PURCHASE, NY (March 24, 2019) – Senior Christian Pack had five hits in seven at-bats on Sunday afternoon as the King's College baseball team dropped a pair of tough losses at Manhattanville College. The Valiants rallied in both games to win by scores of 5-4 and 10-6.

King's was able to record 23 hits on the day including five doubles and a home run. Manhattanville rallied with two runs in the bottom of the seventh to take the opener and then scored nine in the sixth inning of game two to sweep both games.

Game one had an excellent start for the Monarchs as Matt Dobeck led off the game with a single to left. He then advanced to third on a perfectly executed hit-and-run single to right center by Pack. He scored on a throwing error by the right fielder which allowed Pack to move up to second. After Dan Hartson hit a slow roller to short for an infield single Matt Mellinger knocked in a run with a single through the right side. Two batters later Sean McKee made it 3-0 with a single to left center.

The Valiants came right back in the bottom half with two doubles to score a run. They cut the lead to 3-2 on a two-out single up the middle before King's got out of the inning with a groundball right back to the mound. The score stayed the same until the bottom of the third when M'Ville put runners on the corners with two outs. The Valiants executed a double steal to tie the game up.

The Monarchs responded the next inning as Shane Beyer led off with a single to short. After advancing to second on a one-out groundout, Pack knocked him in with a big two-out hit to left field as Beyer was able to just beat the throw home.

Manhattanville put runners on first and second with one out in the seventh inning before Hathaway Roper knocked and double to center field to tie the score. Stephen Merrill then singled to right to score Johnny Mariano with the game-winning run.

KC had a 14-10 hit advantage in the game led by a 4-for-4 day from Pack. Hartson added three hits while McKee had two. The Monarchs struggled to knock runners in as they left 11 on base. Colby Toth threw four strong innings as the freshman allowed three runs on five hits with three strikeouts and a walk. Kyle Friebolin pitched the final 2.1 innings and allowed two runs on five hits with one strikeout and four walks.

Manhattanville got on the board first in the nightcap as Roper doubled and Merrill knocked him in with a two-out single in the second inning. The Monarchs got on the board as Tyler Reynolds crushed his second home run of the year to lead off the fifth inning.

King's took the lead in the sixth with five runs on six hits. Pack and Hartson hit back-to-back doubles to right before Mellinger singled to right scoring Hartson. McKee kept things rolling with a single to right center putting runners at the corners. He stole second before Noah Adams came up with a big two RBI double to the wall in left. Andrew Steidle knocked in King's fifth run of the inning with a single to left.

Manhttanville responded with nine runs on five hits and one error in the bottom half of the inning. Roper led off with a double and Merrill knocked him in with a single to right. The Valiants loaded the bases before three straight walks cut the lead to 6-5. A single up the middle, a double, and a single scored five more runs as the hosts took a 10-6 lead.

Mellinger had two hits while eight of King's nine starters had a hit in the game. King's scored six runs on nine hits while leaving four runners on base in the game. Hartson threw 81 pitches in four strong innings of work allowing just one run on three hits with two walks and three strikeouts. Mellinger got four outs in relief before being relieved by Alex Bruneio for the final two outs. Mellinger gave up just two hits but walked four while giving up six runs, five of which were earned.

King's and Manhattanville will wrap up the season series on Tuesday at Lipo Field. First pitch is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. in Wilkes-Barre.