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LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J.\u00a0\u2013 The Manhattan Jaspers\u00a0softball\u00a0team (5-14, 1-1 MAAC), went 1-1 in its two games against the Broncs\u00a0from Rider (7-12, 2-3 MAAC) to open the MAAC portion of their schedule,\u00a0by the final scores\u00a0of 15-10 and 4-5\u00a0at Herb & Joan Young\u00a0Field on Saturday\u00a0afternoon.<\/p>\n
GAME ONE: Manhattan 15, Rider\u00a010<\/p>\n
GAME TWO: Manhattan 4, Rider 5<\/p>\n
STATS AND NOTES<\/p>\n
NEXT UP:<\/p>\n Manhattan will continue its 2026 campaign tomorrow, March 15, when they finish their stint in\u00a0New Jersey to take on the Broncs from Rider to finish their three game set. First pitch is scheduled for 12:00 PM from Herb and Joan Young Field, broadcasted live on BroncVision.<\/p>\n Follow Manhattan Softball on X (@JaspersSoftball) and Instagram (@jasperssoftball).\u00a0<\/p>\n Read Full Article<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\n\tDespite the high run total from the Jaspers, it was Rider with the hot start on the afternoon, scoring the game’s first four runs highlighted by a two-run jack in the second inning.
\n\tNatalye DeBus<\/a> broke the game open for Manhattan with a three-run shot of her own in the third, scoring both Samantha Kelly<\/a> and Brianna Estevez<\/a> to cut the deficit back down to one.\u00a0
\n\tWith two more scores to bulk up the Bronc advantage in the fourth, Kelly’s sacrifice fly started a four-run fifth inning for the Jaspers.
\n\tFollowing Sophia Kiseloski’s<\/a> single down the line to once again bring the margin down to one, Lainey Brown<\/a> sent a ball over the fence herself, giving\u00a0the Green and White their first lead of the afternoon at 7-6 before going to the home half of the fifth.\u00a0
\n\tCombining for eight total runs in the frame, Rider responded with a four-run sequence themselves, taking a 10-7 edge into the sixth.
\n\tEstevez and Kiseloski got things going with a pair of RBI singles to bring their deficit back to one.
\n\tA wild pitch scored Kelly to knot the contest at 10-all, followed by a Kaitlyn Moody<\/a> RBI single to take the lead once again.
\n\tAfter Kendall Penny<\/a> was nailed by a pitch with the bases loaded to increase that advantage to two, Jamie Falotico<\/a> ripped a triple down the line in right field, clearing the bases and completing an eight-run inning for the visitors.
\n\tEven with all the game’s offense, DeBus closed the game out over the final three innings, allowing only two earned runs off three hits and striking out four to end the matinee.
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\n\tContrary to game one, Manhattan were the ones to get the scoring started in the nightcap, as an error off a live ball from Penny scored Brown to break the ice, followed by a Falotico single to double the early advantage.
\n\tAn RBI groundout from the Broncs slashed that in half, staying 2-1 at the end of the third frame.
\n\tFor the second time on the day, Brown connected for another home run in the top of the fourth, giving the Jaspers three in the run column.
\n\tFighting back in the fifth, Rider used an RBI double and a dropped fly ball to tie the game at three-all.\u00a0
\n\tNow being the second Jasper to accomplish this feat on the day, DeBus\u00a0put Manhattan back in front by sending a ball over the right field fence in the sixth.
\n\tIn the seventh and final inning, a double tied the game just three batters in for Rider.
\n\tWith one out and two runners in scoring position, a single to center field brought the winning run to the plate, ending the nightcap 5-4 in favor of the Broncs.
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\n\tFreshman utility player Natalye DeBus<\/a>\u00a0displayed her two-way versatility again on Saturday, tallying four RBI while pitching in both games, earning the win in the first and the loss in the second, going for a total of 9.1 innings.\u00a0
\n\tFreshman infielder Lainey Brown<\/a> followed closely behind with her offensive production, knocking two home runs out of the park en route to three RBI off four hits.
\n\tDeBus also finished the day with the most strikeouts amongst her Jasper teammates with nine.
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