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Kaitlyn Carr 1
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Winner Manchester MANCHEST 9-16, 1-4 HCAC
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Anderson (Ind.) ANDERSON 2-17, 0-7 HCAC
Winner
Manchester MANCHEST
9-16, 1-4 HCAC
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Final
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Anderson (Ind.) ANDERSON
2-17, 0-7 HCAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Manchester MANCHEST 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 8 1
Anderson (Ind.) ANDERSON 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 2

W: Carr, Kaitlyn (5-2) L: L. Rankin (1-7)

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Manchester MANCHEST 9-16, 1-4 HCAC
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Winner Anderson (Ind.) ANDERSON 2-17, 0-7 HCAC
Manchester MANCHEST
9-16, 1-4 HCAC
2
Final
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Anderson (Ind.) ANDERSON
2-17, 0-7 HCAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Manchester MANCHEST 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 2
Anderson (Ind.) ANDERSON 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 6 0

W: A. Kern (2-6) L: Smith, Lizzie (2-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Spartans Get Back into Win Column Following DH Split at Rival Anderson

ANDERSON, Ind. – The Manchester University softball team returned to the win column after splitting a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader at rival Anderson University on Tuesday April 12.

Manchester took the opening game of the day by a final score of 4-1. The Ravens managed to pick up a walk-off 3-2 win in the second game of the afternoon to earn a split of Tuesday's doubleheader.

Spartan Stats

  • Manchester led for the entirety of the opening game on Tuesday afternoon. The Black & Gold struck for a pair of runs in the top of the 1st inning as senior Lizzie Smith (Indianapolis, Ind./Franklin Central) doubled home both Izzy Dittmar (Warsaw, Ind./Warsaw Community) and Brook Reaves (Kokomo, Ind./Kokomo).
  • Anderson would respond with a run of its own in the home half of the opening inning.
  • The Spartans would then add single runs in the top of the 3rd and 6th innings, respectively.
  • In the top of the 3rd, Kodi Douglass (Huntington, Ind./Huntington North) hit an RBI single that scored Julianne Gosnell (Amboy, Ind./Oak Hill).
  • In the top of the 6th inning, Delayne Sanchez (Osceola, Ind./Penn) also connected on an RBI single.
  • In Tuesday's opener, both Sanchez and Izzy Dittmar collected two hits.
  • First-year Kaitlyn Carr (Valparaiso, Ind./Chesterton) improved to 5-2 in the pitcher's circle this season after an outstanding performance. Karr allowed just one run while scattering seven hits.
  • In the second game of the afternoon, the Spartans scored both of their runs in the top of the 6th inning. Kodi Douglass got Manchester on the scoreboard after hitting a sac fly to right. Lizzie Smith would then tie the game at 2 after hitting an RBI single to center.
  • The Ravens would go on to eke out a 3-2 win after scoring the game-winning run in the home half of the 7th inning following an error in the field by the Spartans.

Up Next:

  • Manchester (9-17, 1-5 HCAC) is scheduled to host Bluffton University on Friday April 12 at the MU Softball Field. Friday's game is a makeup from an early postponement.
  • Game time on Friday is currently scheduled for 1 p.m.
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