POMONA, New York- The Marist baseball team won the series opener against MAAC foe Manhattan, Friday afternoon. The Red Foxes scored five runs in the third inning and led the rest of the game, winning 8-2.
 

Summary

• In the first inning, the Red Foxes went scoreless, and Brian Yetter pitched a scoreless inning for the Red Foxes.
• In the third inning, Johnny Decker recorded the first Red Foxes hit of the day with a single. Colin Mackle followed Decker with a bunt single with no outs in the inning. Brian Hart brought home Decker on a sacrifice fly to right field, which gave the Red Foxes the 1-0 lead. The Red Foxes loaded the bases with two outs after a Niko Amory and Justin Kapuscinski walk. Bayram Hot brought home two RBIs on a single. Ethan Conrad followed Hot with another two-run single which gave the Red Foxes a 5-0 lead.
• The Red Foxes loaded the bases in the fourth inning but left the inning scoreless.
• To start the fifth inning, Bayram Hot singled for the Red Foxes. Marco Ali followed Hot with a single of his own, which put runners at first and second with no outs. With two outs in the fifth, Colin Mackle brought home Hot and Ali on a double and extended the Red Foxes' lead 7-0. Dylan Hoy followed Mackle with a single.
• Niko Amory started off the sixth inning with a single. Bayram Hot singled with one out which put runners at first and second with one out. The Red Foxes left the inning scoreless.
• Brian Yetter finished the sixth inning with a scoreless frame. The Red Foxes pitcher tossed six scoreless innings.
• Manhattan broke the shutout in the seventh inning with one run on two hits.
• In the eighth inning, Brian Hart hit a home run which extended the Red Foxes' lead 8-1.
• Jack Keenan relieved Yetter in the seventh inning and threw a scoreless inning in the eighth.
• The Red Foxes defeated Manhattan 8-2.

  

Notable Statistics

• The Red Foxes used 12 hits to score eight runs in the win.
• Bayram Hot went 3-5 with two runs batted in.
• Brian Hart hit his eighth home run of the season in the win.
• Colin Mackle went 2-4 with two RBIs and a double.
• Brian Yetter pitched six and one thirds' innings, allowing one earned run and striking out five.
• The Jaspers scored two runs on nine hits in the game.

  

Up Next

•  The Red Foxes play game two against the Jaspers.
• The game is slated for 11:30 a.m.