Bronx, N.Y. – (April 30, 2024) – Manhattan's Daniel Perez collected three hits and scored two runs to lead the Jaspers to a 6-3 win over the Fordham Rams at Houlihan Park on Wednesday afternoon.
Manhattan (15-27) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning, as they loaded the bases and scored two runs on an error and one on a sacrifice fly.
Fordham (18-25) pulled within a 3-2 score in the fourth inning.
Michael Taylor led off with a solo home run to left field, his first of the season.
Chris Genaro followed with a ground-rule double and then scored on a ground-rule double down the right field line by
Carson Chavez.
The Jaspers answered back with a single run in the fifth and two in the sixth to extend the lead to 6-2. Trevor Hansen recorded an RBI-single in the fifth inning, while Drew Wyers did the same in the sixth. The other run scored on a sacrifice fly.
The Rams clawed back within three in the bottom of the seventh, when Taylor scored on a passed ball from third base to make it 6-3, after reaching on a triple to right.
The game finished as a 6-3 final, as Manhattan got a 1.2 innings of scoreless relief from Tyler Babel to record his first save of the year.
Fordham had plenty of chances to score more than three runs, as the Rams left 17 runners on base.
Taylor led the offense, going 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple, and two runs scored, while Chavez was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Cian Sahler did extend his hit streak to 20 games with a bunt single in the third inning, becoming the third Ram ever to get a hit in 20 consecutive games, joining Bob DiVincenzo in 1977 and Ray Montgomery in 1988.
The Rams are back in action on Friday, May 3
rd, when they open a three-game Atlantic 10 series against the Saint Joseph's Hawks at Houlihan Park, beginning at 6:00 PM.
Gallery: (4-30-2024) Baseball vs. Manhattan
