NEW YORK (Interstat) — Jason Green hit two home runs and drove in four runs as Niagara routed Manhattan 14-9 on Sunday in the first game of a doubleheader.

The Purple Eagles improved to 24-17-1 while the Jaspers fell to 18-27.

Niagara erupted for 10 runs in the third inning. Elijha Hammill led off with a solo homer, Rees Kozar followed with a solo shot, and Green added a two-run homer. Jacob Brooks also went deep for two runs. Curtis McKay doubled in a run and Kozar doubled in another.

Green struck again in the sixth with a two-run homer. McKay added a sacrifice fly in the seventh.

Manhattan answered with seven runs in the fourth, keyed by Ryan Lordier’s two-run double and a sacrifice fly. The Jaspers added a run in the eighth.

Kozar finished 2-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs for Niagara. Hammill went 4-for-5 with a homer. Brooks had two hits including a homer. Jack Dickinson pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings with three strikeouts for Niagara. Lordier went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for Manhattan.