HARTFORD CITY – Manchester swept a baseball doubleheader from host Blackford on Saturday, taking the first game 10-7 and winning 18-0 in five innings in game two. The opener saw the Bruins take leads of 5-0 and 7-3 before the Squires mounted a comeback. Hayes Sturtsman homered in the fourth to draw Manchester within three, then smacked a grand slam in the sixth to give the Squires the lead. Game two saw Sturtsman and Zach Hill get three hits each, while Bailey Ness, David McAtee, Janzin Cripe and Kam Lester added two hits each. Lester had four RBIs, with Hill and Ness driving in three runs each. Manchester will host Three Rivers Conference and Wabash County rival Northfield today.
