The college baseball season has begun, and two Highlands residents have already notched dramatic hits.

At DeLand, Florida, on Feb. 16, Matt Forlow, a 2013 Haldane grad, hit a grand slam in the fifth inning of Manhattan College’s opener at Stetson, giving the Jaspers a 5-2 lead. (Stetson came back for a 6-5 win.) Forlow, a second baseman, hit .305 last season; he is playing this year as a graduate student.

Matt Forlow, a 2013 Haldane grad, hit a grand slam on Feb. 16 to give Manhattan College a 5-2 lead over Stetson. (Manhattan College)

On Feb. 17, Patrick Schetter, who graduated from Beacon High School in 2014, singled home the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth for SUNY Cortland in its Feb. 17 opener at Salisbury College in Maryland. The senior infielder, who finished 3-for 5 at the plate, hit .377 for the Red Dragons last season.

Patrick Schetter’s third hit of the game on Feb. 17 drove home the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth. (Photo by Martin Santek)

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