April 17, 2006
RIVERDALE, N.Y. - Senior first baseman John Scaife (Ansonia, Conn./Ansonia) joined the 100-RBI club, for the Fairfield University baseball team, on Monday, in a 10-3 loss to Manhattan College, at Van Cortlandt Park.
Scaife needed seven RBIs heading into the series with the Jaspers (15-14, 8-4 MAAC), and had five on Saturday in the nightcap of a doubleheader. Today, the first baseman, led Fairfield at the plate, as he went 2-for-4 with a pair of homeruns, upping his career total to 15. He is now nine RBI short of Mike Svab (1987-90) for fifth place on the school's all-time list.
Manhattan broke the game open in the bottom of the first inning, as Eric Nieto doubled. Then after an out, a walk, and a hit batsman, Mike Garcia doubled, plating Nieto and Matt Rizzotti. Dave Lombardi doubled home John Fitzpatrick, and Ruben Perez smacked a three-run homerun.
The Jaspers received back-to-back doubles in the second inning, to go up 7-0.
Fairfield (11-18, 6-6 MAAC) posted its first run of the game in the top of the fourth inning, when Scaife sent a solo shot over the centerfield fence.
The Jaspers put another run on the board, when Rizzotti's single, brought in Nieto.
In the fifth, senior Jim Girolamo (Wayland, Mass./Wayland) singled to right center, and went to second on a sophomore Adam Chilelli (Garden City, N.J./Garden City) single. Junior Brian Schappert (Wyckoff, N.J./Saint Joseph's University) walked to load the bases for sophomore Albie DeSimone (Pelham, N.Y./Pelham Memorial) who hit into a fielder's choice, which allowed Girolamo to score.
Manhattan would score an unearned run in the home half of the fifth, and Scaife drove a pitch over the right field fence for his second round tripper of the day, and third of the series. He finished the series 4-for-11 with three homeruns, seven runs batted in, and four runs scored.
The Jaspers made it 10-3 with an unearned run in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Girolamo finished the day 2-for-4 with a run scored, and Chilelli finished 2-for-4. Sophomore Tyler Birrittella (Tarrytown, N.Y./Sleepy Hollow) doubled for the Stags.
Fairfield returns to action on Wednesday with a non-conference doubleheader at Yale. First pitch is slated for 3:30 p.m. at Yale Field.
