RIVERDALE, N.Y. - The Manhattan baseball team will finally play at home this weekend. On Friday, it will host Mount St. Mary's in game one of the three-game series at Clover Stadium in Pomona, N.Y.
Game 1: Friday, March 22, 3 p.m.
Game 2: Saturday, March 23, 1 p.m.
Game 3: Sunday, March 24, 12 p.m.
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The Preview
Manhattan will play at home after playing 18 consecutive games on the road. The Jaspers fell to St. John's on Tuesday afternoon, 10-5. Prior to that, Manhattan captured a pair of wins over Hofstra (17-6 and 8-2) after dropping the first game of the series (9-1).
Daniel Perez leads Manhattan with a .290 batting average, 18 hits, and .408 on-base percentage.
Vincent Davis has a team-high three home runs and 12 RBI.
The History
The all-time series between Manhattan and Mount St. Mary's has the Jaspers leading 2-1. Manhattan is on a one-game losing streak over the Mountaineers. The Jaspers are 2-1 against Mount St. Mary's at home. Last time out, Manhattan played Mount St. Mary's on May 7, 2023, with a 10-15 loss.
The Opponent
Mount St. Mary's enters the weekend with a 3-13-1 record and a 2-9 away record. They are coming off a 17-16 win over Coppin State. Prior to that, they had a 1-2 series result versus St. Bonaventure. The Mountaineers rank fifth in the MAAC in batting (.248) and sixth in pitching (7.59 ERA). Kyle Speas has an ERA of 2.37, second-best in the league. Devin Sheerin leads the MAAC in batters struck out with 37. The Mountaineers have a season-high of 17 hits (Mar. 8 vs. Lehigh) and 16 RBI (Mar. 19 vs. Coppin State).
Steals
Manhattan is tied for the third-best record in the MAAC at 6-12. They rank third in the MAAC in pitching (5.77 ERA) and fourth in fielding (.965).
Pitch Please
Noah Mattera has pitched more innings than any other player in the league at 24.1. Freshman
Michael Staiano is second in batters struck out with 27.
It'll be a battle at the plate, as the Manhattan-Mount St. Mary's series features the top two batters in the league in strikeouts in Mount St. Mary's Deven Sheerin and Manhattan's
Michael Staiano.
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