Manhattan To Host Marist At Dutchess Stadium

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WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. – Manhattan (7-16; 3-3 MAAC) opens up the home portion of its schedule with three games against Marist (5-13; 1-2 MAAC) at Dutchess Stadium on Thursday, April 2 with a single game at 3 p.m. The teams will conclude their three-game set with a 12 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday, April 4. For information and directions to Dutchess Stadium please click HERE. 

Weekend Pitching Rotation
Game 1 - So. RHP Joey Rocchietti (1-3, 16 K, 4.25 ERA) 
Game 2 - Sr. RHP Michael Scarinci (2-4, 10 K, 4.07 ERA) 
Game 3 - Sr. RHP Scott McClennan (2-3, 28 K, 2.41 ERA)

Home Openers
The Jaspers are 9-0-1 in their last 10 home openers dating back to the 2005 season.

Duffy At Home
Head Coach Jim Duffy is 36-15 at home over his first three seasons at Manhattan. Check out his interview following Sunday's win at Monmouth by clicking HERE.

Road Tripping
After playing their first 23 games on the road, the Jaspers will conclude the regular season with 17 home tilts among their final 31 games.

With Its Next MAAC Win ...
Manhattan will record its 300th career MAAC victory. The Jaspers are 299-292 in league games during their 28 years of participation in the MAAC.

Last Time Out
Freshman LHP Tom Cosgrove struck out one and allowed just four hits over 7.0 scoreless innings in lifting Manhattan to a 2-0 win over Bog Ten member Rutgers. Junior Evan Brown gave Cosgrove all the support he would need with his team-leading second home run in the fourth before senior Joe McClennan delivered a two-out RBI in the eighth.

Cosgrove Named MAAC Rookie Of The Week/ECAC Co-Rookie Of The Week
Cosgrove was named MAAC/ECAC Rookie of the Week after hurling 6.0 innings of one-hit ball at Hofstra, recording five 1-2-3 frames while striking out a career-high six and allowing just one unearned run on an infield single.

Over His Last Two Games ...
Cosgrove has not allowed an earned run in 13.0 innings of work striking out seven while scattering four hits and limiting opposing hitters to a .100 average. On the year, he has 15 strikeouts over 24.2 innings of work while holding batters to a .258 average.

Clutch
After batting just .121 (4-for-33) over three games at Monmouth, the Jaspers hit .400 (6-for-15) with two outs at Rutgers while recording six of their seven hits and both runs.

Brown's Big Blasts
Brown's second home run of the year gave Manhattan a 1-0 lead at Rutgers and came on the heels of this game-winning two-run double in the series finale at Monmouth. Prior to his big hit in West Long Branch, Brown had been hitless in his previous 19 at-bats. Brown leads the team with seven extra-base hits (5 doubles/2 home runs). 

McClennan Mashing
Joe McClennan picked up a big two-out RBI in the Jaspers' 2-0 win over Rutgers and has hit safely in eight of his last 10 games, batting .324 during that time while raising his average to its current .236 mark.

McClennan Doing It With The Glove
Joe McClennan earned ESPN #SCTop10 accolades for his impressive barehanded play at Monmouth, checking in at No. 4. He also recently moved over to shortstop and has played second and third base this year. Click HERE to see the play.

The Last Time
Prior to their 2-0 win over Rutgers, the last time the Jaspers had played a Big Ten team was on March 11, 2002, dropping a 21-1 decision to Indiana.

CK Making Noise
Senior Chris Kalousdian has notched multi-hits in each of his last two games and has a team-leading five on the year. He also has a Manhattan-best 15 runs and recently moved to the lead-off spot.

Not Bad
Over the last seven games, the Jaspers have yielded just nine earned runs with a 1.33 ERA in 61.0 innings.

The Pen
During MAAC play, the Manhattan bullpen has a 0.64 ERA with 12 strikeouts and a 0.64 ERA over 14.0 innings. Sophomore Matt Simonetti leads the way with four strikeouts and a 1.29 ERA in 7.0 innings.

Reynolds Does It All
Sophomore Chris Reynolds has turned into arguably the most versatile offensive & defensive player on the Jaspers, splitting time at catcher and in the outfield while doing a multitude of different things at the plate. Reynolds reached at a .571 clip at Monmouth, notching three hits, four walks and a pair of steals. He also saw time behind the plate and in the outfield.

Reynolds Leads The Way
Reynolds has posted team-best marks in average (.250) and OBP (.384) while throwing out a team-best 50.0 percent (6-of-12) of runners attempting to steal, highlighted by two assists in the win at Rutgers.

Keep Your Enemies Close But The Runners Closer
On the year, Reynolds and senior Mikey Miranda have thrown out 51.5 percent (17-of-33) of runners on the bases.

Ace Material
Senior LHP Scott McClennan earned a tough no-decision in the series finale at Monmouth, striking out seven while yielding just one earned run on six hits over 9.0 innings. On the year, he leads the Jaspers in wins (2), ERA (2.41), innings (37.1) and strikeouts (28) while limiting opposing hitters to a .270 average.

Over His Last Four Starts ...
Scott McClennan is pitching to a 0.88 ERA with 22 strikeouts, against just five walks, over 30.2 innings while limiting opposing hitters to a .239 average.

During That Time ...
McClennan is also holding opposing hitters to a .171 average (6-for-35) with runners in scoring position.

Like A Rock
Sophomore RHP Joey Rocchietti, like McClennan, earned a no-decision at Monmouth despite allowing just one earned run with five strikeouts over 7.1 innings. The Manhattan game-one starter has gone at least six innings in 15 of his 20 career collegiate starts and has one win with 16 strikeouts and a 4.25 ERA over 36.0 innings.

Meyers Checking In
The Jasper pitchers have been dominating during MAAC play, posting a combined 2.04 ERA and is only getting stronger. Junior LHP Casey Meyers struck out three over an electric 2.0 innings of relief in collecting his first collegiate win at Monmouth.

Santisteban Heating Up
Junior Christian Santisteban has hit safely in six of his last eight games and has a team-best 11 RBI to go along with a .238 average.

News From The Pen
Sophomore LHP Joe Jacques earned his first save of the year against Rutgers and has a 1.50 ERA with eight strikeouts in 6.0 innings spanning five appearances as a reliever.

A Year Ago ...
Marist swept all three meetings thanks to outscoring Manhattan 25-13. Kalousdian hit a team-best .455 (5-for-11) against the Red Foxes a year ago.

Fairfield Recap
The Jaspers took two-of-three against Fairfield in claiming the weekend victory thanks to a dominant pitching effort that produced a 2.25 ERA with 15 strikeouts, against just two walks, over 24.0 innings.

Offensively Against The Stags ...
Santisteban hit .444 (4-for-9) with two doubles, two runs, two RBI and four walks while posting .615 OBP. Senior Vin Teixeira, meanwhile, hit .400 (4-for-10) with three doubles, three RBI and three runs.

The Best Around
Sophomore Jose Carrera has a MAAC-best 15 stolen bases while ranking 16th nationally.

Who's Down With OBP?
Despite hitting just .190, Carrera is sporting the second-best OBP (.358) on the team thanks to drawing a Manhattan-best matching 14 walks while being plunked three times. The 5-2 Carrera also is tied for second on the team with six extra base hits (4 doubles / 2 triples).

Scarinci's Return Yields Big Returns
Senior RHP Michael Scarinci earned his second win of the year with 5.0 shutout innings in leading Manhattan to a 7-0 win over Fairfield and a doubleheader sweep. He earned his first victory of the season with 5.0 innings of scoreless relief at FIU and is 2-4 with 10 strikeouts and a 4.07 ERA over 24.1 innings.

Streak Snapped
In Jaspers' 2-0 series finale loss to Fairfield, Scott McClennan saw his scoreless streak snapped at 18.2 innings due to a two-out infield single that glanced off his glove.

Start Me Up
The starting trio of Rocchietti, Scarinci and McClennan struck out 24, against just eight walks, with a 2.54 ERA over 39.0 innings of work against MAAC opposition this year.

Simonetti Notches First Jasper Save Of The Season
Simonetti hurled 2.1 innings of three-hit relief in notching his first save of the year in Manhattan's MAAC-opening 9-5 win over Fairfield.

Duffy In Openers
Head Coach Jim Duffy is 9-3 in MAAC-opening weekends over his four years with the Jaspers after taking two-of-three against the Stags.

Streak Snapped
By virtue of its 2-0 victory at Rutgers, Manhattan won for the first time against 12 losses when scoring less than three runs.

Strange But True
The Jaspers are 0-6 this season when scoring in the first inning.

Carrera Notches Career-High
Carrera recorded a career-high four RBI in the Manhattan's MAAC-opening 9-5 win over Fairfield.

Ahhhh The Sunshine State
Carrera is one of six student-athletes that hail from the state of Florida.

Twice Is Nice
The McClennan brothers are joined on the roster this season by freshmen twins Adam Genners and Paul Genners.

The Long Ball
The Jaspers have six homes runs this year in 23 games after notching just nine in 50 a year ago.

A Bronx Tale
Manhattan opened MAAC play against Fairfield at Fordham's Houlihan Park due to winter weather.

Scott McClennan, Reynolds Garner MAAC Honors
McClennan earned MAAC Pitcher of the Week honors after picking up his first win since 2013 at George Washington, holding the Colonials to just one unearned run on six hits over eight innings of work. Reynolds, meanwhile, earned MAAC Player of the Week accolades after hitting .625, going 5-for-8 with a home run, two doubles, three runs, two RBI and a walk over two games at GW. The citations were the first for the baseball program this season while the pitching honor was the second of McClennan's career.

Solid Follow-Up
McClennan followed his outstanding performance with an even better outing the following weekend at George Mason, striking out a career-high nine while limiting the Patriots to a .083 average (1-for-12) with runners in scoring position.

Jaspers Lauded By Eric Sorenson
National college baseball columnist Eric Sorenson recognized Manhattan following the Jaspers' first win of the year at FIU:
5- Okay, this is wayyyyyy off-the-radar, I know. But give some props to Manhattan today.
“The Jaspers, who have barely had any practice time whatsoever, went down to play a DH vs. FIU and got drilled by an embarrassing 17-0 score in game one. But as you've heard coaches and analysts say all the time, the character of a team is how they react after a bad inning or a bad game. The Green Machine didn't trip over its lip, coming back to win game two over the Golden Panthers 5-3. That says a lot about the Jaspers considering they could've just turtled up in game two and got run-ruled again.”

Dutchess Stadium
Manhattan will open its 17-game home schedule on Thursday, April 2 against Marist at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, N.Y., the new home of Jasper baseball. Home of the short-season class-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, Dutchess Stadium is used primarily for Hudson Valley Renegades baseball from late June to early September.

2015 MAAC Championship
Manhattan will host the 2015 MAAC Baseball Championship from May 20-24 at Dutchess Stadium.

Cosgrove Tabbed Top Freshman By D-1 Baseball
The Staten Island native was tabbed as the top rookie in the MAAC renowned college baseball columnist Dr. Eric Sorenson. As a senior at Farrell, Cosgrove notched a 0.76 ERA with 69 strikeouts over 55 innings of work after going 6-0 with a 1.25 ERA the previous season.

Preseason Poll
The Jaspers were slated to finish sixth in the annual MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll, according to the circuit's 11 head coaches. Canisius, which captured last year's MAAC Regular Season Championship, earned 115 points and was tabbed to claim the 2015 MAAC Championship. Fairfield (107) was selected to finish second, Monmouth (89) third and defending MAAC Champion Siena (83) fourth. Rounding out the projected MAAC Championships field is Quinnipiac (73) in fifth and Manhattan (61) in sixth. Rider (55) was picked seventh, Marist (50) eighth, Niagara (38) ninth, Iona (35) 10th and Saint Peter's (20) 11th.

MAAC Success
Manhattan has qualified for 11 of the last 12 MAAC Tournaments and is 17-17 with three MAAC Championships and two runner-up finishes during that time.

Jaspers In the NCAAs
The Riverdale-based institution is 2-7 in four rips to NCAA Regional Play and finished second at the 2006 Lincoln Regional.