WABASH — The Manchester baseball team’s season came to an end Monday at the hands of the top-ranked Northfield Norsemen. Meeting in the semifinals of Class 2A Sectional 37 at Wabash High School, Northfield junior pitcher Ryan Keaffaber led his team to a 9-4 victory. Keaffaber, one of the top pitchers in the state, struck out 14 Squires and gave up just two hits in six innings of work. Senior Connor McLaughlin got the start for the Squires, allowing 10 hits four days after pitching 10 innings of baseball Thursday in a first-round win. McLaughlin did get 11 strikeouts in the loss, increasing his season total to 137 in 68 innings of work. The loss ended Manchester’s season at 7-19, while Northfield went on to win the sectional with a 7-1 victory over Cass. NORTHFIELD 9, MANCHESTER 4 (Sectional 37, Semifinals) N 301 001 4 — 9 11 1 M 000 020 2 — 4 7 1 Ryan Keaffaber (W, 6IP, 2H, 0R, 2BB, 14K), Andy Roser (7, 0IP, 2H, 2R, 1ER), Collin Dawes (7, 1IP, 2H, 2R, 1ER); Connor McLaughlin (L) 2B — Roser (N) 2 3B — Keaffaber (N) 2 Manchester Record: 7-19
