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Winner Canisius CAN 3-4, 3-4 MAAC
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Manhattan MAN 5-4, 5-4 MAAC
Winner
Canisius CAN
3-4, 3-4 MAAC
10
Final
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Manhattan MAN
5-4, 5-4 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Canisius CAN 1 6 0 3 0 10 8 0
Manhattan MAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

W: Giese, Megan (1-2) L: Puppolo, Kali (2-2)

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Canisius CAN 3-5, 3-5 MAAC
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Winner Manhattan MAN 6-4, 6-4 MAAC
Canisius CAN
3-5, 3-5 MAAC
2
Final
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Manhattan MAN
6-4, 6-4 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Canisius CAN 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2
Manhattan MAN 0 0 1 1 2 2 X 6 10 0

W: Rising, Jessie (2-1) L: Nicosia, Emily (1-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Splits with Manhattan on the Road

The Canisius softball team went on the road and split a MAAC doubleheader with Manhattan on Friday in Riverdale, N.Y., taking the first game by a score of 10-0 in five innings before dropping the nightcap 6-2. The Golden Griffins are now 3-5 on the year, while the Jaspers moved to 6-4 on the season after Friday's action.
 
In the first game, Canisius senior Lindsi Dennis racked up a career-high four RBI and freshman pitcher Megan Giese earned her first collegiate win in the circle after she fanned seven Manhattan batters in five innings of work. In the second game, Canisius led 2-0 after two innings of play before Manhattan scored six times over its next four at-bats to earn the split.
 
Game One Recap
The Griffs made short-work of the Jaspers in the day's first game, posting the 10-0 in five innings to record the second mercy-rule win of the 2021 season. Canisius scored a single-run in the first, and then broke the game open with six runs in the top-half of the second to take a 7-0 lead.
 
In that second inning, Canisius sent 11 batters to the plate. With the scoreboard already reading 4-0, Dennis smacked her first homer of the season, a three-run shot, to push the Blue and Gold's margin to 7-0. Canisius posted three insurance runs in the fourth after a pair of runs scored on a Manhattan error and sophomore Sarah Cantley drove in a run with a pinch-hit single to left that allowed freshman Sydney Costan to score from third base.
 
The 10 runs were more than enough for Giese, who earned her first collegiate win in the circle after she went the distance and allowed just two hits to go with seven strikeouts. Manhattan only had one base runner reach second base in the contest. The Griffs chased Manhattan starter Kali Puppolo after just 1.2 innings of work. Puppolo gave up seven runs, all earned, on six hits while walking three in her time in the circle.
 
Freshman Christie McGee-Ross had two hits and scored a run in the victory for Canisius, while fellow freshman Gianna Fazzolari went 1-for-3 with a double. Senior Morgan Altman drew two walks, scored twice and stole two bases for Canisius, which picked up its second-straight win on the year with the game one victory.
 
Game Two Recap
Canisius jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the top-half of the second thanks to pair of RBI-singles in the frame. The Blue and Gold took a 1-0 lead on an RBI-single to center off the bat of Dennis, which allowed Altman to score, and moments later, the Griffs pushed their cushion to 2-0 after freshman Destiny Falquez singled through the right-side of the infield to push Fazzolari across the plate.
 
Those two runs would be the last for the Griffs in the nightcap, however, as Manhattan scored the game's next six runs to secure the win. With the score 2-1 in the fourth, the Jaspers tied the game on an infield single off the bat of Kaitlyn Flood. The home team took the lead for good in the fifth after Annie Moore doubled to left, allowing Victoria Alonso to score. Leading 4-2 in the sixth, Christine Gebhardt capped the scoring for the Jaspers with a two-run homer to right-center.
 
Manhattan's Jessie Rising earned the win in the circle for the Jaspers after she gave up two runs on three hits while walking four and striking out three. Canisius starter Emily Nicosia took the loss for the Griffs after she gave up four runs on nine hits in five innings of work.
 
Altman, Dennis, Falquez and Cantley accounted for all of Canisius' hits in the losing effort, with Altman recording a double in the top-half of the second inning.
 
Head Coach Kim Griffin's Postgame Comments
"I thought in game one, Megan did a great job keeping their hitters off-balance and our defense was clean. The top of our line-up has a lot of speed, and they were able to get on base, and the power hitters behind them knocked them in. It was good to see Lindsi get her first homer of the season and I thought Sarah Cantley did a nice job in both games going in and getting a pair of hits as a pinch-hitter."
 
"Give Manhattan credit, they came back in the second game and they got some timely hits that allowed them to score, and we were not able to do that. We struggled a bit offensively and left too many runners on base. Our defense wasn't as clean in the second game, either, and they took advantage."
 
Game Notes
• Canisius is now 55-19 all-time against Manhattan. The Griffs have taken three of the last four meetings with Manhattan, dating back to the 2019 season.
• The 10 runs in game one marks the third time this season Canisius has posted double-digits on the scoreboard. The team is 3-0 in those games.
• Prior to game one, Dennis' career-high for RBI in a game was three, set against Rider back on March 31, 2019.
• Giese now has 24 strikeouts in her first three career starts after recording seven in the game one victory.
• Altman has reached base safely in all eight games this season. She is also a perfect 6-for-6 this year in stolen base chances.
• McGee-Ross' two hits in game one gives her a team-high four multi-hit games on the year.
 
Up Next
Canisius close out its weekend trip to Riverdale, N.Y., with a pair of MAAC doubleheaders against Manhattan on Saturday. First pitch for game one at Gaelic Park is set for 11 a.m.
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