• Espeset gets 600th win as Spartans down Quakers
    April 14, 2021
    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.
  • Five Spartans noted on all-league squads
    May 17, 2018
    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.
  • Spartan Split – MU advances into HCAC day two
    May 11, 2018
    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.
  • Black and Gold conclude 2018
    May 11, 2018
    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.
  • Black and Gold moves into HCACs
    May 09, 2018
    Manchester University has the number four seed in hand as the 2018 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference baseball Championships begin Thursday, May 10.
  • Pinarski garners HCAC honors
    May 08, 2018
    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.
  • Pinpoint Pinarski – Senior effort locks up HCAC berth
    May 06, 2018
    RICHMOND, IND. – Clutch … Dominant … Precise … Just what the doctor ordered.
  • Key HCAC games close regular season
    May 04, 2018
    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.
  • Taylor trip begins regular season's final week
    May 01, 2018
    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.
  • Key league sweep winds up week
    April 29, 2018
    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 sidelines Spartans
    April 27, 2018
    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.
  • Warriors edge past Black and Gold
    April 25, 2018
    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.
  • Busy week opens for Spartans
    April 24, 2018
    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.
  • Non-conference donnybrook concludes home schedule
    April 22, 2018
    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.
  • Spartans open Senior Weekend on high note
    April 21, 2018
    NORTH MANCHESTER, IND. – Strong bullpen pitching and clutch hitting turned out to be a Manchester University recipe for success Saturday, April 21.
  • Senior Weekend next for Spartans
    April 20, 2018
    The 2018 home schedule concludes for Manchester University Saturday and Sunday, April 21 and 22.
  • Sense of Purpose – Baseball senior a face of university’s “big picture”
    April 20, 2018
    Peter Shepherd will be the first one to admit that his identity isn’t the same without Manchester University.
  • Black and Gold take midweek league trip
    April 17, 2018
    Manchester University looks to break out of recent struggles Wednesday, April 18, as they start a stretch of five games in five days.
  • Pivotal league match-ups set Sunday
    April 13, 2018
    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.
  • Game one comeback spotlights HCAC twin bill
    April 11, 2018
    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.
  • Late-inning rally stops Spartans
    April 10, 2018
    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.
  • MU continues home stand
    April 10, 2018
    Non-conference and Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference foes pay visits to Gratz Field Tuesday and Wednesday, April 10 and 11.
  • “Eck”-Static – Pitching gem spearheads key HCAC sweep
    April 08, 2018
    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.
  • Spartans toppled in loop twin bill
    April 05, 2018
    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.
  • Nightcap offense sends Spartans to split
    March 31, 2018
    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.
  • Spartans set for HCAC opener
    March 28, 2018
    The 2018 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference slate begins Saturday, March 31.
  • Rivalry Renewed – MU, AU split non-league meeting
    March 23, 2018
    ANDERSON, IND. – Freshman Jacob Van Pelt added his name to Manchester University – Anderson University series lore Friday, March 23.
  • Broom Ball: Kopplin dazzles in nightcap
    March 22, 2018
    NORTH MANCHESTER, IND. – Steady pitching and clutch offense helped propel Manchester University to a sweep in its 2018 home opener Thursday, March 22.
  • Hilyard effort sends Spartans past Wabash
    March 20, 2018
    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.
  • Black and Gold toppled in road twinbill
    March 18, 2018
    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.
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