Fishkill, NY- Manhattan fell to LeMoyne, 6-4, in the Championship Game of the Anaconda/MAAC Baseball Championships, held at Dutchess County Stadium. The Jaspers complete their season 25-27-1. Manhattan won two games in the tournament for the first time in program history after qualifying for the tournament for the second time in as many years.
Manhattan loaded the bases with one out in the ninth. Matt Cucurullo plated John Maser with an RBI single and Chris Gaskin brought home Nick Derba with a RBI sacrifice fly, but the Jaspers could not push across any more.
LeMoyne got on the board first on an RBI single by Steven Suarez and a two-RBI single by Brian Hansen to take a quick 3-0 lead after two innings.
Dolphin starter Alan Drechsler was perfect through the first five innings, before Sylvester Gutierrez led off the sixth with a walk. He carried the no-hitter into the seventh before Sam Deluca connected on a two-out double off the right field wall. Matt Cucurullo followed with a two-run blast to right.
Jesse Darcy (3-5) went the distance for Manhattan. Drechsler (10-0) went eight-plus innings, allowing three earned runs.
Josh Greco, Frank Cappello, Cucurullo, and Josh Santerre were named to the MAAC All-Tournament team for the Jaspers, who reached the MAAC Championship game for the first time in program history.
