Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi baseball team fell to Manhattan College, 9-8, in 10 innings on Saturday afternoon at Chapman Field.
- The Islanders fall to 4-6 on the season while the Jaspers improved to 2-6.
- The big Islander inning came in the third, plating four runs on one hit with one error.
Cole Fluta,
Luke Marbach,
Scott Hastings and
Mike Williams all crossed the plate in the inning that included two hit by pitches and an RBI single from
Tristan Welch.
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi batters drew 10 walks on the day.
Offensive Statistics
- The Islanders scored eight runs on four hits with no errors. The Jaspers had nine runs on 12 hits with three errors.
- A&M-Corpus Christi tacked on three in the seventh as Marbach tripled to drive in a pair of runs and then came around to score on a Williams groundout.
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Luke Marbach was 1-for-2 with a two-RBI triple. He walked three times and scored three times including the game-tying tally in the bottom of the ninth. Marbach also swiped three bases on the afternoon.
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Mike Williams went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored. He also drew a walk.
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Trevor Beard drew a walk, was hit by a pitch and drew a walk.
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Scott Hastings scored once and drove in a run.
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Cole Fluta scored a pair of runs after drawing a walk and getting hit by a pitch.
- Welch went 2-for-5 with an RBI single.
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Steven Rivera-Chijin had two walks on the day.
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Itchy Burts drew a walk and came around to score in the seventh.
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Drake Osborn reached on a walk.
Pitching Notables
- Islander pitchers helped strand 10 Manhattan runners on base during the game.
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Hayden Thomas struck out eight in 4.2 innings.
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Dylan Johnson threw 1.2 innings of relief, allowing one unearned run while striking out two.
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Daniel Nelson struck out two batters seventh.
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Justin Lewis allowed one hit in 1.1 innings of relief.
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David Worrell threw the final 1.2 innings, striking out four batters.
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Up Next
-The final matchup of the three-game series is scheduled for Sunday, March 1, at 1 p.m. Fans can purchase tickets
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