NEW YORK (Interstat) — Justin Best homered twice and drove in five runs as Manhattan defeated Niagara 14-3 in the first game of a Sunday doubleheader. Andreaus Lewis added a home run and five RBIs, going 4-for-5. Joseph Duffield pitched six innings, allowing three earned runs on four hits.

Niagara took a 3-0 lead in the second inning on a sacrifice fly by Matthew Ganschow and an RBI single by Jacob Brooks. Manhattan answered with six runs in the third, highlighted by Lewis’ three-run homer. Best’s three-run shot in the fourth extended the lead to 9-3. Jackson Brinker contributed two RBIs.

The Purple Eagles cut the deficit to 10-3 on a wild pitch in the sixth, but Manhattan’s Lewis and Best delivered two-run doubles and a two-run homer in the seventh to seal the victory. Johnny Montgomery took the loss for Niagara, allowing three earned runs in 2 2/3 innings. Manhattan improved to 18-27, while Niagara fell to 24-17-1.