Newburgh, N.Y. – Following a rain out on Sunday, the Mount Saint Mary College Baseball team will be in action twice this week against league rivals, hosting Manhattanville for a doubleheader on Tuesday before traveling to Yeshiva for a league set on Sunday.
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At A Glance: Mount Saint Mary earned a conference split with Old Westbury on Saturday and enters Tuesday with a 9-22 overall record and a 4-8 mark in Skyline Conference play.
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Jack Goodwin (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) sparks the offense out of the leadoff spot, hitting .333 with a team-high 33 hits, 10 of which have gone for extra bases. Goodwin has scored 24 runs, driven in 18 and swiped nine bags to date for the Knights.
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Anthony Franco (Franklin Square, N.Y.) is hitting .326 for the Mount and is tied with
Robert Brust (Shirley, N.Y.) for the team lead in home runs with three. Franco adds 17 runs, seven doubles and a team-high 24 RBI, while Brust has scored 16 times and driven in 14 runs.
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Devin Tait (Staten Island, N.Y.) checks in with a .303 batting average, adding 10 runs and 14 RBI, while
Aidan Marshall (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) supports the offense with 14 RBI while hitting .303 on the season.
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Brian Gregory (Florida, N.Y.) leads the pitching staff with a 4-4 record and a 3.27 earned run average. Gregory leads the Skyline Conference with 55.0 innings pitched and has punched out 25 hitters for the Knights.
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A Look At Manhattanville: The Valiants come to town on Tuesday sporting a 13-18 overall record and a 6-6 mark in league play. Manhattanville has won three of its last four decisions, including a Skyline sweep of Yeshiva on Friday.
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Manhattanville features seven players with at least 47 at-bats hitting better than .300, led by a .371 mark from Tyler Mandel. Mandel has ripped nine doubles and five home runs, adding 18 runs scored and a team-high 32 RBI.
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Brian Bornkamp leads the team with 35 runs and is hitting .364 with 13 RBI and 17 stolen bases. Jake Parisi is hitting .308 to date to go along with 31 runs, 13 RBI and 18 steals.
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Ray White has worked a team-high 31.0 innings on the mound coming into Tuesday and has won once while working to a 6.10 earned run average. Chris Antonelli and Alby Ciuffetelli have each won two games for the Valiants.
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Recent History: Since 2013, the two teams have met 15 times with Manhattanville holding an 8-6-1 record over that stretch. The Valiants have won the last three decisions, including a pair of 2-1 victories in 2022.
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Previewing Yeshiva: The Maccabees host Old Westbury on Friday and begin the day winless in 21 overall outings and 12 conference contests.
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Avi Cohen leads the offense with a .261 batting average and is tied for the team lead with four runs scored. Sammy Greenberg paces the Macs with 13 hits on the season, including two doubles, and has driven in one run.
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Jacob Shakin has worked a team-high 37.1 innings on the mound and has fanned 34 opponent hitters.
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Recent History: Since 2008, the Knights hold a 22-0 record against Yeshiva, including a pair of shutout victories at home in 2022.
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What's Next: The Knights finish off the regular season with a trip to Cortland on May 1 and Skyline Conference sets with St. Joseph's-Brooklyn (away) on May 6 and USMMA (home) on May 7.