Manchester Head Coach Rick Espeset earned his 600th career coaching victory on Wednesday as the Spartans defeated Earlham College 9-7. Espeset is in his 25h season at the helm of the Manchester baseball program.
Junior outfielder Tyler LaFollette (Warsaw, Ind.) led all Manchester University athletes on the 2018 all-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference baseball honor squads, released Tuesday, May 15.
FRANKLIN, IND. – A pair of underclassmen and another stellar bullpen effort from senior Brandon Eck (Fort Wayne, Ind.) aided Manchester University in gaining a 1-1 record over the first day of the 2018 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships Thursday, May 10.
FRANKLIN, IND. – A 10th straight 20-plus-win campaign and 20th time advancing to the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference in the last 22 seasons brought its curtain down at Franklin College’s John P. McDowell Field Friday, May 11.
Manchester University has the number four seed in hand as the 2018 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference baseball Championships begin Thursday, May 10.
Senior baseball pitcher Stephen Pinarski represented Manchester University on the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference’s Athlete of the Week release for the period of April 30-May 6.
A pair of critical Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference match-ups takes to the diamond at Earlham College’s Randal R. Sadler Field in Richmond, Ind., Sunday, May 6.
Fresh off a pair of pivotal Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference victories at Transylvania University April 28, Manchester University steps out of league action for a single game at Taylor University Tuesday, May 1.
LEXINGTON, KY. – Senior pitcher Taylor Kopplin and a resilient Manchester University team bounced back in a big way from three consecutive losses Saturday, April 28.
DEFIANCE, OHIO – Junior outfielder Braxton Riley (Fort Wayne, Ind.), junior second baseman Christian Smith (Fortville, Ind.) and sophomore first baseman Nick Rush (Terre Haute, Ind.) each produced multiple-hit outings in game one of a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader Thursday, April 26.
FORT WAYNE, IND. – Prefacing a pivotal week of Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play, Manchester University played a nip-and-tuck non-conference match-up at Indiana Tech’s Warrior Baseball Field Wednesday, April 25.
Treks to Indiana Tech Wednesday, April 25, and Defiance College Thursday, April 26, are part of a run of five games in four days for Manchester University.
NORTH MANCHESTER, IND. – A huge late innings rally by Manchester University highlighted a nip-and-tuck battle with North Coast Athletic Conference foe Wabash College Sunday, April 22.
Two teams separated by two and a half games on the 2018 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference standings are scheduled for a pair of nine-inning contests Sunday, April 15.
NORTH MANCHESTER, IND. – Senior third baseman Hunter Lane (Nappanee, Ind.) crunched three hits, leading a group of four Manchester University hitters with multiple-safety contests to spotlight a game one victory during a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader Wednesday, April 11.
NORTH MANCHESTER, IND. – Sophomore second baseman Isaiah Knight-Neraasen (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and junior outfielder Braxton Riley (Fort Wayne, Ind.) each collected two hits, guiding Manchester University’s offense Tuesday, April 10.
NORTH MANCHESTER, IND. – A fourth career complete-game shutout and first since 2016 for senior Brandon Eck (Fort Wayne, Ind.) was just what the proverbial doctor ordered for Manchester University Sunday, April 8.
WESTFIELD, IND. – Junior outfielder Tyler LaFollette (Warsaw, Ind.) garnered a pair of multiple-hit efforts, guiding Manchester University in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action Thursday, April 5.
HANOVER, IND. – Four players tallied multiple-hit contests to send Manchester University to past Hanover College in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action Saturday, March 31.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND. – Junior shortstop Braxton Riley (Fort Wayne, Ind.) doubled, tripled and drove in three runs, and catcher Matt Pritz (LaPorte, Ind.), also a member of the Class of 2019, added three hits and two RBI to lead Manchester University past Wabash College in game one of a non-conference doubleheader Monday, March 19.
TIFFIN, OHIO – Sophomore outfielder Quentin Rumsey (Auburn, Ind.) homered, tripled and drove in two runs in the nightcap, and sophomore first baseman Nick Rush (Terre Haute, Ind.) tallied three hits in the opener to wind up Manchester University’s weekend series at Heidelberg University Sunday, March 18.
Espeset gets 600th win as Spartans down Quakers
April 14, 2021Manchester Head Coach Rick Espeset earned his 600th career coaching victory on Wednesday as the Spartans defeated Earlham College 9-7. Espeset is in his 25h season at the helm of the Manchester baseball program.
