BLUFFTON, Ohio – The Manchester University baseball team was edged in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action at Bluffton University on Tuesday April 5.

The Black & Gold were defeated by the Beavers by final scores of 4-3 and 11-2.

Spartan Stats

• Ryan Mueller (Cincinnati, Ohio/Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy) and Gavin Gleason (Brookston, Ind./Delphi Community) both recorded a pair of hits in the opening game against the Beavers.
• In the top of the 4^th inning, Cole Filson (Plymouth, Ind./Plymouth) got the Spartans on the scoreboard with a sac fly to right. Later in the inning, Ryan Mueller would hit an RBI double to left that would tie the game at 2.
• Bluffton managed to recapture the lead with two runs in the home half of the 4^th inning and rode effective pitching for the win in the opening game of the day.
• Gavin Gleason also doubled home a run in the first game on Tuesday.
• In the second game of the day, Harrison Pittsford (Ellettsville, Ind./Edgewood) gave the Spartans an early 2-0 lead in the 1^st inning after connecting on a two-run double to left center.
• The Spartan bats would then be held in check as Bluffton would tally 11 unanswered runs en route to the doubleheader sweep. Bluffton starting pitcher Austin Collinsworth tossed a complete game, allowing just two runs on five hits.

Up Next:

• Manchester (5-12, 2-2 HCAC) is scheduled to return to Gratz Field on Saturday April 9 for an HCAC doubleheader against Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
• Game time on Saturday is currently scheduled for 1 p.m.