NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – The Manchester softball team erupted for 14 runs and 20 hits in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader with Rose-Hulman, earning a split with the Fightin' Engineers. 

RHIT won the first game of the day by a final score of 6-0 before Manchester's bats erupted for 14 runs on 20 hits in the second. The Spartans cruised to a 14-6 victory in 5 innings to conlude the afternoon.

Manchester opened the second game of the day by scoring 4 runs in the bottom of 1st inning. Hailey Rivard (Tekonsha, Mich./Union City) cleared the bases with a 3-run double. Delayne Sanchez (Osceloa, Ind./Penn) then drove home Rivard with a single.

The Black & Gold added single runs in the 2nd and 3rd innings to extend its lead to 6-1.

After Rose-Hulman tallied four runs in the top of the 4th inning, Manchester rallied with 8 runs of its own to lead 14-6. Delayne Sanchez started the scoring with a run scoring single to left. Lizzie Smith (Indianapolis, Ind./Franklin Central) added a 2-run single in the inning while Alexis Mokos, Kodi Douglass, Kendal Torrence, and Hailey Rivard all drove home runs with singles as the Spartans batted around in the inning. 

Seniors Alexis Mokos (Cedar Lake, Ind./Hanover Central) and Hailey Rivard totaled three hits a piece in the second game. Rivard had 4 RBI. Eight Spartans had two or more hits in the second game.

The Spartans are back in action on Monday, March 29 at Defiance College. Game is set to begin at 3:30 p.m.