NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (Interstat) — Iona scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat Manhattan 8-7 on Saturday afternoon at City Park. The Gaels improved to 19-28 overall, while the Jaspers fell to 20-29.

Braize Mitchell delivered the decisive hit, a two-run single down the right-field line that scored Silvia and Zollo. Mitchell also doubled in the first inning with two RBIs. Mitchell Murphy added an RBI double in the fifth inning. For Manhattan, Lewis Andre drove in two runs, including a sacrifice fly, and Best Justin doubled and drove in a run. Samuel Vinc had an RBI single in the first inning and scored twice.

Manhattan took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first on consecutive RBI singles and a sacrifice fly. Iona answered with two runs in the bottom half and added two more in the second to tie it. The Jaspers regained the lead with a run in the fifth, but Iona cut it to 7-6 in the bottom half. Manhattan pushed three runs across in the sixth to take a 7-6 lead before Iona’s rally.

Manhattan collected 12 hits and Iona had 14. Jackson Klein started for Manhattan, while Aiden Jovia, Tyler Lender and Nick Neville pitched for Iona.