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Sabrina Leonard
2
Bluffton BLUFFTON 6-23
9
Winner Manchester MANCHEST 14-10
Bluffton BLUFFTON
6-23
2
Final
9
Manchester MANCHEST
14-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Bluffton BLUFFTON 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 1
Manchester MANCHEST 2 0 2 2 1 2 X 9 12 0

W: Carr, Kaitlyn (5-1) L: E. Hope (3-4)

3
Bluffton BLUFFTON 6-24
9
Winner Manchester MANCHEST 15-10
Bluffton BLUFFTON
6-24
3
Final
9
Manchester MANCHEST
15-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Bluffton BLUFFTON 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11 3
Manchester MANCHEST 3 2 2 0 0 2 X 9 14 4

W: Blough, Tori (3-2) L: H. Lewis (1-9)

Game Recap: Softball |

Spartans Earn a Doubleheader Sweep Over Bluffton University

NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind.- The Manchester Softball team hosted Bluffton University for a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) doubleheader against the Beavers on Tuesday, April 16. 
 
The Spartans sweep the Beavers, winning game one 9-2 and game two 9-3. With these wins the Spartans improve to 15-10 overall, 6-2 (HCAC)
 
GAME 1: MANCHESTER 9, BLUFFTON 2
  • Sabrina Leonard (Fillmore, Ind., South Putnam) got the Spartans on the board with a single to left field, bringing home Lexi Goodman (Poplar, Ill. , North Boone )
  • Another single from Alee Eaker (Lowell, Ind., Lowell) put the Spartans ahead 2-0 in the bottom of the 1st inning.
  • Through 5 innings, Manchester kept the Beavers from scoring and grew their lead by 7.
  • In the 6th inning, the Beavers got on the board making the score 2-7.
  • Manchester responded in the bottom of the inning, scoring two runs off a Kaitlyn Carr (Valparaiso, Ind., Chesterton) single, finishing the game 9-2.
  • As a team, the Spartans recorded 12 hits. Leonard and Carr both went 3-4 at the plate.
  • Carr was on the mound for all seven innings, recording three strikeouts and holding the Beavers to 6 hits. The win advances her to 5-1 on the season.
GAME 2: MANCHESTER 9, BLUFFTON 3
  • Bluffton was first on the board, scoring two runs to start the 1st inning.
  • Manchester tied the score at 2-2 thanks to a pair of doubles from Lizzy Willis (Yorktown, Ind., Yorktown), and Sabrina.
  • An Eaker single got the lead for the Spartans, making it 3-2 at the bottom of the 1st inning.
  • In the next two innings the Spartans' offensive efficiency continued scoring four more runs making the score 7-2 in the 3rd inning.
  • Both teams remained scoreless until the 6th inning when Manchester's Alyssa Janik (Hobart, Ind., Hobart) homered over center field, making it 9-2.
  • Bluffton's final effort was cut short, with Manchester winning 9-3.
  • As a team, the Spartans recorded 14 hits, including six extra-base hits. Leonard went 3-4 at the plate with three doubles.
  • Tori Blough (Huntertown, Ind., Carroll) earned her third win of the season in the circle for the Black and Gold, throwing a complete 7.0 innings and striking out three batters.
UP NEXT
  • Manchester returns to the MU Softball Field on Friday, April 19 as they host the University of Olivet in a nonconference doubleheader. 
  • Action for game one will begin at 3:30 p.m. with game two to follow.
 
 
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