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SOUTH BEND -ÊThe Manchester Spartans traveled to South Bend, where they faced Div. I Notre Dame Monday. The Spartans fell 5-1.
After going behind 4-0 in the first three innings, the Spartans scored one run in the top of the fourth. However, the Fighting Irish kept Manchester scoreless through the last five innings to earn a 5-1 win.
Trevor Haley, Blake Collinsworth, Pete Britton, and Craig Hersey led the Spartans with singles. Hersey and Nick Chaney nabbed stolen bases for Manchester.
Paul O'Toole led Notre Dame with a home run, while Brian Stravinsky went 2 for 4 on the day.
Manchester is now 1-2 overall while Notre Dame is 5-2. The Spartans host Taylor Unversity Saturday at 1 p.m.
Notre Dame 5, Manchester 1
Manchester 000 100 000 - 1 4 3
Notre Dame 013 010 00X - 5 6 0
HR - O'Toole (ND)
Manchester -ÊBarrus L, Moore; Britton
Notre Dame -ÊBuckmeier W, Carlin, Viloria, Tamayo; Nussbaum
GRACE COLLEGE 11, HILLSDALE 1
GRACE COLLEGE 16, HILLSDALE 15
Tuesday in Winona Lake
The Grace College baseball team hit five home runs Tuesday, defeating NCAA Div. II Hillsdale College 11-1 and 16-15 in a doubleheader at Miller Field.
In the opener, Mike Cox pitched all five innings before the Lancers won by the mercy rule. Cox also drove in six runs, including four on a grand slam that gave Grace a 9-1 bulge. Steve Walta also hit a homer in the game.
The second game teetered back and forth and the Lancers led 15-0 heading into the seventh. However, Hillsdale scored five times to tie the game before Grace broke the tie in the bottom half of the inning. Greg Hannah left the yard twice while Walta added his second homer of the day in the win.
Grace (3-5) is off until spring break next week.
