Schedule:
Game 1 - Saturday, March 23 - 1:00 pm - Live Stats
Manhattan GS LHP John Cain (2-1; 4.85 ERA; 29.2 IP; 31 K; 18 BB; .272 opp. BA)
Game 2 - Sunday, March 24 - 12:00 pm - Live Stats
Manhattan Jr. RHP T.J. Stuart (1-2; 5.57 ERA; 21.0 IP; 23 K; 12 BB; .238 opp. BA)
Game 3 - Sunday, March 24 - 3:00 pm - Live Stats
Manhattan Sr. RHP Ryan Takacs (0-4; 7.77 ERA; 24.1 IP; 11 K; 18 BB; .278 opp. BA)
Last Five Games
* Freshman Nick Cimillo hit .375 (6-of-16) with two runs a double and a home run, including batting .357 over four games against No. 23 Michigan.
* Classmate Keury Abreu checked in at .353 (6-of-17) with a double and three RBI, including .429 against the Wolverines.
* Junior Alex Cerda hit .294 (5-of-17), including batting .357 while hitting safely in all four games against No. 23 Michigan.
* Stuart struck out six over 5.0 innings in the series finale against the Wolverines while Takacs yielded three runs in the opener against the Wolverines.
Freshmen In Name Only
* Cimillo paces Manhattan in hitting (.373), runs (12), home runs (3), slugging (.537), OBP (.455) and multi-hit games (9).
* Abreu, meanwhile, is second on the squad with a .341 average and three multi-RBI games.
Ahh Memories
* Graduate student Shawn Blake started 39 games for UAlbany as a freshman in 2015, hitting .279 with a team-best 14 doubles, 21 RBI and 26 runs.
Scouting UAlbany
* The Great Danes are 5-9 this year and boast a .258 average with 29 stolen bases.
* Travis Collins is batting a team-best .340 (17-of-50) with nine runs and seven RBI.
* Marc Wagenstein is the team's top power threat with three doubles, two triple, a home run and 15 RBI.
Manhattan Rallies For 3-2 Win At George Mason
* The Jaspers took the series finale against the Patriots thanks to sophomore Matt Padre's game-winning, two-run single in the ninth inning.
* Padre has now reached base safely in each of his last 12 games.
* Senior RHP Joe DiTorrice picked up his second career win with 3.0 perfect innings of work, fueled by four strikeouts.
* DiTorrice relieved Stuart, who yielded two runs on just three hits over 6.0 innings.
DiTorrice Dominating
* DiTorrice is limiting hitters to a .230 average and has 17 strikeouts, against just four walks, over 18.2 innings.
* Two weeks ago at GW, he struck out five while yielding just one run on three hits over 6.0 innings of relief against GW.
GMU Series Notes
* Manhattan pitching held George Mason to a paltry .215 average.
* Cain had six strikeouts in 6.0 innings while Takacs also fanned six over 6.1 frames.
* Freshman Jonathan Barditch hit .500 (3-for-6) while junior Dominic Palma batted .444 (4-for-9) and freshman Sam Franco .375 (3-for-8).
Blake/Cerda Keep Raking
* Blake and Cerda are each hitting .264 (19-for-72).
* Blake leads the squad seven doubles, eight runs, eight RBI and nine walks with a team-best 11-game hitting streak..
* Cerda, meanwhile, has a team-best 12 RBI with six doubles and five runs.
Cimillo Named MAAC Player & Rookie Of The Week
* Cimillo hit safely in all three games at GW, while batting a blistering .636 (7-of-11) with a double, home run, four runs and three RBI en route to being named MAAC Player and Rookie of the Week.
* The Long Island native also drew four walks in posting a .733 OBP with a 1.000 slugging percentage.
* In the opener, Cimillo reached base safely in all five of his trips to the plate, finishing up 4-for-4 with a double, walk, run and a RBI. He then crushed a solo home run with a walk in game two, before going 2-for-4 with two walks, two runs and a RBI in the finale.
Crabbe Goes Yard
* Graduate student Cam Crabbe's two-run homer in the 11th inning lifted Manhattan to a 12-8 win in the series finale against GW.
Homer Happy
* The Jaspers pace the MAAC with nine home runs as seven different student-athletes have gone yard.
Cain Named MAAC Pitcher Of The Week ... Again
* For the second time in as many weeks, Cain was slated as the MAAC Pitcher of the Week, after leading Manhattan to a 5-4 win over Appalachian State.
* Cain collected his second win of the year, striking out eight while yielding just one unearned run on four hits and three walks over 6.2 innings.
* The Lafayette transfer struck out at least one batter in six innings and set down 10 in a row at one point.
Cain Collects First MAAC Pitcher Of The Week Honor
* Cain made his Jasper debut one to remember as he was named the MAAC Pitcher of the Week following his dominating season-opening performance in Manhattan's 5-2 win at Stetson.
* Cain struck out eight on 98 pitches over 7.0 innings of one-run ball. The Lafayette transfer also scattered just two hits and three walks against a Hatter team that was returning eight of its top 10 hitters from last year's Super Regional team.
* The 6-10 Cain got stronger as the game went on, retiring the final eight batters he faced, and limited Stetson to a miniscule .091 average on the day.
Stuart Keeps Rolling
* Stuart earned his first win of the year at GW, striking out six over 5.1 innings while yielding just one run.
* On the year, the preseason All-American is 1-2 with one save, 23 strikeouts and a 5.57 ERA while limiting opposing hitters to a .238 average.
* He has 11 career saves and is one away from second place in program history, after registering his first save of the year with 2.2 innings of relief at Appalachian State.
* In the victory over Stetson, he had five strikeouts over the final two frames in a non-save situation.
Better Late Than Never
* The Jaspers have scored 20 of their 78 runs in the ninth inning or later.
Strikeouts Are The New Long Ball
* Manhattan pitching has an impressive 138 strikeouts in 152.2 innings.
The Returners
* Manhattan returns 20 letterwinners, including four starting position players and two starting pitchers. Click HERE for the entire prospectus.
Barrella Earns Preseason All-MAAC Honors
* Senior Richie Barrella was named to the Preseason All-MAAC team as a utility player while Manhattan was slated to finish fifth and return to the MAAC Championship.
* A year ago, Barrella hit a team-leading .309 a year ago with a team-high 59 hits, 21 runs and 25 runs en route to earning All-MAAC Second Team honors. He also registered a team-best 16 multi-hit games with a 17-game hitting streak and twice earned MAAC Player of the Week honors.
Stuart Named Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-American
* Stuart was slated as 2019 Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-American Third Team, powered by Diamond Sports.
* As a sophomore in 2018, Stuart established himself as one of the top pitchers in the MAAC in going 6-2 with a school-record and league-leading 10 saves while also pacing the circuit with 2.57 ERA and 50 strikeouts over 63.0 innings.
* He is also the first Jasper to earn Collegiate Baseball All-American honors since Fabian Pena and Christian Santisteban each did so in 2016.
Stuart Garners Inclusion On NCBWA Initial Stopper List
* Stuart was also was one of the 75 players to be named to the initial Watch List for the 15th annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Stopper of the Year Award, given to the top relief pitcher in NCAA Division I Baseball.
* Stuart was also recently tabbed by Perfect Game as the No. 5 pro prospect for the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft and as a preseason All-MAAC selection by the online publication.
* The Nutmeg State standout also limited opposing hitters to a MAAC-low .178 average as Manhattan went 18-7 in his outings, including winning 14-straight at one point.
* Entering 2019, Stuart needs just five saves to match the Jasper career record of 15 stops.
Trio Earns Perfect Game/D1Baseball.Com Accolades
* Stuart and sophomore Matt Padre were slated by Perfect Game as preseason All-MAAC selections with Cain tabbed as the No. 8 pro prospect in the MAAC for the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft by D1 Baseball.
Cole Announces 2019 Schedule
* The Jaspers will play 56 games in 2019, consisting of 32 non-conference and 24 MAAC contests. Additionally the Jaspers will host 19 games at Dutchess Stadium and play 37 on the road.
* Manhattan will play nine games against NCAA Regional Teams and 23 games against squads that won at least 30 games.
* The Jaspers will square off against teams from 11 conferences during MAAC play: ACC, America East, Atlantic Sun, Atlantic 10, Big 10, CAA, Ivy, NEC, Patriot, Southland and Sun Belt.
* Highlighting the non-conference slate is a return to 2018 Super Regional participant Stetson as Manhattan will take part in the season-opening Ryclass Classic in Deland, FL, before playing a four-game series at the University of Michigan.
* During MAAC play, Manhattan will host Iona, Siena, Marist and Saint Peter's while playing Canisius, Monmouth, Rider and Quinnipiac on the road.
* The Jaspers will not square off with Fairfield and Niagara in 2019.
Cole On The Schedule:
From The Bronx To The Pros
* Fabian Pena (25th Round - San Franciso Giants) and Joe Jacques (34th Round - Pittsburgh Pirates) were each selected in the 2018 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft as the Jaspers have now had five players/signees ink contracts with MLB teams since 2016.
* Tom Cosgrove was taken by the San Diego Padres in the 12th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft while Jose Carrera inked a professional deal with the New York Yankees. Additionally, signee Tai Tiedemann was selected by the Texas Rangers in the eighth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
Dutchess Stadium
* Manhattan will call Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, NY home for the fifth-straight season.
See You In Staten Island
* The 2019 MAAC Baseball Championship will be held at Richmond County Bank Ballpark in Staten Island, NY from the second-straight year from May 22-25. The 2020 championship will also be held at the home of the Single-A Staten Island Yankees.
What's A Jasper?
* The unique nickname of Manhattan College's athletic teams, the Jaspers, comes from one of the College's most memorable figures, Brother Jasper of Mary, F.S.C., who served as the College's athletic director in the late 19th century. One of the greatest achievements of Brother Jasper was that he brought the then little-known sport of baseball to Manhattan College and became the team's first coach. Since Brother Jasper was also the Prefect of Discipline, he supervised the student fans at Manhattan baseball games while also directing the team itself. During one particularly warm and humid day when the college was playing a semi-pro baseball team called the Metropolitans, Brother Jasper noticed the Manhattan students were becoming restless and edgy with the team coming to bat in the seventh inning of a close game. To relieve the tension, Brother Jasper called timeout and told the students to stand up and stretch for a few minutes until the game resumed. Since the College annually played the New York Giants in the late 1880's and into the 1890's at the old Polo Grounds, the Manhattan College practice of the "seventh inning stretch" spread into the major leagues, where it has now become a time-honored custom practiced by millions of fans annually.
Next Weekend
* Manhattan is at LIU Brooklyn on Tuesday, March 26 at 3:00 pm.