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Izzy Dittmar
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Winner Manchester MANCH 20-13, 8-3 HCAC
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Bluffton BLUFFTON 14-21, 3-10 HCAC
Winner
Manchester MANCH
20-13, 8-3 HCAC
9
Final
1
Bluffton BLUFFTON
14-21, 3-10 HCAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Manchester MANCH 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 9 13 1
Bluffton BLUFFTON 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 3

W: Carr, Kaitlyn (12-4) L: G. Fillinger (6-8)

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Winner Manchester MANCH 21-13, 9-3 HCAC
0
Bluffton BLUFFTON 14-22, 3-11 HCAC
Winner
Manchester MANCH
21-13, 9-3 HCAC
3
Final
0
Bluffton BLUFFTON
14-22, 3-11 HCAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Manchester MANCH 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
Bluffton BLUFFTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2

W: Gosnell, Julianne (6-4) L: E. Norman (8-10)

Game Recap: Softball |

Spartans Best Beavers in HCAC Doubleheader on Thursday

NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. - The Manchester softball team bested the Bluffton Beavers in HCAC action on Thursday, April 27. 

The Spartans took Thursday's conference doubleheader by final scores of 9-1 and 3-0 to win their fourth straight game and improve to 21-13 overall and 9-3 in HCAC play.

SPARTAN STATS
  • The Black and Gold got an early 3-0 lead in game one on Thursday night following three RBI singles by Faith Hittle (Cicero, Ind. , Hamilton Heights), Delayne Sanchez (Osceola, Ind., Penn), and Izzy Dittmar (Warsaw, Ind., Warsaw Community). The Spartans would score six more runs in the sixth and seventh innings while holding Bluffton to one run in route to a 9-1 victory in game one. 
  • During game one, Sanchez hit .500 with one run scored and two RBI. 
  • Kaitlyn Carr (Valparaiso, Ind., Chesterton) earned her 12th win of the season on the mound for Manchester. Carr allowed seven hits with two walks and two strikeouts during seven innings of work in game one.
  • Manchester pitcher Julianne Gosnell (Amboy, Ind., Oak Hill) threw a complete game shutout for the Spartans in game two, scattering six hits while striking out two batters and allowing no walks. Gosnell would earn her sixth win of the season on the mound for Manchester. 
  • Sabrina Leonard (Fillmore, Ind., South Putnam) drove in two of the Spartans' three runs in game two. On the day, Leonard went 4-7 with two RBI and a double.
  • Dittmar also had a successful day at the plate, batting .429 with a team high three RBI in game one.

UP NEXT 
  • Manchester softball will honor its senior class on Saturday, April 29 during their HCAC doubleheader against the visiting Mount St. Joseph Lions. 
  • First pitch has been moved to 11:00 a.m. at the MU Softball Field. 
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