Baseball Showdown with Anderson Friday at 9:30

ANDERSON, IND. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Anderson University square off in the winner's bracket game of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference baseball tournament on Friday morning at 9:30 a.m.

Rose-Hulman and Anderson advanced to the winner's bracket game through two different paths. The Fightin' Engineers earned a dramatic 16-15 victory over Manchester on Thursday that featured a rally from an eight-run deficit to win. Anderson relied on early offense and a pitching shutout to defeat Earlham 10-0 in game two of the tournament.

Rose-Hulman stands 26-14 on the season and entered the HCAC Tournament as the No. 2 seed. Anderson has an overall mark of 29-11 and is regionally ranked by the NCAA Division III Baseball Committee.

The winner of Friday's matchup between Rose-Hulman and Anderson advances to the championship round and would have to lose twice on Saturday to not advance to the NCAA Tournament. The loser returns to action at approximately 4 p.m. on Friday against the winner of the elimination game between Manchester and Earlham.

HCAC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
(at Anderson University)

Thursday, May 7
Game 1 - Rose-Hulman 16, Manchester 15
Game 2 - Anderson 10, Earlham 0

Friday, May 8
Game 3 - Rose-Hulman vs. Anderson, 9:30 a.m. - LIVE STATS / AUDIO
Game 4 - Manchester vs. Earlham, 12:30 p.m. - LIVE STATS
Game 5 - G4 Winner vs. G3 Loser, 4 p.m.

Saturday, May 9
Game 6 - G3 Winner vs. G5 Winner, Noon
Game 7 - Repeat of Game 6 (if needed), 3:30 p.m.

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