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Izzy Dittmar
10
Winner Manchester MANCHEST 12-8
4
Mt. St. Joseph MT. ST. 9-12
Winner
Manchester MANCHEST
12-8
10
Final
4
Mt. St. Joseph MT. ST.
9-12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Manchester MANCHEST 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7 10 11 2
Mt. St. Joseph MT. ST. 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 6 1

W: Carr, Kaitlyn (3-1) L: L. Miller (2-2)

5
Manchester MANCHEST 12-9
9
Winner Mt. St. Joseph MT. ST. 10-12
Manchester MANCHEST
12-9
5
Final
9
Mt. St. Joseph MT. ST.
10-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Manchester MANCHEST 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 5 2
Mt. St. Joseph MT. ST. 2 0 2 3 0 2 X 9 12 0

W: H. Johnson (1-1) L: Willis, Lizzy (2-4) S: L. Miller (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Manchester Takes One from Mount St. Joseph in Weekend Doubleheader

CINCINATTI, Ohio - The Spartans split a weekend doubleheader against HCAC foe Mount St. Joseph University on Saturday, April 13. 

Manchester won game one by a final score of 10-4 in eight innings. Mount St. Joseph took game two 5-9. 

GAME ONE: MANCHESTER 10, MOUNT ST. JOSEPH 4
  • The Spartans and Lions were tied 1-1 until the top of the 6th inning when Lizzy Willis (Yorktown, Ind., Yorktown) drove in two runs off a single to center.
  • The Lions answered with a two-run homerun in the 7th inning to tie the game at 3-3 and force extra innings. Willis would go 2-4 at the plate with three RBI and a run scored in game one. 
  • Manchester retook the lead for good after Kendal Rider (Otterbein, Ind., Lafayette Central Catholic) drove in Izzy Dittmar (Warsaw, Ind., Warsaw Community) in the 8th inning. 
  • The Black and Gold would score six more runs in the 8th, while holding the Lions to just one run to win game one by a final score of 10-4. 
  • Kaitlyn Carr (Valparaiso, Ind., Chesterton) went 2-3 at the plate with one RBI and a walk. The junior also threw a complete 8 innings in the circle, scattering just six hits while striking out a batter to earn her third win of the season. 

GAME TWO: MOUNT ST. JOSEPH 9, MANCHESTER 5 
  • Mount St. Joseph opened game two with a two-run homerun to take an early 2-0 lead in game two. 
  • Manchester responded with a two-run double from Erin Singleton (Brownstown, Ind., Brownstown Central) to tie the score at 2-2 in the 2nd inning. 
  • After tying the score up 4-4 in the 4th inning, the Spartans took a 5-4 lead. 
  • The Lions scored five more runs in the 4th and 6th innings to take game two 9-5.
  • Izzy Dittmar went 2-2 at the plate in game two with a walk and an RBI.
  • Lizzy Willis collected four strikeouts in 3.2 innings pitched for the Black and Gold.

UP NEXT
  • Manchester (12-9, 3-1 HCAC) will host Rose-Hulman for a conference doubleheader at the MU Softball Field. 
  • Game one is set for 1:00 p.m. with game two to follow. 
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