JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Manhattan's offense exploded for 22 runs on 18 hits in a 22-7 win over Saint Peter's on Friday in the first game of the weekend series.
It is the most runs scored by Manhattan (11-11, 3-1 MAAC) since scoring 22 runs against Saint Peter's on May 13, 2006. Six days later, the Jaspers scored 24 against Canisius.
The Jaspers led 5-4 after five innings before scoring seven in the sixth and nine more in the seventh to take a 21-5 lead before adding another tally in the eighth.
Manhattan hit grand slams in the sixth and seventh innings to jumpstart the offense.
Harrison Treble unloaded the bases with his grand slam in the sixth to give Manhattan a 10-4 advantage.
Also, in the sixth,
David Bermudez stepped into the box right before Treble and singled to right to bring home
Dolan Ocasal. Bermudez finished the afternoon with four hits and five runs scored. Manhattan would add two more in the inning on hits from
Pete Durocher and
Alfredo Delgado.
The second grand slam came off the bat of
David Moffett in the nine-run seventh for the Jaspers. Moffett's homer came with two away in the frame and extended the Manhattan lead to 20-5.
In addition to Moffett's grand slam, the Jaspers needed only two other hits to score the nine runs in the seventh. The first eight hitters reached base, and Saint Peter's (3-19, 0-4) walked five of them. Two of the nine runs scored on free passes issued to
Matt Padre and Delgado.
After allowing Manhattan to score the first three runs of the game, the Peacocks hit the first of the would-be three grand slams as Chris Marquart gave the home side a 4-3 lead after three.
Treble finished the afternoon 4-for-6 with four runs scored and six RBI. Durocher and Moffett had five RBI for Manhattan while eight different players touched home. Treble's six RBI and Bermudez's five runs scored are the most in a game by a Jasper this season.
Will Hesslink pitched five innings for Manhattan to collect his second win of the year.
Game two between Manhattan and Saint Peter's is scheduled for Saturday, with the first pitch set for noon in Jersey City.
