NORTH MANCHESTER — The only thing that prevented Manchester senior Connor McLaughlin from getting a complete game no-hitter was his team’s offense Wednesday in North Manchester. Through five innings of play against the visiting Southwood Knights, McLaughlin had not given up a hit and struck out nine, but his offense was clicking so well that he didn’t get to go the extra two innings, as Manchester won 10-0 in five. “Nice to start out our conference season with a win,” Manchester coach Jack Rupley said. “Connor pitched really well to get the no-no. Our hitting is starting to come around as we are taking a better mental approach to the plate.” At the plate, McLaughlin went 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI, matching Payton Sorg’s numbers. Logan Brunn went 3 for 3 with a run and three RBIs and Justin Cripe drove in two runs, going 2 for 3. The Squires are back in action Saturday for a doubleheader at Triton. MANCHESTER 10, SOUTHWOOD 0 (5 innings) S 000 00 — 0 0 2 M 072 01 — 10 12 0 Connor McLaughlin (W, 5IP, 0R, 0H, 9K, 2BB) and Jim Sainsbury; Tim Duell (L) and Lloyd 2B — Payton Sorg (M), McLaughlin (M) Records: Manchester 4-6 (1-0 TRC), Southwood 0-1 TRC
Thursday in Elkhart
Playing a Northern State Conference game at Jimtown Wednesday, the Triton baseball team lost 14-0 in five innings. The loss drops Triton to 4-8 overall and 1-3 in the NSC as they prepare to host Culver Friday night.
Playing at Sycamore Golf Club in North Manchester Wednesday evening, the Rochester Zebras came out on top of a three-team, Three Rivers Conference match. On the par-36, Rochester had the low score with a 184, while North Miami shot a 185 and Whitko came in with a 202. The Whitko Wildcats are right back in action today, traveling to Syracuse’s South Shore Golf Club to compete against Wawasee, Manchester and South Bend Riley. ROCHESTER 184, NORTH MIAMI 185, WHITKO 202 (Sycamore GC, Par 36)
SOFTBALL
Wednesday in Plymouth
The Wawasee softball team evened its season record at 9-9 and improved to 3-2 in the Northern Lakes Conference with a 4-2 win at Plymouth Wednesday evening. Senior Gabi Routson got the win, striking out nine and giving up four hits in seven innings of work. Wawasee’s Madi Anderson went 2 for 2 at the plate with two RBIs. The Lady Warriors play another NLC game Friday, traveling to Goshen. WAWASEE 4, PLYMOUTH 2 W 100 002 1 — 4 8 2 P 000 001 1 — 2 4 2 Gabi Routson (W, 7IP, 4H, 2R, 1ER, 2BB, 9K) and Paige Hlutke; Marissa Sullivan (L, 7IP, 8H, 4R, 3ER, 3BB, 10K) and Emilee Keilman 2B — Sullivan (P) 3B — Sam Malik (W), Sullivan (P) Records: Wawasee 9-9 (3-2 NLC), Plymouth 4-11 (0-5 NLC) JV — Wawasee 29, Plymouth 2 W (13)67 12 — 29 24 3 P 001 10 — 2 2 6 Wawasee JV Record: 9-2 (5-0 NLC)
Wednesday in North Manchester
Hosting the Southwood Lady Knights Wednesday evening, the Manchester softball team fell 13-1 in Three Rivers Conference play. Struggling against Southwood pitcher Jenny Bentley, the Lady Squires struck out 12 times in the loss. The 3-7 Lady Squires are at Fort Wayne Canterbury today. SOUTHWOOD 13, MANCHESTER 1 S 110 242 3 — 13 17 0 M 100 000 0 — 1 3 1 Jenny Bentley (W, 7IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 12K) and Logan Heresley; Karissa Jimenez (L) Records: Southwood 8-6, Manchester 3-7
