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NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y.\u00a0\u2013 The Manhattan Jaspers\u00a0softball\u00a0team (15-31, 10-14\u00a0MAAC), combining for 17 runs across 18 innings, split their pair of conference contests against the Purple Eagles from Niagara\u00a0(5-31, 4-19\u00a0MAAC),\u00a0by the final scores\u00a0of 7-1 and 10-14\u00a0at Niagara Softball Field on Friday\u00a0afternoon.<\/p>\n
GAME ONE: Manhattan 7, Niagara\u00a01<\/p>\n
GAME TWO: Manhattan 10, Niagara 14<\/p>\n
STATS AND NOTES<\/p>\n
NEXT UP:<\/p>\n Manhattan will continue its 2026 campaign tomorrow, April 26, when they conclude on their final road trip of the season to Western New York to square off against the Purple Eagles from Niagara.\u00a0First pitch is scheduled for 12:00 PM from Niagara Softball Field,\u00a0streamed live on ESPN+ with a paid subscription.\u00a0<\/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\tOffense came at a slow pace to start the afternoon, as the two teams combined for only four hits across the first three frames.\u00a0
\n\tAs the first batter in the fourth inning, Samantha Kelly<\/a> connected on her third home run of 2026 to get the scoring started and put the Jaspers on top first.\u00a0
\n\tAfter the Purple Eagles tied the contest in the home half, Manhattan put together three runs in the fifth, capped by Lainey Brown’s<\/a> two-RBI double to score Kelly and Brianna Estevez<\/a>.\u00a0
\n\tStarter Karissa Spring<\/a> kept the Niagara bats at bay for much of the contest, only allowing one hit after the fourth inning.\u00a0
\n\tWhile no runs came across over the next two, the Green and White added insurance runs in the seventh after another RBI double from Brown and a Sophia Kiseloski<\/a> RBI single to increase the lead to 7-1.\u00a0
\n\tDespite getting a leadoff single in the seventh, Niagara couldn’t generate any further momentum to end the matinee.\u00a0
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\n\tContrary to game one, runs wasted no time gettin got the plate, as eight runs were scored by the end of the second inning.\u00a0
\n\tA two-run single put Niagara on top early, but a Brown home run and Kiseloski single evened the game back up at two apiece.
\n\tIn the bottom of the second, the home team ignited for four more runs off of two RBI doubles.\u00a0
\n\tContinuing the back-and-forth, Natalye DeBus<\/a> doubled to score Kelly early in the third, while a bases loaded walk from Jamie Falotico<\/a> cut the deficit to one.
\n\tTwo insurance runs came home off throwing errors for Niagara in the bottom half to go up by three.
\n\tManhattan roared back with a four-run fourth inning, as Caitlin Gaetani’s<\/a> single scored Kiseloski to take a 9-8 advantage.
\n\tWasting no time, Niagara scored five in the bottom of the fourth, going up four 13-9.\u00a0
\n\tDeBus homered in the top of the fifth to put double digits on the scoreboard.\u00a0
\n\tThe Green and White were unable to get any more runs to the plate across the final two innings, finalizing the day’s split.\u00a0
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\n\tFreshman infielder Lainey Brown<\/a> led the team in hits on the day with six total, three in each game, and hitting her eighth home run of 2026, second place amongst the Jaspers.\u00a0
\n\tSenior utility player Sophia Kiseloski<\/a> followed just behind with four hits on the afternoon, two in each game.\u00a0
\n\tJunior pitcher Karissa Spring<\/a> held the most impressive showing in the pitching circle, going a full seven innings in the matinee while allowing only one earned run off of four hits.\u00a0
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