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Wappingers Falls, NY - Manhattan opens up play at the 2016 MAAC Championships against No. 3 Monmouth on Wednesday, May 25 at 12:00 pm in pursuit of its fourth league title. Fans can listen to a free audio stream through the Monmouth Digital Network by clicking HERE.
Manhattan MAAC Tournament History:
* Appearances: 11
* Last Appearance: 2014 | Finish: 6th (0-2) - Lost to Fairfield/Monmouth
* All-Time Record: 17-17
* Last Title: 2012
* All-Time Finishes: 1st ('12, '11, '06) | 2nd ('07, '04) | 3rd ('10, '09, '03) | 4th ('08, '05) | 6th ('14)
* Record As Seed: No. 1 (8-3) | No. 2 (3-4) | No. 3 (2-4) | No. 4 (2-4) | No. 6 (0-2)
* Tourney Record Against The Field:
Fairfield (1-1) | Siena (2-2) | Monmouth (0-1) | Canisius (3-4) | Marist (3-2)
* Tourney Record At Dutchess Stadium: 9-10 (won title in 2006).
27 Facts About The Active Roster:
Pitchers:
1. Tom Cosgrove: Team leader in strikeouts (75), ERA (3.43) and innings (84.0).
2. Joey Rocchietti: 3-0 with three CGs, one shutout and a 1.72 ERA against the field.
3. Joe Jacques: 4-0 with 23 strikeouts and a 1.07 ERA over 25.1 innings in his last six games.
4. Shawn Kanwisher: Team-leading seven wins with 50 K's and a 2.38 ERA over 45.1 innings.
5. Michael Scarinci: Team-best 23 appearances with 41 K's over 43.0 innings.
6. Marc Galvan: Allowed one run or less in 16-of-19 appearance.
7. Chris Liquori: Made his second career start against Iona.
8. Casey Meyers: Has not allowed a run in 6-of-9 appearances.
9. Steve Arntsen: 4.1 innings, one run over his last two outings.
10. Joe DiNizio: Scoreless inning of work at No. 6 Miami.
11. Joe DiTorrice: Struck out 11 in 12.0 innings of work.
12. Matt Jones: Unscored upon in four-of-five outings.
13: Ryan Takacs: Struck out 15 over his last 13.1 innings.
Position Players:
14. Jose Carrera: Hit .334 during MAAC play, including .556 (15-of-27) over the last two weeks.
15. Christian Santisteban: Ranks among MAAC leaders in batting (.376-2nd), hits (71-1st), runs (42-5th), doubles (19-3rd), home runs (7-4th), RBI (45-2nd), slugging (.587-1st), OBP (.462-1st) and walks (30-5th) to go along with a team-best 25 multi-hit games.
16. Fabian Pena: Team-leader in doubles (21), home runs (7), RBI (47) and multi-RBI games (19) while throwing out 50.0 percent of runners (25-of-50).
17. Richie Barrella - Hitting .333 against the field.
18. Michael Pfenninger - Has hit safely in 17 of his last 19 games while raising his average 70 points to .289 during that time.
19. Jason Patnick - Notched a team-best 13-game hitting streak earlier in the year.
20. Anthony Rocchietti - Hit his first career home run to clinch series victory over Fairfield.
21. Adam Genners - Started all three games against Iona after being sidelined for almost two months.
22. Chris Reynolds - Hitting .300 (6-of-20) with seven runs and three doubles over the last two weeks.
23. Joe Credendino - Notched his first two career hits in MAAC-opening win over Monmouth.
24. Ryan Gronlier - Three Home Runs this year and the game-winning RBI single in victory vs. Fairfield.
25. Paul Genners - Had two hits in series at Marist.
26. Anthony Fanelli - Has yet to see action this year.
27. Chris Morris - Triple in his first career start against UAlbany.
Santisteban Named MAAC Player Of The Year
Santisteban, the preseason MAAC Player of the Year, concluded the regular season among the league leaders in average (.376-2nd), in hits (71-1st), runs (42-5th), doubles (19-3rd), home runs (7-4th), RBI (45-2nd), walks (30-5th), slugging percentage (.587-1st) and OBP (.462 OBP-1st).
Pena Named MAAC Rookie Of The Year
Pena took the MAAC by storm as a rookie, ranking among the league-leaders in hitting (.344-5th), doubles (21-1st), RBI (47-2nd), slugging (.579-2nd) and total bases (113-1st) while throwing out 50.0 percent of runners (25-of-50) on the bases.
DYK??
Matt Rizzotti won Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year in 2005, marking the last time a Manhattan student-athlete won each award. Additionally, Marist Head Coach Chris Tracz was the Pitcher of the Year that season. Click HERE for the full recap of Pena and Santisteban earning MAAC honors.
This Year Against Monmouth
The teams split a pair of games at Dutchess Stadium before the Hawks took the rubber match in West Long Branch. Barrella led all players with a .600 average while Santisteban (.500), Carrera (.364) and Pena (.308) all hit above .300. Kanwisher earned the lone win with six strikeouts over 3.1 scoreless innings of relief.
Against The Hawks All-Time ...
Santisteban is hitting .318 (14-of-44) against Monmouth pitching with four runs, three doubles and four RBI while Carrera checks in with a .333 (10-of-30) average with six runs, five doubles and five stolen bases. On the mound, Joey Rocchietti has a 2.74 ERA with nine strikeouts, against just four walks, over 19.2 innings of work in three career starts. Jacques, meanwhile, has faced the Hawks seven times and has a 1.72 ERA with a 15.2 innings.
History Repeating Itself
The last time Manhattan appeared in the MAAC Tournament, the Jaspers dropped an 8-7 decision in an elimination game to Monmouth despite rallying from five runs down in the top of the ninth.
Interesting
For the second-straight meeting between the teams, the home team will serve as the visitor in the box score. Manhattan, which is hosting the 2016 MAAC Championships, will be the visiting team as a result of the being the lower seed. In the teams' series finale this year, Manhattan was the home team in a game played at the MU Baseball Field due to severe weather at Dutchess Stadium.
Finishing Strong
Manhattan has won each of its last four MAAC weekends going 9-3 during that time.
Santi Stat Updates
Santisteban is ninth in school history with 215 hits and second with 61 doubles.
Doubles Update
Pena (21), Carrera (20) and Santisteban (19) have combined for 60 doubles this season and rank 1-2-3 in the MAAC.
Cosgrove
Cosgrove (4-5) won for the third-straight start at Iona and has a 1.89 ERA with 30 strikeouts, against 12 walks, over 33.1 innings while limiting hitters to a .232 average over his last five starts.
The Kandy Man
Kanwisher (7-3) has a 0.52 ERA with 16 strikeouts over 17.1 scoreless innings of work while limiting opposing hitters to a .125 average over his last six games.
Santy Stat Updates
Santisteban is 12th in the all-time Jasper annals with 210 hits and second with 60 doubles. On the year, he is hitting a team-best .369 (2nd MAAC) with 66 hits (2nd MAAC), 39 runs (5th MAAC), 18 doubles (2nd MAAC), five home runs, 38 RBI (3rd MAAC), 27 walks (8th MAAC), a team-best .453 OBP (3rd MAAC) and a .553 slugging percentage (3rd MAAC).
Stat Of The Week
Manhattan's trio of Pena (21), Santisteban (18) and Carrera (17) rank 1-2-3 in the MAAC in doubles with their total of 56 ranking ahead of 10 teams in the Division I ranks.
Manhattan-Monmouth In The MAAC
Monmouth has won the season series in each of the last two seasons and owns a 6-4 advantage during that time.
DYK?
Assistant Coach Brian McCullough was on the coaching staff of Siena last year, which won two games on the first day of the MAAC Championships a year ago.
Stat Of The Week
4 - The number of wins it would take for Manhattan to win the title out of the winner's bracket.
Up Next
With a win, the Jaspers would face top-seeded Fairfield at 7:00 pm or with a loss would play in an an elimination game on Thursday, March 25 at 3:30 pm.
