Manchester entered their tilt with Wabash on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Apaches by a score of 5-2. The Squires have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Apaches, too.
Harper Sturtsman
| 04/28/26 vs Wabash | 2 |
| 04/14/26 vs Bluffton | 1 |
| 04/11/26 @ LaVille | 1 |
| 05/23/25 @ Southwood | 1 |
| 04/23/25 vs Maconaquah | 1 |
Harper Sturtsman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Manchester is 2-1 when Sturtsman posts eight or more strikeouts, but 3-4 otherwise. Sturtsman was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs while going 2-for-2. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high.
Sturtsman wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Landen Bean, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Those two hits gave Bean a new career-high. Hunter Hamilton also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
The win got Manchester back to even at 5-5. As for Wabash, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-2.
Manchester has already played their next matchup, a 9-7 victory against Rochester on the 29th. As for Wabash, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 5-3 win against Maconaquah on the 29th.
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