WASHINGTON, DC – The Manhattan Jaspers softball team (1-10, 0-0 MAAC) dropped the doubleheader against the Great Danes of UAlbany (2-9, 0-0 America East) by a score of 3-2, followed by a 9-4 score against the Revolutionaries of George Washington University (10-8, 0-0 A10) in our nation's capital on Saturday.
GAME 1 (Manhattan v. UAlbany)
- Coming off its first win to open the GW Invitational, the Jaspers were back in action and found themselves in front of the Great Danes early in the third inning. Brianna Estevez smacked a one-run triple into left field to drive home Anissa Villalobos.
- Manhattan took advantage of the UAlbany pitching woes in the circle with a single through the left side by Lindsay Hoag.
- Sophia Kiseloski lodged a single into right field to drive Hoag home from second to give the Jaspers a crucial insurance run.
- The Jaspers were unable to hold the lead as the Great Danes eventually tied the game at two in the home half of the seventh.
- The Great Danes would drive home the winning run with a single into left to bring home the UAlbany runner across the way at second.
GAME 2 (Manhattan v. GW)
- In the backend of the doubleheader against GW, the Jaspers fell into an early deficit before Angelina Gencarelli smacked a two-out single to the right side before Kiseloski doubled into right-center to drive home Gencarelli to get on the board.
- In the top of the fifth inning, Manhattan continued to plug its way back with an Estevez double into left field, which brought home Villalobos after she was plunked by the GW pitcher.
- The next inning featured a couple of additional runs to cross the plate for the Green and White. Villalobos sent a two-run single into right field to drive home two more to narrow Manhattan's deficit even further, but it was not enough.
STATS AND NOTES
- Sophia Kiseloski combined for four hits on the afternoon. Kiseloski logged one RBI in the first game against UAlbany.
- Brianna Estevez etched two hits in five plate appearances and brought home one base-runner in the effort.
- Anissa Villalobos registered three hits and scored a run in four total plate appearances against the Great Danes. She would follow up with one hit and a pair of RBIs in the backend of the doubleheader against GW.
- Michayla Rodriguez added three hits in the two-game effort against the Great Danes and Revolutionaries.
QUOTES FROM THE JASPERS:
Head Coach Bridget Hurlman: "It was good to see the team fight back and rally despite getting down early. We are really showing our ability to score runs consistently. Looking for some more defendable outcomes by the pitching staff and the defense to step up and execute tomorrow against Albany."
NEXT UP:
Manhattan will conclude the GW Invitational tomorrow, Sunday, March 9, when the Jaspers take on the Great Danes of the University of Albany at 10 a.m. on the George Washington University campus.