College Roundup

The Manchester College softball team split a doubleheader with Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Sunday afternoon in Terre Haute.

The Spartans scored first in game one when Brooke Phelps led off the inning with a double. A sacrifice bunt by Kelly Phelps moved her into scoring position, and then Emilie Blough picked up the RBI.

Rose Hulman answered in the seventh to tie the score at 1-all. The Spartans were unable to score in the eighth inning, but Rose-Hulman scored one run on a shallow sacrifice fly to get the win.

In game two, Manchester scored four runs in the sixth inning to clench the win. Kelly Phelps, Forest Lamborn and Nicolette Gasior all singled to sent runs home.

Manchester is 6-14 on the season and will host Defiance College at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.

ROSE-HULMAN 2, MANCHESTER 1

MC 000 001 00 - 1 4 4

RH 000 000 11 - 2 8 2

WP -ÊNikki Rosenow. LP -ÊNicolette Gasior (5-5).

Manchester batters -ÊAlicia Ladewski 1 for 2; Brooke Phelps 1 for 3, 1 R; Kelly Phelps 1 for 3; Becky Moening 1 for 3

MANCHESTER 7, ROSE-HULMAN 2

MC 020 014 0 - 7 11 1

RH 000 002 0 - 2 6 1

WP -ÊNichi Zechar (1-4). LP -ÊTabatha Doughty

Manchester batters -ÊNicolette Gasior 2 for 4, 3 RBIs; Kelly Phelps 2 for 4 1 RBI, 1 R; Michele Atkins 2 for 3, 2 R

BASEBALL

HUNTINGTON 7, GRACE 2

HUNTINGTON 13, GRACE 8

Saturday in Huntington

The Grace College baseball team traveled to Huntington College Saturday for a Mid-Central Conference doubleheader and lost both games 7-2 and 13-8.

In the opener, Huntington led 7-0 heading into the top of the seventh, but the Lancers' first four batters all reached base. Greg Hannah and Mike Cox singles and John Kessinger drove in one run with a third consecutive single. Ryan Sturm then doubled to bring home Cox. But the Lancer rally stopped there after a double play and a groundout.

In game two, Grace score twice in the first, but Huntington scored five times in the bottom of the first for a 5-2 lead. The Lancers tied the game with three runs in the second and took a 6-5 lead in the fourth. The Lancers then went ahead 7-5 in the fifth but Huntington scored five in the bottom of the fifth and three in the sixth to pull away.

Grace falls to 6-14 overall and 1-9 in the MCC. The Lancers will host Indiana Wesleyan Tuesday at 1 p.m.

HUNTINGTON 7, GRACE 2

Grace 000 000 2 - 2 4 2

Huntington 004 102 x - 7 10 1

WP -ÊMark LeBeau. LP -ÊJohn Hummel (0-1).

2B -ÊRyan Sturm (GC), Russ Degitz (HC)

RBI -ÊJohn Kessinger (GC), Ryan Sturm (GC)

HUTNIGNTON 13, GRACE 8

Grace 230 110 1 - 8 9 0

Huntington 500 053 x 13 18 2

LP -ÊMike Pressley (0-4)

2B -ÊKenny Jennings 1 (GC), Steve Walta (HC), Marc Roth (HC), Gordie Allen (HC), Blake Mollenkopf (HC)

3B -ÊKyle Daugherty 1 (HC), Jerry Kaufman (HC), Russ Degitz (HC)

RBI -ÊSteve Walta 2 (GC); Kenny Jennings (GC); Heath Luther (HC), Kyle Daugherty 5 (HC), Marc Roth 2 (HC), Russ Degitz (HC)

TRACK AND FIELD

Saturday in Anderson

The Grace College men's track and field team placed second at a competitive invitational at Anderson University Saturday. Freshman Daniel Njenga led the men with a first-place finish in the 800, finishing with a time of 1:53.74. His time was good enough to qualify him for both the NAIA and NCCAA national championships.

As a team, the Lancers finished second with a score of 113. Host Anderson won the team title with a score of 238. Hanover and Goshen finished third and fourth, respectively, in the six-team field.

Michael Schaadt, who normally runs the 400 hurdles, switched to the 400 for this meet and came away with a first-place time of :51.54, qualifying him for the NCCAA national championships. He also placed in the 200 and the high jump.

Dennis Simmons also qualified for the NCCAA national championships, placing second in the 200 with a time of :22.84. He also placed fifth in the 100.

Others to qualify for the national championships include Art Woodruff in the 800 and Brian Harshman in the hammer throw and javelin.

On the women's side, Grace finished fourth out of six teams with a score of 94. Goshen was first with a 121, followed by Anderson (109) and Hanover (100).

Andrea Hostetler led the Lancers with two first-place finishes, winning the 100 hurdles and the 400 hurdles. Becky Green placed second in the 400 hurdles and third in the 100 hurdles. Green's time in the 400 hurdles qualified her for the NCCAA national championships.

Also qualifying for the NCCAA national championships from Grace are Tonya Christl in the 400 and javelin and Patricia Wood in the triple jump.

Men's Team Scores - 1. Anderson 238, 2. Grace 113, 3. Hanover 70, 4. Goshen 58, 5. Earlham 38, 6. Franklin 37

Grace top performers - Michael Schaadt 400 (1st, :51.54), 200 (4th, :23.64), high jump (4th, 5-8); Daniel Njenga 800 (1st, 1:53.74); Dennis Simmons 200 (2nd, :22.84), 100 (5th, :11.54); Barry Meisel high jump (3rd, 6-2), long jump (3rd, 19-6), 100 (6th, :116.4); Dave Robertson 400 hurdles (3rd, :59.74), 110 hurdles (4th, :17.14); Art Woodruff 800 (3rd, 1:57.74); Jerid Stoffel 1500 (2nd, 4:17.84); Donavan Kerrigan long jump (6th, 18-11 3/4), triple jump (6th (35-6 3/4); Brian Harshman hammer (4th, 135-0), javelin (4th, 159-6); Mike Chavez javelin (2nd, 160-10), pole vault (5th 10-11 3/4); Tim Sprankle 5000 (4th, 16:39.24); Lee Compson 400 (5th, :55.84); 1600 relay team of Reeves, Woodruff, Schaadt, Simmons 2nd (3:25.94); 400 relay team of Reeves, Meisel, Paschal, Simmons 2nd (:45.44)

Women's team scores - 1. Goshen 121, 2. Anderson 109, 3. Hanover 100, 4. Grace 94, 5. Earlham 91, 6. Franklin 49

Grace top performers - Andrea Hostetler 110 hurdles (1st, :16.44), 400 hurdles (1st, 1:08.74); Becky Green 400 hurdles (2nd, 1:13.14), 100 hurdles (3rd, :17.14); Patricia Wood triple jump (1st, 33-4), long jump (4th 15-0 3/4), javelin (5th, 75-10); Tonya Christl javelin (3rd, 91-8), 400 (3rd, 1:03.54), pole vault (5th, 8-0); Andria Parker javelin (2nd, 95-6), hammer (6th, 91-5), shot put (6th, 32-11); Brittany Raber 800 (3rd, 2:32.44); 1600 relay team of Wood, Christl, Raber, Groff 2nd (4:14.54); 400 relay team of Christl, Wood, Hostetler, Raber 3rd (:52.34)

SOFTBALL

Saturday in Huntington

Manchester College's softball team competed in a doubleheader Saturday at Huntington, winning the first game 4-0 but falling to the Foresters 4-3 in the second game. In the first game, Nicolette Gasior picked up the win on the mound, upping her record to 5-3. At the plate, she was 3 for 4 with two RBIs. Becky Moening led the Spartans at the plate in the second game, going 3 for 3 with one run scored.

MANCHESTER 4, HUNTINGTON 0 (Game 1)

Manchester 000 040 0 - 4 8 1

Huntington 000 000 0 - 0 5 1

WP - Nicolette Gasior (5-3)

LP - Jennifer Eckert

Manchester batters - Gasior 3 for 4, 2 RBIs; Alicia Ladewski 1 for 2, 1 run; Becky Moening 1 for 3, 3B, 1 RBI, 1 run; Brooke Phelps 1 for 3, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 run

HUNTINGTON 4, MANCHESTER 3 (Game 2)

Manchester 010 020 0 - 3 8 4

Huntington 031 000 0 - 4 3 2

WP - Lindsay Reinking

LP - Gusta Wayne (0-4)

Manchester batters - Becky Moening 3 for 3, 1 run; Brooke Phelps 1 for 2, 1 RBI, 1 run; Tiffany Ozbun 1 for 3, 1 run; Forest Lamborn 1 for 3; Nicolette Gasior 1 for 3

BASEBALL

Saturday in North Manchester

Manchester College's baseball team hosted Bluffton in a doubleheader Saturday. The Spartans won the first game 6-1 and the second game 9-5. Manchester pounded out 10 hits in the first game, and jumped on Bluffton 4-0 by the end of the third. The Spartans led 9-3 in the second game and allowed Bluffton just three runs in the seventh, stopping any attempt at a comeback. Nick Chaney and Brian Minix were each 2 for 3 at the plate in the frist game for Manchester. Craig Hersey was 4 for 4 for the Spartans in the second game. Manchester is now 9-13 on the season.

MANCHESTER 6, BLUFFTON 1 (Game 1)

Bluffton 000 010 0 - 1 3 3

Manchester 211 200 X - 6 10 2

WP - Justin Libey

LP - Alberson

Manchester batters - Nick Chaney 2 for 3, 1 RBI, 1 run; Brian Minix 2 for 3, 2 runs

MANCHESTER 9, BLUFFTON 5 (Game 2)

Bluffton 200 001 2 - 5 8 1

Manchester 210 123 X - 9 14 2

WP - Ryan Tait

LP - Hall

Manchester batters - Craig Hersey 4 for 4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs; Darren Reed 2 for 4, 2 runs, 1 RBI

GOLF

Saturday in Wabasy

Manchester College's men's golf team hosted the Spartan Invitational Saturday at the Honeywell Golf Course in Wabash. The host Spartans finished fifth out of 10 teams with a two-round score of 641. DePauw won the team title with a two-round score of 620, followed by Olivet (636) and Franklin (638).

Team scores - 1. DePauw 620, 2. Olivet 636, 3. Franklin 638, 4. Carthage 639, 5. (tie) Manchester, Anderson 641; 7. Wabash 653, 8. Milwaukee School of Eng. 664, 9. Defiance 665, 10. Bluffton 713

Manchester top scores - 5. Craig Rice 77-79 156; 9. Brice McGuire 76-82 158; 18. Matt Hoover 78-83 161