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16
Winner MANHATTAN MANHAT~1 2-3, 0-0 NEC
10
Norfolk State NSUBSB 1-3, 0-0 NEC
Winner
MANHATTAN MANHAT~1
2-3, 0-0 NEC
16
Final
10
Norfolk State NSUBSB
1-3, 0-0 NEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
MANHATTAN MANHAT~1 0 0 0 3 7 0 1 4 1 16 15 0
Norfolk State NSUBSB 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 2 10 11 3

W: Connor Thorneberry (2-1) L: Blakeney, Ethan (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Noah Schlekeway, Assistant SID

Norfolk State Powers Three Homers but Drops Series Opener to Manhattan

NORFOLK, Va. --- The Norfolk State baseball team blasted three home runs but could not overcome a big fifth inning in a 16-10 loss to Manhattan on Friday evening at Marty L. Miller Field.
 
Norfolk State dropped to 1-3 on the season, while Manhattan improved to 2-3. Connor Thorneberry (2-1) earned the win for the Jaspers, while Ethan Blakeney (1-1) took the loss.
 
Manhattan opened the scoring in the fourth inning, stringing together four hits to plate three runs and take a 3-0 lead. Norfolk State answered in the bottom half when Mason Mompoint launched a solo home run to left field to cut the deficit to 3-1.
 
The Jaspers broke the game open in the fifth, capitalizing on three Norfolk State errors to score seven runs on three hits and extend their lead to 10-1. The Spartans responded in the bottom of the inning, loading the bases before Jaydan Israel drove in a run with an RBI single to right-center. Justin Journette followed with a two-run single to left field, and Brendan Burke capped the rally with a three-run home run, trimming the deficit to 10-7 heading into the sixth.
 
Manhattan added a run in the seventh on an RBI single up the middle to make it 11-7. Norfolk State answered again, as Mompoint knocked in Journette with an RBI single to pull the Spartans within three, 11-8.
 
The Jaspers pulled away in the eighth, scoring four runs on three hits to extend the lead to 15-8 before adding another run in the ninth. Journette homered to right-center in the bottom of the ninth, driving in Israel, but Manhattan closed out the 16-10 victory.
 
CHECKING THE BOX SCORE
  • Manhattan defeated Norfolk State, 16-10
  • Journette led the Spartans, going 3-for-5 with two RBIs and a home run
  • Mompoint finished 2-for-5 with two RBIs and a home run
  • Burke recorded a three-RBI home run
  • Blakeney pitched four innings and struck out six batters
  • Tyler Mitchell, Ryan Sellers, and Sean Harris-Walter each struck out two batters
 
NEWS & NOTES
  • Norfolk State fell to 1-3 on the season
  • Manhattan improved to 2-3 on the year
  • The Jaspers moved to 4-0 all-time against the Spartans
  • Journette tallied his 40th career home-run
  • Mompoint recorded his first collegiate home run
  • Burke tallied his 11th career home run
 
UP NEXT
Norfolk State continues its series against Manhattan on Saturday, Feb. 20, with a doubleheader beginning at 12 p.m. at Marty L. Miller Field.
 
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