimillo would cap the scoring for Manhattan in the sixth inning with a two-run single.
The Hawks loaded up the bases in the bottom of the frame, but were unable to score, before finally getting one back in the seventh to provide the final 6-2 score.
Cimillo was 2-for-3 with three RBI and a run to lead the way for the Jaspers.
Five different Monmouth players had two hits.
Game One
Manhattan opened the day with a 5-2 win as graduate student LHP
John Cain (Middletown, NY / Lafayette) set the tone for the day off with a strong start on the mound.
Cain struck out a career-high 12 over 6.0 innings of one-run in improving to 6-3 on the year.
After Monmouth scored the game's first run in the second inning, the Jaspers responded with two runs in the top of the third. Cimillo opened the scoring for the visitors with a two-out, two-run single.
Manhattan added three runs in the top of the fifth inning in extending the lead out to 5-1. Freshman
Sam Franco (Bardonia, NY / Clarkstown South) led off with a double, and graduate student
Shawn Blake (Stratford, CT / Elon) and Cimillo each walked to load up the bases with no outs. Cerda was then plunked to force in a run, before Padre recorded a RBI fielder's choice grounder and sophomore
Jake Knop (Portland, ME / Portland) a sacrifice fly.
The Hawks would get one run back in the ninth, but nothing more in falling by the aforementioned 5-2 count.
Freshman
Jonathan Barditch (Miami, FL / Belen Jesuit Prep), Cimillo, Franco and Padre all had two hits to pace the Jaspers.
Senior RHP
Joe DiTorrice (Montgomery, NJ / Montgomery) worked 3.0 innings of one-run ball to earn his second save of the year.
Up Next
The teams will conclude their series on Sunday, April 28 at 11:00 am.
