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BRONX, NY \u2013 The Manhattan Jaspers Baseball team (11-18, 4-11 MAAC) took down its in-borough rival, Rams of Fordham University (14-17, 6-6 A10) by a score of 12-8 inside Houlihan Park on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
HOW IT HAPPENED<\/p>\n
STATS AND NOTES<\/p>\n
QUOTES FROM THE JASPERS<\/p>\n
\n\tThe Jaspers jumped out to a very early lead in the first inning, with Ryan Lordier<\/a> getting the contest started with a leadoff single down the right field line.
\n\tThen, Lordier stole second, before Guriyandel Salva<\/a> and Hunter Sute<\/a> posted back-to-back singles. To capitalize on the lead in hand, Vincent Samuel<\/a> broke the game open with a three-run blast to right field to make it a 4-0 Jasper lead.
\n\tAfter the Rams cut the Jasper lead to as little as three, Sute opened the third inning with a double to center, before Andreaus Lewis<\/a> drove a single to left-center field.
\n\tTwo batters later, Jackson Babione<\/a> singled up the middle for a five-run lead and allowed Vincent Samuel<\/a> to cross the plate.
\n\tFordham cut Manhattan’s lead to as little as two before Sute singled through the right side in the fourth inning and drove home Payton Matthews<\/a> for a 7-4 lead.
\n\tWith the game tied at seven in the eighth inning, Matthews made his presence known and scored the go-ahead run in Babione, who scored from third.
\n\tAnother two batters later, Salva posted a perfect bunt and suicide squeeze to force Matthews to score the much-needed Jasper insurance tally.
\n\tIn the ninth inning, the Jaspers added onto their one-run lead to as much as four, with a Lordier sacrifice fly, before Salva posted another two RBIs for the clincher against its in-borough rivals.
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\n\tInfielder Ryan Lordier<\/a> paced the Jaspers with a 3-for-4 afternoon, with one RBI on a sacrifice fly, and was plunked once.
\n\tCatcher Hunter Sute<\/a> posted a 3-for-6 day, crossing the plate twice, and registering two RBI’s with a double.
\n\tInfielder Guriyandel Salva<\/a> logged a 3-for-6 stat line with three RBI’s and crossed the plate once.
\n\tOutfielder Payton Matthews<\/a> registered a 2-for-4 afternoon with one RBI, one strikeout, and crossed the plate a game-high three times.
\n\tInfielder Vincent Samuel<\/a> added a three-run home run in a 2-for-3 afternoon, with three RBI’s, two walks, and two runs scored.
\n\tIn the bullpen game, starting pitcher Matthew Steinberg<\/a> posted two innings of work, surrendering six hits and one walk but punching out three batters in 55 pitches.
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