BALTIMORE, MD — Manhattan softball played to a split during Saturday's doubleheader. The Jaspers (2-14, 0-0 MAAC) knocked off Lehigh, 9-5, before taking a 10-2 loss in game two versus Colgate.
GAME ONE
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Lehigh mustered the game's opening run in the top of the first on an RBI groundout for Maddy Schmeiser.
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The pitching duel between Jaspers' ace Karissa Spring and Lehigh's Maddy Clark was well underway by the top of the fourth, when the Mountain Hawks extended their lead to 2-0 on a home run from Rory Dudley.
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The bottom of the fourth is when the Jaspers' offense started to click. Manhattan tagged Clark for four runs to force a pitching change for Lehigh.
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The big hit came off the bat of Sophia Kiseloski in the form of a three-run homer that scored two-hitter Lindsey Hoag and three-hitter Michayla Rodriguez.
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The Jaspers did the rest of their scoring in the sixth by punching in five runs on two hits and four walks.
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Lead-off hitter Anissa Villalobos singled to score one run while Hoag drove in two.
GAME TWO
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Manhattan jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning versus Colgate after Villalobos was hit by a pitch, which set the stage for a two-run home run for Hoag.
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Colgate responded with five runs across the first two innings, plating two in the bottom of the first before adding three more in the second.
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The Raiders' offense capitalized in a variety of ways, working a pair of walks, inducing an error from the Jaspers and also taking first on a hit-by-pitch.
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Colgate gained more separation in the fourth when it added two more runs to take a 7-2 lead.
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The final tallies for the Raiders came on a three-run home run from Quinn Livesay in the bottom of the sixth.
STATS AND NOTES
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Kiseloski's two-home run day was the main storyline for the Jaspers' offense.
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The junior from New Jersey compiled five RBIs thanks to both two long balls.
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Kiseloski leads Manhattan with 13 RBIs through 16 games.
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In the win over Lehigh, Spring earned her second win of the season by going six innings while holding the Mountain Hawks to three runs.
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Spring added a pair of strikeouts versus Lehigh.
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The nine runs scored against Lehigh marked a season-high for the Jaspers' offense.
QUOTES FROM MANHATTAN
Manhattan head coach Bridget Hurlman on the 9-5 win over Lehigh: "Our bats really came alive today. We did a great job keeping our foot on the gas pedal. We had some big hits to slam the door shut and put the game out of reach. Really confident with how the squad is starting to come together as we approach conference games."
NEXT UP
The Jaspers will conclude its weekend in Maryland with one final game vs. UMBC (6-17, 0-0 America East). First pitch is 2 PM at The Diamond at UMBC between the Jaspers and Retrievers, who are 3-1 in the UMBC Round Robin #2.
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