NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. - The Manchester softball team swept the visiting Albion College Britons in a non-conference doubleheader on Wednesday, March 27.
The Black & Gold earned a 7-3 victory in the first game of the day, followed by an 8-6 win in the second game on Wednesday.
SPARTAN STATS
- An RBI single by sophomore Sabrina Leonard (Fillmore, Ind., South Putnam) put the Spartans on the scoreboard in game one of Wednesday's doubleheader. On the day, Leonard went 4-8 from the plate with 3 RBI and two doubles.
- After Albion tied the game at 3-3 in the top of the 6th inning, Kaitlyn Carr (Valparaiso, Ind., Chesterton) singled through the right side, scoring Lexi Goodman (Poplar, Ill. , North Boone). Izzy Dittmar (Warsaw, Ind., Warsaw Community) followed with a three-run double to give Manchester the 7-3 lead.Â
- Four Spartans collected extra-base hits in game one, including Goodman, Carr, Dittmar, and Lizzy Willis (Yorktown, Ind., Yorktown). Willis went 3-4 at the plate in game one, with an RBI and two runs scored.
- Carr got the start on the mound for the Spartans, throwing 5.0 innings and allowing four hits while striking out two batters.
- Brionna Egold (Greencastle, Ind., South Putnam)Â threw 2.0 innings of relief, holding the Britons to two hits.Â
- After Albion took a 1-0 lead in the 1st inning of game two of Wednesday's doubleheader, the Spartans grabbed the lead for good in the bottom of the 2nd inning following a single to left field by Riley Leverington (Indianapolis, Ind., Decatur Central) that scored two runs.
- Manchester would score 7 more runs to complete the sweep against the Britons.Â
- Senior Tori Blough (Huntertown, Ind., Carroll) threw 5.0 innings, scattering seven hits and striking out two batters.
-  Lizzy Willis came in for relief for the Spartans in game two, giving up four hits and striking out two batters in 2.0 innings pitched.Â
UP NEXT
- Manchester softball will open Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) play with a home doubleheader against Hanover College on Saturday, March 30.Â
- Game one between the Spartans and Panthers is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at the MU Softball Field.