Old Dominion (2-1) vs. Manhattan (0-3)
Game Location – Ellmer Family Baseball Complex (Norfolk, Va.)
When – Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m.
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NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion Baseball has its first midweek game of the season this Wednesday as the Monarchs host Manhattan at 2 p.m.
Fans unable to attend the game can watch on ESPN+ or follow along with live stats.
Game Day Information
Fans planning to attend Wednesday’s game will be able to park at the Elkhorn Garage, located on the corner of 43rd Street and Elkhorn Avenue, as well as in Lot 43 at the LR Hill Sports Complex. This year’s entrance to the stadium is located in the outfield next to ODU’s Chemistry Building, and temporary seating will be available in left center field. A Power Alley Patio, presented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), will feature a food truck and beer garden. Portable toilets have been set up outside, and fans will also be able to use restrooms inside of the Jim Jarrett Athletic Administration Building.
General admission tickets are $10 apiece, with faculty and military tickets priced at $8 and $5 for children ages 2-12. Fans can also purchase ODU Baseball Voucher Books here, which includes 25 tickets for $100 plus applicable fees.
New this year, Big Blue’s Kids Club members will receive free admission for all ODU Baseball home games. For more information and to sign up for the Kids Club, click here. For those wishing to do a group outing to the Ellmer Family Baseball Complex, please fill out an interest form here or reach out to ODU Director of Ticket Sales Steven Landry at slandry@odu.edu or by calling the ODU Ticket Office at 757-683-3360.
The Series
The two teams have met once previously on Feb. 26, 2016 in Norfolk, a game that went to the Monarchs, 6-5 in 12 innings. Kyle Beam singled in pinch-runner Cory Alexander for the decisive run in what was the second game of the ODU Baseball Tournament.
Manhattan took a 5-3 lead into the bottom of the eighth, but ODU evened the score when Nick Lustrino singled in Jason McMurray from second before Grey Finwood reached on a Manhattan error and Connor Myers tied the game with an RBI base hit to right field. Victor Diaz earned his first win of the season in relief after tossing a scoreless 12th. Starter Sam Sinnen went five innings, allowing four hits, two runs, and his first earned run of the season.
Around the Horn
Old Dominion opened the 2026 season with a 15-5 win over Quinnipiac last Friday. The two teams then split a Saturday doubleheader, with the Monarchs (2-1) claiming the series victory with a 15-5 final in seven innings in the first game and the Bobcats avoiding the sweep with a 6-5 win in 10 innings in the second game. The Monarchs have won their season opening series in six of the last seven seasons.
Zach Leite leads ODU’s hitters with a .583 batting average. The senior infielder from Dana Point, California went 7-for-12 with two doubles, two runs, two walks and nine RBIs against Quinnipiac. Maverick Stallings is next with a .545 average, Scotty Young is hitting .500, Efrain Morales and Macaddin Dye both own a .444 clip, and Tyler Zedalis enters the week batting .400. As a team, the Monarchs are hitting .380 with a .509 slugging percentage and a .481 on-base percentage. They outscored the Bobcats, 35-16.
Ethan Hubbell (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will get the start for ODU. Monarch pitching combined for a 5.19 ERA last weekend with the Bobcats hitting .301 against them.
Scouting Manhattan
The Jaspers (0-3) competed in the Puerto Rico Challenge this past weekend. The team fell 10-3 to Indiana State last Friday at Estadio Francisco Montaner in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Manhattan then fell 7-2 to Seton Hall on Saturday, and dropped a 4-2 game to Houston on Sunday.
Colin Basehore made two starts and hit .429, Hunter Sute is batting .400 through three appearances and one start, and Andreaus Lewis owns a .300 average in three starts. Samuel Vincent (.273) homered and added one double to his weekend totals. He leads the Jaspers with three RBIs. Manhattan is hitting a combined .206 as a team with a .304 slugging percentage and a .289 on-base percentage.
Arnav Ghuliani (0-0, 9.00 ERA) will start on Wednesday. The redshirt senior left-hander from Apex, North Carolina threw one inning in relief on Saturday against the Pirates, allowing one run on one hit and two walks with one wild pitch and one hit batter. He struck out two of the seven batters he faced. Manhattan pitching has a team ERA of 6.12 with opposing teams hitting .255 against them.
Manhattan elevated Steven Rosen from interim to full-time head coach on June 24, 2025 after the Jaspers finished 20-27 overall and 12-15 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference last season. Manhattan was picked to finish ninth in this year’s MAAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll with senior second baseman Ryan Lordier representing the Jaspers on the Preseason All-MAAC Team.
Up Next
ODU will host Niagara for three games this weekend. Friday’s series opener and Saturday’s game will both begin at 2 p.m., and Sunday's series finale is scheduled for a 1 p.m. first pitch.