Buffalo, NY (May 14, 2004)- Manhattan pounded out 20 hits en route to a 13-3 MAAC victory over Canisius tonight at Demske Sports Complex in Buffalo, NY.
Gary Diaz led the charge, going 4-5 with four RBI, including three solo homers.
Mike Parisi tallied a season-high 14 strikeouts in the win.
Manhattan (18-23-1, 11-9 MAAC) jumped on the Canisius starter early, plating four runs in the top of the first on five hits.
Sam Deluca,
Chris Gaskin,
Matt Cucurullo, and
John Fitzpatrick each tallied an RBI.
The Jaspers extended the lead with single runs in the third, fourth, and fifth innings, as Gaskin led off the third with a solo blast, and Diaz homered in the fourth and plated Fitzpatrick with a single in the fifth. In the sixth, Gaskin and
Josh Greco each had an RBI hit to increast the lead to 9-0.
Manhattan scored three more in the seventh, as Diaz led off the inning with a homer, Gaskin plated
Frank Cappello with a sacrifice fly, and Greco was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
The Griffs (4-38, 4-18 MAAC) finally cracked the scoreboard in the bottom of the seventh, scoring two runs.
Manhattan got one run back in the eighth on Diaz's third homer of the day, and Canisius scored once in the ninth on reliever
Ken Gleason for the final margin.
Parisi (3-5) allowed two runs on six hits, with the 14 strikeouts.
Nick Derba (3-6), Deluca (4-6, RBI), Gaskin (3-4, 4 RBI), and Fitzpatrick (2-4, RBI) joined Diaz with multi-hit games.
The two teams conclude the three-game series with a twin bill beginning at noon on Saturday, May, 15.
