Joe Zito
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Joe Zito had one hit with two RBI in the opener and added another hit in the nightcap but King's fell twice to Manhattanville

King's Baseball Drops Pair to Manhattanville in Freedom Conference Debut

3/22/2015 5:22:00 PM

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MARCH 22, 2015

KING'S BASEBALL DROPS FREEDOM CONFERENCE DOUBLEHEADER TO MANHATTANVILLE

WEST HARRISON, NY --  The King's College baseball team played its first games since March 7 and the layoff was apparent as the Monarchs dropped both ends of a Freedom Conference doubleheader to Manhattanville College Sunday in West Harrison, NY.

With the losses, King's fell to 2-8 overall and 0-2 in conference play while Manhattanville improved to 7-4 and 3-0 in league competition.
In the opener, Manhattanville exploded for eight runs in the first inning, six which were earned, then added five more runs in the second.
The lead grew to 14-0 in the fifth inning before the Monarchs reached the scoreboard in the sixth.  Joe Zito reached base on a fielder's choice, stole second base, then scored on a RBI single from Kyle Lupas.

The Monarchs added their final two runs in the seventh when Greg Bartle walked and Ryan Civello came through with a pinch hit single. After an infield out advanced both runners Zito delivered a two-run single to set the final score.

King's mustered six hits in the game with Zito going 1-for-4 with two RBI and Lupas finishing 1-for-3 with one RBI. Tom Gibbons, Sean Padden, Bruce Beithaupt, and Civello all had one hit. 

Ryan Gimbi took the pitching loss, allowing eight runs, six earned, on five hits with one strikeout.

In the nightcap the teams entered the fourth tied at 0-0 but in the bottom half Manhattanville pushed across three runs, then scored twice more in the fifth. 

The Monarchs had just five hits in the game with Nick Trivigino, Zito, Lupas, Breithaupt, and Padden all registering singles for King's.  Mike Kreiger took the loss on the hill, allowing four runs, two which were earned, in four inning of work.

King's is scheduled to host Penn State Wilkes-Barre Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. if field conditions are playable in the Betzler Complex.
 
 
 
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