NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – The Manchester softball team earned a split in its Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader on Monday, April 26. The Spartans topped the Defiance Yellow Jackets in Game 1 10-8 before DC earned a 12-5 victory in Game 2.

Game 1 Manchester def. Defiance 10-8 – Box Score

Game 2 Defiance def. Manchester 12-5 – Box Score

Doubleheader Notables:

* After falling behind the Yellow Jackets 3-0 early in the first game of Monday's doubleheader, Manchester got on the board with a pair of runs in the bottom of the third inning. Kendal Torrence (Lowell, Ind./Lowell) hit an RBI single that was then followed by a double down the line in right by Page Magner (North Vernon, Ind./Jennings County).
* The Black and Gold seized control of Game 1 after plating 8 runs in the bottom of the 4^th inning. Caylin Sievers (Fort Wayne, Ind./Homestead) drew a bases loaded walk. Kendal Torrence and Page Magner both delivered 2-run singles.
* The scoring rally in the inning was punctuated by a 3-run home run to left by Kodi Douglass (Huntington, Ind./Huntington North).
* Defiance would fight back in Game 1, scoring four times in the 6^th, but Manchester was able to hang on for the 10-8 victory.
* Game 2 of the day saw both teams plate a pair of runs in the first frame. Manchester would then take a 5-2 lead in the 2^nd inning after a 3-run home run by Kendal Torrence.
* The Yellow Jackets then broke through, scoring the game's next 10 runs to earn a split with the Spartans.
* On the day, Page Magner went 5-8 with 3 RBI. Magner also earned the pitching victory in the first game of the day. Kendal Torrence drove in 6 runs while Alexis Mokos (Cedar Lake, Ind./Hanover Central) went 3-7.