FISHKILL, N.Y. (Interstat) — Justin Best’s three-run homer in the bottom of the first inning powered Manhattan to a 7-5 victory over Canisius in the first game of a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference doubleheader Friday at Dutchess Stadium.

Best went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Andreaus Lewis added an RBI single, Vincent Samuel drove in a run with a single and Jackson Brinker doubled in a run as the Jaspers (15-22) rallied to tie the game at 5-5 in the fifth inning. Samuel’s RBI single in the eighth gave Manhattan a 7-5 lead.

Jackson Klein (5.1 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 8 K) earned the win for Manhattan.

Canisius (13-22) got a two-run triple from Andrew Marcello in the sixth and a two-run homer from Eric Weeks in the ninth, but fell short. The Golden Griffins had 11 hits to Manhattan’s 12. The game featured five lead changes, with both teams scoring multiple runs in single innings. Manhattan’s Trevor Hansen scored twice.