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Austin Knowles
12
Winner Wabash WABASH 17-9
11
Manchester MU 13-12
Winner
Wabash WABASH
17-9
12
Final
11
Manchester MU
13-12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wabash WABASH 0 5 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 12 14 2
Manchester MU 2 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 11 19 3

W: J. Bishop (4-3) L: Rennaker , Tyler (1-2) S: S. Phillips (3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Spartans Fall Short Against Wabash

NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. - The Manchester baseball team was hosted the Wabash Little Giants for a single nine-inning non-conference game on Monday, April 10. 

Wabash managed to knock off the Spartans by a final score of 12-11 at Gratz Field.

SPARTAN STATS 
  • Manchester got on the scoreboard first, scoring two runs in the home half of the first inning. Wabash answered, taking a 7-3 lead after three innings. 
  • Two back-to-back homeruns in the third inning by Joel Kennedy (Mooreland, Ind. , Monroe Central) and Harrison Pittsford (Ellettsville, Ind., Edgewood) cut the Little Giants' lead to two runs.
  • Another homerun by Austin Knowles (Nassau, Bahamas, Athens Christian (Ga.)) brought the Spartans within one run in the bottom half of the sixth inning. On the day, Knowles went 3-5 at the plate with two runs scored and three RBI. 
  • Eight Spartans had extra base hits on Monday. 
  • The Manchester pitching staff allowed 14 hits on the day. Arturo Casas (Pendleton, Ind., Pendleton Heights), Blake Lynch (Libertyville, Ill., Libertyville), and Rocco Hanes (Ossian, Ind., Norwell) all had a strikeout for the Spartans during Monday's game. 

UP NEXT 
  • The Black and Gold will host the Bluffton Beavers for a three-game conference series at Gratz Field. 
  • Manchester and Bluffton will play a doubleheader on Saturday, April 15 starting at 12:00 p.m.
  • The Spartans and Beavers will then play a single game contest on Sunday, April 16 starting at 12:00 p.m.
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