TEANECK, NJ - Officially setting the win streak at 1-0, the Yeshiva Baseball Team split a double header with Lehman College, losing to the Lightning 7-6 in game one, and coming out on top 9-5 in game two.
 
The Maccabees were led by the power-hitting duo of Jake Arnow and Noah Steinmetz, with Arnow tallying six hits, four runs and two RBIs across the two contests, while Steinmetz notched five hits, two runs and four RBIs.
 
With the result, the Macs are now 1-19 on the year. Game two was not only Yeshiva's first win of the season, but the program's first win since Feb. 27th, 2022.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED - Game 1 (L, 7-6)

• Yeshiva drew first blood in front of a raucous crowd, sending both Arnow and Steinmetz home in the bottom of the first for an early 2-0 lead.
   
• While Lehman narrowed the margin to 2-1 in the top of the second, the Maccabees continued to build their advantage in the bottom of the inning. An Assaf Perl triple to right field scored Jacob Shakin, pushing the scoreline to 3-1, followed just two batters later by a double from Coby Kamish that sent Reuven Hellman home, increasing YU's edge to 4-1. Yeshiva closed out the inning with a 5-1 lead, tallying their final score on a Steinmetz single to left that sent Kamish streaking past the catcher.
   
• The Lightning continued to fight, responding with a trio of runs in the top of the third that narrowed the gap between the two squads to 5-4.
   
• Both teams were held scoreless in the fourth, with YU breaking the drought in the fifth, ticking their margin up to 6-4 when Arnow scored on a wild pitch.
   
• However, Yeshiva's luck would run out there. Lehman went on to tie the game at 6-all in the top of the seventh, forcing extra innings. The Lightning would then score the seventh and decisive run in the top of the eighth, downing the Maccabees, 7-6.

 
MAC LEADERS

• Runs: Arnow (2), Steinmetz (1), Kamish (1), Shakin (1), Hellman (1)
• Hits: Arnow (3), Steinmetz (3), Kamish (1), Shakin (1), Perl (1)
• RBIs: Steinmetz (2), Kamish (1), Perl (1)
• Strikeouts: Shakin (3), Canner (2), Magerman (1)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED - Game 2 (W, 9-5)

• Much like game one, the Maccabees caught fire early, tallying three runs in the bottom of the first. A Steinmetz double drove in Arnow for the first score of the contest, only for Steinmetz to be brought home himself by an RBI double from Aharon Weiden. Mendy Kanofsky bookended the scoring with a groundout that notched Jacob Canner his first run of the afternoon, closing out the inning with the Macs up, 3-0.
   
• Lehman struck back in the third, scratching out two runs that shrank YU's lead to 3-2.
   
• However, intent on locking down their victory, Yeshiva exploded in the bottom of the inning. Kanofsky, Shakin, Hellman and Perl all stomped on home plate, ballooning the Maccabee lead out to five runs at 7-2. The Macs' edge only grew in the fifth, with Hellman and Arnow vaulting the YU run total up to nine.
   
• While the Lightning made things interesting by scoring a run in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings, the effort was not enough to overcome Yeshiva's stranglehold on the contest. A final groundout officially retired the final Lehman side in the bottom of the seventh, securing Yeshiva Baseball a 9-5 win.

 
MAC LEADERS

• Runs: Arnow (2), Hellman (2), Steinmetz (1), Canner (1), Kanofsky (1), Shakin (1), Perl (1)
• Hits: Arnow (3), Steinmetz (2), Weiden (2)
• RBIs: Arnow (2), Steinmetz (2), Weiden (1), Hellman (1), Kanofsky (1)
• Stolen Bases: Weiden (1), Hellman (1)

 
UP NEXT
Not playing again until after the Passover break, the Maccabees travel to Maritime College on Friday, Apr. 25th at 12:00 PM/3:00 PM.