NEWARK, N.J. (Interstat) — Ryan Lordier went 3-for-5 with two RBIs to lead Manhattan to a 7-2 victory over NJIT on Tuesday afternoon at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium.

The Jaspers (17-25) jumped ahead in the second inning on Hunter Sute’s RBI groundout that scored Justin Best unearned. Lordier tripled home a run in the fifth, and Brody Levin answered for the Highlanders (15-27-1) with a solo homer in the bottom half.

Manhattan extended its lead in the seventh on Lordier’s RBI double and Guriyandel Salva’s run-scoring single. Trevor Hansen’s three-run homer in the eighth capped the scoring.

Andrew Brown tossed 3 2/3 hitless innings with three strikeouts. Landon Kuntzelman added 2 1/3 hitless frames with one strikeout. Ivan Epps worked three innings, allowing two runs on no hits with four strikeouts.

For NJIT, Levin finished 2-for-3 with a home run. Tate Jones allowed one run over 4 2/3 innings.

The Highlanders added a run in the seventh on Austin Francis’ bases-loaded walk. Manhattan outhit NJIT 10-5.