5.3.08 - MANCHESTER DROPS TWO TO CENTRE
The Spartan baseball team wrapped up the 2008 season on Saturday dropping a pair of games to Centre College.

In game one, the Spartans fell 9-5 as Matt Holycross was the losing pitcher. Heath Williams, Shawn Baker and Corey Oetting were each 2-4, with Baker recording three RBIs. 

In game two, Centre scored one run in the bottom of the seventh to take a 9-8 victory, giving Joe Egner the loss. Williams was 2-3 and John Smolinski finished the day 1-3 with four RBIs. 

Manchester finished the season 18-22 overall. 

4.29.08 - MANCHESTER DEFEATS BLUFFTON 14-6 TO WRAP UP HCAC PLAY
Manchester College scored nine runs in the top of the sixth to aid in the 14-6 win over Bluffton on Tuesday. The win wraps up the Spartans' 2008 conference season as MC finishes 11-11 on the year. 

Danner Partridge had the hot bat for MC, going 4-6 at the plate with one RBI and one run scored. Josh Buell went 3-5 with a double and a triple and knocked in two runs. John Smollinski was 1-2 with three RBI and a solo home run for the Spartans. 

Derek Hanson picked up his fourth win of the year, throwing five innings of relief after Colin Denihan allowed three hits in the first two innings. Joe Egner had two innings on the mound, striking out five and giving up just two hits. 

Manchester moved to 18-20 on the year and will wrap up the regular season on Saturday with a doubleheader scheduled at Centre.

4.26.08 - SPARTANS SPLIT WITH MOUNT ST. JOSEPH
Manchester's baseball team split with Mount St. Joseph in doubleheader action on Saturday. 

In game one, the Spartans posted a 7-0 win as Matt Holycross threw all seven innings, recording seven strikeouts  and allowing just six hits. John Smolinski was 1-3 with two RBI.  Jay Sheets was 1-3 with a run scored and an RBI.  Shawn Baker ended the game 1-2 while Danner Partridge finished 1-3.

In game two Manchester fell 12-4 as Mount St. Joseph scored 10 runs in the bottom of the seventh.  Derek Hanson was the losing pitcher, throwing 1/3 of an inning with six hits and six runs allowed.  Matty Miller was 3-5 with an RBI to lead the offense.  Kaz Kalita and Ty Foster ended the game 2-4 each. 

manchester moves to 17-20 overall, 10-11 in the HCAC.  They return to conference action Tuesday at Bluffton. 

4.25.08 - MOUNT ST. JOSEPH DEFEATS MC 9-6 IN FIRST OF THREE GAMES
Manchester's baseball team fell to Mount St. Joseph 9-6 in HCAC action Friday evening.  The Mount jumped to a 6-0 lead after three innings of play before the Spartans put a run on the board in the top of the fourth inning.  The Lions put two more runs on in the bottom of the fourth to take an 8-1 lead before MC scored five runs in the top of the seventh. 

Colin Denihan was the losing pitcher, throwing three innings with nine hits and four earned runs before being relieved by Joe Egner in the fourth inning.  Egner and Denihan ended with four strikes each.

Offensively Heath WIlliams was 1-5 with two RBI, Danner Partridge went 2-5 with a two run homer for MC, and Jay Sheets finished 2-5 on the day. 

Manchester falls to 16-19 overall, 9-10 in the conference.  MC returns to action Saturday against The Mount in doubleheader action Saturday starting at noon.  Catch the game live on 89.5 FM, WBKE.

4.22.08 - ANDERSON DELIVERS 7-2 LOSS TO MANCHESTER
Manchester returned to action Tuesday in a make-up game against Anderson, falling to the Ravens 7-2 in nine innings.  Curtis Mallery dropped to 5-2 on the year, throwing 6-2/3 innings with four strikeouts. 

John SMolinski led MC with a 2-4 performance, while Jay Sheets went 1-3 with two runs scored.

Manchester falls to 16-18 overall, 9-9 in the HCAC.  They travel to Mount St. Joseph on Friday and Saturday.

4.20.08 - TRANSYLVANIA TAKES THREE GAME SERIES FROM MANCHESTER
Manchester fell to Transylvania 10-5 in HCAC action Sunday, giving Transylvania the three-game sweep over the Spartans. 

Shaun Carrico allowed six runs on seven hits in the first two innings to take the loss.  Derek Hanson threw a pair of strikeouts in 4-2/3 innings of relief, while Wes Bucher recorded four K's in the final three innings of action. 

Danner Partridge was 2-4 for MC, Shawn Baker finished 2-3, Kaz Kalita was 2-5 with three RBI, including a two-run homer, and Heath Williams went 1-3 with an RBI.

Manchester drops to 16-17 overall, 9-8 in the HCAC.  They host Anderson on Tuesday for a make-up contest starting at 4 p.m., followed by a trip to Mount St. Joseph on Friday and Saturday.

4.19.08 - TRANSY TAKES TWO FROM MC
Manchester lost a doubleheader to Transylvania on Saturday, losing 6-5 in game one and 10-6 in game two. 

Manchester scored five run in the bottom of the third and held a 5-3 lead going into the sixth, but Transy scored one in the sixth and two in the seventh to take a 6-5 victory.  Josh Buell was 2-4, Matty Miller went 2-3 and Danner Partridge finished 2-4 with a two-run homer for the Spartans. 

In game two, MC fell 10-6as Transy scored three runs in the third and sixth innings.  Manchecster closed the lead to 8-6 after scoring two runs in the bottom of the sixth, but Transy responded with runs in the seventh and eighth innings.  Matty Miller went 3-5, Partridge was 3-5 with four RBI and his second homerun of the day.  Kaz Kalita went 2-5 with a run scored to lead Manchester. 

The Spartans drop to 16-16 overall, 9-7 in the HCAC.  They return to action Sunday against Transylvania starting at 1 p.m.

4.15.08 - SMOLINSKI HITS THREE-RUN HOMERUN AS MANCHESTER DEFEATS DEFIANCE 7-5
Manchester posted a 7-5 win over Defiance on Tuesday as designated hitter John Smolinski hit a three-run shot in the top of the fourth to give Manchester a 5-3 lead.  Defiance scored runs in the fifth and sixth inning to tie the game at 5-5, but Manchester scored two runs in the seventh to take a 7-5 lead. 

Shaun Carrico was the winning pitcher for MC, throwing four innings of relief starting in the third inning.  He recorded four strikeouts with four hits and two runs allowed.  Derek Hanson got his second save of the season with three innings of action and three strikeouts. 

Matty Miller was 2-4 with two RBI, while Smolinski went 1-3 with three RBI.  Kaz Kalita ended the day 1-2 and Adam Piotrowicz went 1-4 to record MC's five hits on the day. 

The Spartans improve to 16-14 overall, 9-5 in the HCAC.  They return to action Saturday as they host Transylvania in doubleheader action.

4.12.08 - OETTING'S WALK-OFF HOMER GIVES MC 3-2 WIN OVER ANDERSON
Corey Oetting's solo homer in the bottom of the seventh gave Manchester a 3-2 win over Anderson in the second game of the three-game series.  Game three has been postponed due to weather conditions. 

Manchester and Anderson scored runs in the second and sixth inning, and in the top of the seventh, the Ravens had runners on first and third before relief pitcher Curtis Mallery forced a flyout to end the inning, setting up Oetting's homerun with one out in the inning. 

Matt Holycross had the start, throwing 5-2/3 innings with five strikeouts and two runs scored on five hits.  Matty Miller and JT Podell finished 2-3 in the game. 

Manchester improves to 15-14 overall, 8-5 in the HCAC.  They travel to Defiance on Tuesday then host Transylvania on Saturday and Sunday.

4.11.08 - ANDERSON HITS WALK-OFF HOMER IN 12TH TO WIN 9-8
Manchester fell to host Anderson University in HCAC action on Friday 9-8 in 12 innings of action. 

Manchester took a 4-0 lead into the bottom of the fifth when Anderson scored three runs.  Manchester responded with two runs in the top of the sixth with the Ravens scoring one to make it a 6-4 contest.  Anderson scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth on a two-run homer to tie the game 6-6 and forced extra innings. 

MC scored two runs in the 11th, only to be matched by Anderson, who went on to score on a walk-off homerun in the bottom of the 12th. 

Derek Hanson picked up the loss, coming in for relief in the 11th inning.  He had two strikeouts and gave up two runs on three hits.  Colin Denhan pitched the first five innings with four runs allowed on six hits.  Shaun Carrico recorded six strikeouts in five innings of action with three runs and five hits given up. 

Offensively, Josh Buell led the way for MC with a 3-5 performance.  He added four RBI and two runs scored.  Shawn Baker w as 4-5 with two RBI.  Jay SHeets went 2-2 with a run scored. 

Manchester falls to 14-14 overall, 7-5 in the HCAC.  They host Anderson in doubleheader action on Saturday, starting at 12 p.m. noon, with WBKE carrying the games live.

4.9.08 - MANCHESTER FALLS TO DIVISION I NOTRE DAME 13-8
Manchester's baseball team fell to Notre Dame 13-8 on Wednesday night from Notre Dame's Frank Eck Stadium. 

The Spartans took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning as Josh Buell scored on a Matty Miller stolen base.  Notre Dame responded with two runs in the bottom of the first, and scored three runs in the second, third and fourth innings to take an 11-1 lead.  Manchester scored three runs in the top of the sixth, and two more runs in the seventh and eighth innings to make it a 12-8 contest.  The Irish scored one run in the bottom of the eighth to pick up the 13-8 win. 

Both teams collected for 26 hits on the evening, with Matty Miller leading the way for MC with a 3-5 performance, including two RBI and a run scored.  Heath Williams was 1-4 with two RBI, Jeff Mendenhall was 1-3 and Adam King finished the day 1-1. 

Matt Holycross was the losing pitcher, throwing two innings iwth five runs allowed on six hits and two strikeouts.  Derek Hanson and Shaun Carrico had two strikeouts apiece for MC. 

The Spartans fall to 14-13 overall, and travel to Anderson on Friday.

4.5.08 - SPARTANS SPLIT WITH FRANKLIN IN SATURDAY'S DOUBLEHEADER
Manchester lost 8-7 in an extra inning of play, but rallied to pick up an 8-5 win in the second game to close out the three-game series with Franklin College. 

In game one, Derek Hanson suffered the loss after 3-1/3 relief innings of action.  He had two strikeouts with seven hits and three runs allowed.  Matty Miller finished the game 2-5 with a double and an RBI while Jeff Mendenhall went 2-4 with two RBI. 

In game two, Manchester posted an 8-5 win, giving pitcher Curtis Mallery his his fourth win of the season.  Mallery threw four innings with three strikeouts and Shaun Carrico closed out the remaining three innings to pick up the save. 

Danner Partridge was 2-4 with four RBI, two runs scored and a two-run homer for MC.  Matty Miller also homered and was 2-4 with an RBI and two runs scored.  Josh Buell scored three of the Spartans' runs with an 0-1 performance.

Manchester moves to 14-12 overall, 7-4 in the HCAC. They return to action Friday at Anderson and Saturday at home against the Ravens.



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