BALTIMORE, MD — Manhattan softball opened up the UMBC Round Robin #2 with two games on Friday. In game one, Manhattan suffered an 8-3 setback to Colgate before falling 4-1 to Lehigh in game two.
GAME ONE
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Sophia Kiseloski contributed to Manhattan's fast start by producing an RBI single which scored lead-off hitter Brianna Estevez, who reached on a single.
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With two outs in the first, Jamie Falotico secured an RBI single to score Lindsey Hoag, putting the Jaspers ahead 2-0.
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Colgate got one run back in the bottom of the first off a home run from Quinn Livesay. The Jaspers were able to get out of further trouble by inducing a groundout to end the inning.
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The Raiders would continue to leave their mark offensively, scoring seven more unanswered runs to take an 8-2 lead.
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A productive five-run third inning for the Raiders featured a two-run home run for Alexis Romero and a two-run blast for Jillian Herbst.
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Falotico would add another RBI single in the fifth to cap the scoring for Manhattan.
GAME TWO
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Anissa Villalobos notched the first hit for Manhattan with a double in the first inning. The Jaspers' threat would end there after the next three batters were all retired by Lehigh's Maria Urban.
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The top of the second saw Lehigh come through with clutch hits after Jaspers' pitcher Karissa Spring recorded two outs.
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However, the Mountain Hawks would make Spring pay for allowing earlier base runners, notching three more hits to take a 3-0 lead.
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Lehigh would tack on one more run in the third inning to make it a four-run game.
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Manhattan got one run back in the bottom of the frame when Brianna Estevez recorded a single and then later scored from third on a wild pitch.
STATS AND NOTES
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Falotico produced her first multi-RBI game of the season in the loss to Colgate.
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Hoag added a hit and two runs vs. Colgate.
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Kiseloski provided 7.2 innings of scoreless relief across both games.
NEXT UP
Manhattan will face the same two opponents tomorrow, with a 4:30 start vs. Lehigh (9-13, 0-0 Patriot) and a 7 PM rematch with Colgate (7-13, 0-0 Patriot).
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