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Izzy Dittmar 1
5
Olivet College OLIVET 2-6
9
Winner Manchester (Ind.) MAN 7-12
Olivet College OLIVET
2-6
5
Final
9
Manchester (Ind.) MAN
7-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Olivet College OLIVET 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 5 11 2
Manchester (Ind.) MAN 1 0 2 2 3 1 X 9 12 2

W: Michael, Morgan (1-1) L: K. Lenz (2-3)

1
Olivet OLIV 2-7
9
Winner Manchester MAN 8-12
Olivet OLIV
2-7
1
Final
9
Manchester MAN
8-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Olivet OLIV 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
Manchester MAN 0 2 1 5 1 9 9 1

W: Carr, Kaitlyn (4-2) L: J. Barnes (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Spartans Sweep Comets in Non-Conference Doubleheader

NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – The Manchester University softball squad swept the visiting Olivet College Comets in a non-conference doubleheader at the MU Softball Field on Thursday March 31.
The Black & Gold earned a 9-5 victory in the first game of the day before following with a 9-1 triumph in 5 innings in the second game on Thursday.

Spartan Stats
  • Manchester scored first in the opening game of Thursday's contest following an RBI groundout in the 1st inning by current HCAC Hitter of the Week Izzy Dittmar (Warsaw, Ind./Warsaw Community).
  • After Olivet took a 4-1 lead in the 3rd, Dittmar struck again for the Spartans by launching a two-run home run to left. It was Dittmar's first home run of the season.
  • Manchester would go on to grab the lead for good in Game 1 on Thursday in the bottom of the 5th inning following a two-run single up the middle by first-year Brionna Egold (Greencastle, Ind./South Putnam).
  • Fellow first-year Morgan Michael (Quincy, Mich./Quincy) allowed just one run in four innings of relief work for Manchester. Michael would earn her first collegiate victory in the pitching circle on Thursday.
  • Game 2 saw the Spartans lead from start to finish as Manchester was able to complete the sweep of the Comets.
  • The Spartans scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the 2nd inning while adding a single run in the 3rd.
  • Manchester erupted for five runs in the home half of the 4th inning. A two-run single by Lainey Bonser (Muncie, Ind./Delta), and RBI double by Brionna Egold, and a sac fly by Julianne Gosnell (Amboy, Ind./Oak Hill) highlighted the inning for the Spartans.
  • After Olivet got a run back in the 5th, Lainey Bonser would end the game in the home half of the inning following an RBI double down the line in right field.
  • First-year Kaitlyn Carr (Valparaiso, Ind./Chesterton) picked up her fourth win in the pitching circle after scattering four hits and allowing just one run.  
Up Next
  • Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play is scheduled to begin for Manchester (8-12) on Saturday April 2 at Transylvania University in Kentucky.
  • First pitch from Lexington is slated for 1 p.m.
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