HANOVER, N.H. (Interstat) — The Manhattan Jaspers defeated the Dartmouth Big Green 11-3 on Saturday, May 2, 2026, in the first game of a doubleheader at Red Rolfe Field at Biondi Park.

Manhattan built an early lead and never trailed, improving to 16-24 overall while Dartmouth fell to 13-23.

The Jaspers struck in the first inning. Shortstop Ryan Lordier singled through the left side, and after a bunt foul out, Vincent Samuel singled to right, moving Lordier to second. A fielder’s choice put runners at first and second with one out, and designated hitter Hunter Sute singled through the right side, scoring Samuel for the first run. A fielding error by the Dartmouth shortstop loaded the bases, but a strikeout ended the inning with Manhattan leading 1-0.

Manhattan added two runs in the third. Samuel walked, and Andreaus Lewis tripled to left center to score him. Sute then doubled to right, scoring Lewis, making it 3-0. The Jaspers extended the lead to 4-0 in the fourth when Colin Basehore doubled and later scored on a Lordier single.

Dartmouth answered in the bottom of the fourth. Jack Niswonger singled, and Taer Rodriguez doubled down the third-base line. A wild pitch allowed Niswonger to score, cutting the deficit to 4-1.

The Big Green pulled closer in the fifth. After a groundout, Nico Banez walked, and Sam Andersen tripled to right center to drive him in. Milo Suarez then singled through the left side, scoring Andersen to make it 4-3. Suarez was caught stealing, and a popup ended the inning.

Manhattan regained control in the sixth. Trevor Hansen singled, and Basehore singled, putting runners at first and second. A sacrifice bunt advanced them, and a wild pitch scored Hansen. Lordier followed with an RBI single, making it 6-3. Dartmouth reliever Nathan Matoush entered and induced a lineout double play to end the inning.

The Jaspers added three runs in the ninth. With one out, pinch runner Payton Matthews walked, stole? Actually, Sute walked and was replaced by Matthews. Justin Best was hit by a pitch, and both advanced on a wild pitch. Hansen walked to load the bases. Basehore reached on a fielder’s choice, scoring Matthews. After a hit batter loaded the bases again, Lordier doubled to right, scoring Hansen and sending Matthews? Wait, the play-by-play shows Lordier doubled, scoring Hansen and moving Mayer to third, but Basehore was out at third. That scored one run. Then Guriyandel Salva singled to left, driving in Lordier and Mayer, making it 9-3. The inning ended with a groundout.

Dartmouth mounted a threat in the bottom of the ninth, loading the bases with two outs on walks and a single, but Rodriguez grounded into a fielder’s choice to end the game.

Manhattan’s Chris Fidanza was the top star. The pitcher threw four scoreless innings in relief, allowing no hits, no earned runs and striking out four, lowering his ERA after a recent start against Canisius in which he allowed one earned run over 3.2 innings. Ryan Lordier led the offense, going 4 for 5 with three RBIs and a stolen base. Hunter Sute drove in two runs on two hits, and Vincent Samuel had three hits and an RBI. For Dartmouth, Taer Rodriguez had two hits, and Sam Andersen drove in a run with a triple.

The Jaspers outhit the Big Green 14-12. Manhattan starter Jackson Klein worked five innings, allowing three earned runs on no hits? According to the official stat line, Klein gave up three earned runs with no hits, two strikeouts, likely due to walks, hit batters and errors. Nathan Matoush pitched 2.2 scoreless innings for Dartmouth, allowing two hits and striking out two.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Dartmouth 5, Manhattan 4, and the ELO system gave Dartmouth a 53.60 percent probability to win.