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5
Anderson (Ind.) AND 17-18
6
Winner Manchester MAN 9-25
Anderson (Ind.) AND
17-18
5
Final
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Manchester MAN
9-25
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Anderson (Ind.) AND 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 5 7 2
Manchester MAN 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 X 6 10 0

W: Holley, Jared (1-1) L: L. Nickel (2-4) S: Kresl, Austin (3)

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Winner Anderson (Ind.) AND 18-18
5
Manchester MAN 9-26
Winner
Anderson (Ind.) AND
18-18
6
Final
5
Manchester MAN
9-26
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Anderson (Ind.) AND 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 6 11 0
Manchester MAN 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 4

W: E. Doan (6-2) L: White, Zach (0-5)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Late Rally Helps Spartans Earn Split with Rival Ravens

NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – A late game rally by the Manchester University baseball team helped the Spartans earn a split of Wednesday's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader against rival Anderson. The Spartans rallied with a four-run 8th inning in the opener of Wednesday's twinbill as MU defeated Anderson 6-5. The Ravens were able to clip Manchester in extra innings in the second game of the day, winning 6-5 in 10 innings.

Spartan Stats
  • Manchester would lead 2-0 in the early portion of the opening game on Wednesday following an RBI single by Jared Holley (Wabash, Ind./Wabash) and RBI ground out by Vian Mariani (South Bend, Ind./Adams).
  • The visiting Ravens would go in front 3-2 in the 6th inning after Rene Casas Jr. launched a three-run home run to right center.
  • Trailing 5-2, the Black & Gold pieced together a rally in the 8th inning. Mariani picked up his second RBI of the game after his infield single was able to score Brady Perez (Rochester, Ind./Rochester) from third. Pinch hitter Paul Barrow (Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington North) hit a clutch triple off the wall in right that scored a pair. Mitchell Baker (Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield) capped off the rally with a go-ahead single to right that put the Spartans ahead 6-5.
  • Austin Kresl (Fort Wayne, Ind./Carroll) worked a perfect 9th inning for his third save of the season.
  • Jared Holley led the Manchester offense with three hits and two runs scored. Rocca Hanes (Ossian, Ind./Norwell) added a pair of hits in the opener.
  • In the second game of the day Manchester once again jumped out to an early 2-0 lead. A wild pitch plated a run in the 1st inning and then Aidan Stevens (Rensselaer, Ind./Rensselaer Central) added an RBI single in the 3rd.
  • The Black & Gold extended its lead to 5-0 after an RBI single by Stevens and a two-run double by Harrison Pittsford (Ellettsville, Ind./Edgewood) in the 5th.
  • The Ravens would tie the game at 5-5 in the 8th inning. After neither side was able to push over a decisive run, the game moved into extra innings.
  • Anderson scored a single run in the 10th to grab a 6-5. The Spartans were unable to rally in the home half of the inning.
  • Both Mitchell Baker and Aidan Stevens collected three hits in the second game of the afternoon. Stevens and Harrison Pittsford both had two RBI.
Up Next
  • Manchester will conclude the 2022 season on Saturday May 7 with a final home doubleheader against the Earlham College Quakers.
  • Game time from Gratz Field is scheduled for 12 p.m.
The baseball program will also honor its senior class on Saturday.
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