Purchase, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Baseball team wrapped up a Skyline Conference weekend on Sunday afternoon at Manhattanville, dropping a pair of 2-1 decisions to the Valiants.
Brandon Nolasco (Chester, N.Y.) finished the opener with a pair of hits for the Knights.
Sunday's sweep drops Mount Saint Mary to 9-14 overall on the season and 5-7 in Skyline Conference play, while Manhattanville improves to 14-10 overall and 10-4 in conference competition.
Game 1: Manhattanville 2 – Mount Saint Mary 1
How It Happened
- The Knights grabbed a one run lead in the fourth, recording two of their five hits in the contest.
- Coleman Barnes (New Hampton, N.Y.) laced a one-out double and scored a batter later when Nolasco delivered him with a run scoring single.
- After advancing to second on the throw home and stealing third, Nolasco was stranded at third.
- The one-run advantage held up until the home half of the fifth when the Valiants strung together three hits.
- Michael Musantry tripled to start the inning and crossed with the tying run on a single off the bat of Tyler Viscusi.
- Viscusi got to third with one out following a sacrifice and a single and scored the deciding run on a sacrifice fly.
- The three hits in the inning where the only three safeties in the game for the Valiants.
- Mount Saint Mary managed just one base runner in its final two at-bats.
For The Knights
- Nolasco finished the opener 2-for-3 with an RBI and a stolen base.
- Barnes recorded the team's only extra base hit and scored the lone run of the game.
- Ben Crowley (Highland Mills, N.Y.) and Cullen Roper (Stratford, Conn.) each singled in the contest.
- Mike Scotto (Putnam, N.Y.) suffered the tough luck loss, working a complete game. He fell to 1-2 on the season, allowing just two runs on three hits.
Game 2: Manhattanville 2 – Mount Saint Mary 1
How It Happened
- Mount Saint Mary jumped out in front for the second straight game on Sunday, plating its only run of the game in the third inning.
- Roper singled ahead of a Crowley double to put two runners in scoring position with one out. Michael DiGiovanni (Shirley, N.Y.) delivered the only run of the game for the Mount with a run scoring groundout.
- The slim advantage held up until the seventh when the Valiants scored both of their runs on just one base hit.
- Brian Bornkamp, who singled with one out in the inning, crossed with the tying run on a bases loaded hit by pitch.
- Jake Parisi, who reached with a walk, later scored the eventual game winning run on a fielder's choice to close out the scoring in the game.
- After scoring in the third, Mount Saint Mary recorded just three more hits in the contest and advanced just one runner into scoring position.
For The Knights
- Six different Knights recorded a hit in the contest with Crowley and Dominick Marzigliano (Highland Mills, N.Y.) each ripping a double.
- DiGiovanni finished with a hit and an RBI.
- Roper recorded a hit and scored the team's only run.
- Brian Gregory (Florida, N.Y.) was strong on the mound, working 6.1 innings and allowing two runs on just four hits.
- Ryan Lockhart (Monroe Township, N.J.) and John Morehead (Highland Mills, N.Y.) combined for 1.2 innings of scoreless relief.
What's Next
- Mount Saint Mary is scheduled to travel to Albertus Magnus on Wednesday.
- Manhattanville plays host to Ramapo on Monday.
