Metaire, La. (March 5, 2006)-Cat Everett and Mark Hamilton combined for seven hits and sophomore reliever Trey Martin threw 4.0 scoreless innings as the Tulane University baseball team clinched a series victory over Manhattan College with a 5-3 win Sunday afternoon at Zephyr Field.
For the second consecutive day, Tulane trailed 3-1 after five and half innings, but the Green Wave offense came around late to plate four runs over the final three innings, including a pair in the eighth to account for the final score. With the win, Tulane improves to 10-4 on the year. Manhattan, meanwhile, falls to 1-2.
Everett was 4-for-4 with a walk, and Hamilton went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two RBI. The game, however, belonged to Martin who gave up just a pair of singles during his time on the mound, walking two and striking out three to pick up his second win of 2006. Junior reliever Daniel Latham came on in the ninth and posted his third save of the year with a three-up, three-down frame.
Tulane pitchers limited the Jaspers to just two hits on the day, but Manhattan was able to take advantage of four walks, two hit batsmen and a balk by Green Wave starter Stephen Porlier to claim a 3-1 lead.
Porlier had a no-hitter going through four innings but in the top of the fourth, Manhattan loaded the bases on a pair of hit batsmen and a walk before catcher
Nick Derba lifted a sacrifice fly to right to give the Jaspers a 1-0 lead. Tulane answered in the home half of the frame on Hamilton's first RBI-double of the day to score junior third baseman Tim Guidry all the way from first.
The game did not remain tied for long, though, as Jaspers' third baseman Ryan Martin reached on an error to open the fifth and second baseman
Matt Nevins followed with a walk to chase Porlier from the game.
Following a sacrifice bunt by centerfielder
Eric Nieto, Masters scored on a passed ball and left fielder
Mike Garcia ripped an RBI-single to left center to give Manhattan a two-run advantage.
Tulane made it a one-run game in the sixth on Hamilton's second RBI-double down the right field line, and the Green Wave tied the ballgame one inning later on an infield single by redshirt-freshman right fielder Warren McFadden, which brought home Everett from third.
Martin retired the side in order in the top of the eighth, and with runners at first and second in the bottom of the frame, senior centerfielder Nathan Southard hammered an RBI-double to the wall in left to break the tie. Following an intentional walk to Everett, sophomore second baseman Brad Emaus lifted a sacrifice fly to deep left to give the Green Wave a little insurance.
Manhattan starter
Jesse Darcy gave the Jaspers a solid seven innings on the hill, allowing three runs on nine hits while walking four and striking out four.
Josh Santerre (0-1), who came on to start the eighth, was saddled with the loss after giving up three runs on two hits and a walk in his lone inning on the mound.
