Schedule:
Game 1 - Friday, March 16 - 1:00 pm - at La Salle (4-11) | Live Stats
Manhattan Jr. RHP Marc Galvan (1-1; 2.45 ERA; 18.1 IP; 12 K; 6 BB; .243 opp. BA)
Game 2 - Saturday, March 17 - 1:00 pm - at Villanova (4-8) | Live Stats | Live Video
Manhattan GS RHP Matt Simonetti (1-1; 6.00 ERA; 15.0 IP; 18 K; 6 BB; .254 opp. BA)
Game 3 - Sunday, March 18 - 1:00 pm - at Saint Joseph's (6-7) | Live Stats | Live Audio
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NON-CONFERENCE FUN
Manhattan has won back-to-back non-conference weekend sets (VCU & UNC Asheville) for the first time since early in the 2013 season.
MANHATTAN ROLLING
The Jaspers have won three of their last four thanks to the play of graduate student Matt Forlow (.600, 9 H, 9 R, 4 doubles, 1 HR, 6 RBI), junior Richie Barrella (.444, 8 H, 4 R, 1 HR, 6 RBI), senior Brendan Bisset (.438, 7 H, 2 R, 4 doubles, 5 RBI), junior Fabian Pena (.412, 7 H, 7 R, 2 doubles, 2 HR, 9 RBI) and freshman Will Trochiano (.412, 5 R, 3 doubles, 3 RBI) during that time.
START ME UP
Trochiano has reached base safely in the first 14 games of his collegiate career, including hitting safely 12 times, and paces the squad in batting (.358), hits (19), doubles (5) and OBP (.460).
PENA NAMED MAAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
- Pena hit a blistering .438 (7-for-16) with two doubles, two home runs, seven runs, eight RBI and two walks over four games last week while slugging at a .938 clip.
- After singling against Stony Brook, Pena went 3-for-4 in the opener at UNC Asheville with two home runs, five runs and five RBI while reaching base safely five times.
- Capped the doubleheader sweep with two more hits, three RBI and a run in the nightcap.
- The Miami native put the finishing touches on his big performance with a double and a run in the finale.
MIDWEEK BLISS
Manhattan defeated LIU Brooklyn 7-6 on Wednesday as Barrella went 4-for-4 with a walk, two runs and a game-saving catch.
STUART THE STOPPER
Sophomore RHP T.J. Stuart has been outstanding in his first year as the Jasper closer, going 1-0 with two saves, a 1.46 ERA and 12 strikeouts, against six walks, over 12.1 innings while limiting opposing hitters to a scant .135 average.
FROM THE MOUND
- Junior RHP Joe DiTorrice earned his first collegiate win thanks to striking out three while yielding one unearned run on one hit over 3.2 innings at LIU Brooklyn.
- Junior RHP Marc Galvan notched his first victory of the year with 5.1 innings of three-hit ball at UNC Asheville and has 12 strikeouts over 18.1 innings with a 2.45 ERA.
- Graduate student RHP Matt Simonetti fanned a career-high eight over 4.2 innings of relief in registering his first victory of the year at UNC Asheville in clinching the series victory.
- Graduate student LHP Joe Jacques paces Manhattan with a 2.00 ERA and 21 strikeouts over 18.0 innings.
PENA NAMED TO JOHNNY BENCH WATCH LIST
Pena has been named to the official watch list for the 2018 Johnny Bench Award presented by BaseballSavings.com as announced by the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission.
COLE COMES HOME
This year marks the beginning of the Cole regime at Manhattan. Cole served as an assistant for the Jaspers from 2005-2008 and was most recently an assistant at Fairfield where he helped the Stags to back-to-back MAAC Regular Season Championships and the 2016 MAAC Title.
THE RETURNERS
The Jaspers return 25 letterwinners, including seven starting position players, for the second-straight season. Click HERE for the entire prospectus.
PENA GARNERS PRESEASON HONORS
Pena was tabbed as the top MAAC pro prospect by both Baseball America (BA) and D1Baseball.Com.
PENA PACES THE OFFENSE
One of the top players in the Northeast since he set foot on campus as a freshman, Pena has hit .333 (156-of-469) with 50 doubles, 15 home runs and 102 RBI while starting all 122 Manhattan games during his time in Riverdale.
JACQUES LAUDED
The Garden State native was tabbed as the No. 10 prospect in the MAAC by BA and No. 11 by D1.Baseball.Com.
BISSET BREAKS OUT
The unquestioned breakout star of last season was Bisset. After missing the bulk of his sophomore year due to injury, Bisset hit a team-leading .335 with 11 doubles, one triple, one home run and 29 RBI.
TOP TWO IN 2019 ...
Stuart was lauded as the No. 5 pro prospect from the MAAC in 2019 while sophomore Nick Massa was tabbed as No. 9. Both players made an immediate impact as rookies a year ago and will figure prominently this season.
ROAD WARRIORS
Manhattan will play its first 33 games on the road after playing its first 17 away from home a year ago.
FROM THE BRONX TO THE PROS
Tom Cosgrove decided to forgo his final year of eligibility after being drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 12th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft while Jose Carrera inked a professional deal with the New York Yankees. Additionally, signee Tai Tiedemann was selected by the Texas Rangers in the eighth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
DUTCHESS STADIUM
Manhattan will call Duchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, NY home for the fourth-straight season, playing 14 games there.
MAAC PRESEASON POLL
The Jaspers were tabbed to finish 10th out of 11 teams.
THE STAFF
Former Manhattan great and 2017 Athletic Hall of Famer Chris Cody and Vincent Redmond complete Cole's first staff.
MAAC MAGIC
The Jaspers will be attempting to qualify for their third-straight MAAC Tournament and the fourth in five years after earning the sixth spot on the final day of the 2017 season.
SUNDAYS ARE FOR THE JASPERS
Manhattan went 7-2 in MAAC action on Sundays a year ago.
SEE YOU IN STATEN ISLAND
The 2018 MAAC Baseball Championship will be held at Richmond County Bank Ballpark in Staten Island, NY from May 23-26. The 2019 and 2020 championships will also be held at the home of the Single-A Staten Island Yankees.
WHAT'S A JASPER?
The unique nickname of Manhattan College's athletic teams, the Jaspers, comes from one of the College's most memorable figures, Brother Jasper of Mary, F.S.C., who served as the College's athletic director in the late 19th century. One of the greatest achievements of Brother Jasper was that he brought the then little-known sport of baseball to Manhattan College and became the team's first coach. Since Brother Jasper was also the Prefect of Discipline, he supervised the student fans at Manhattan baseball games while also directing the team itself. During one particularly warm and humid day when the college was playing a semi-pro baseball team called the Metropolitans, Brother Jasper noticed the Manhattan students were becoming restless and edgy with the team coming to bat in the seventh inning of a close game. To relieve the tension, Brother Jasper called timeout and told the students to stand up and stretch for a few minutes until the game resumed. Since the College annually played the New York Giants in the late 1880's and into the 1890's at the old Polo Grounds, the Manhattan College practice of the "seventh inning stretch" spread into the major leagues, where it has now become a time-honored custom practiced by millions of fans annually.
UP NEXT
Manhattan will play at Stony Brook on Tuesday, March 20 with first pitch tabbed for 3:30 pm.