Eric Weeks’ four hits lift Canisius over Manhattan 8‑5
FISHKILL, N.Y. (Interstat) — Eric Weeks went 4-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs to lead Canisius past Manhattan 8-5 in Metro Atlantic play Sunday at Dutchess Stadium.
The Golden Griffins (13-21) scored five runs in the first inning, keyed by a Bennett Cox RBI single, a balk that plated JC Spinosa, and a Weeks RBI double. Weeks added a sacrifice fly in the second and a two-run homer in the sixth. Canisius tacked on an unearned run in the ninth on an outfield error.
Manhattan (14-22) answered with two runs in the first on Trevor Hansen’s two-run single. Ryan Lordier added a sacrifice fly in the second. Justin Best and Colin Basehore each homered in the eighth to pull the Jaspers within three.
Noah Albano tossed 4.2 hitless innings with three strikeouts for Canisius. Felix Morin, Joe LoPinto and Weston Elkovitch combined to close. Manhattan’s Garrett Theile threw three scoreless innings, Joseph Duffield allowed two earned runs over 4.2 innings. Both teams collected 11 hits.