LIVE STATS: SATURDAY GAME 1 / SATURDAY GAME 2 / SUNDAY
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology will complete the 2017 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference baseball regular season with a trip to Marge Schott Stadium on the campus of the University of Cincinnati to face Mount St. Joseph this weekend.
Weather permitting, the two teams will face in a doubleheader at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The series finale is scheduled for noon on Sunday.
Rose-Hulman needs one victory or one loss by Franklin this weekend to clinch a bid to the HCAC Tournament. The Fightin' Engineers would also secure at least a spot in the No. 2 vs. No. 3 seed first round game with one victory this weekend.
The Rose-Hulman offense features five starters above the .300 mark in David Burnside (.392, 12 2B, 7 HR), Zach Trusk (.390, 12 2B, 1 HR); Conner Shipley (.348, 5 2B, 1 3B); Brian Thomas (.305, 9 2B, 5 HR); and Marcus Wechselberger (.301, 6 2B, 1 HR).
Rose-Hulman has relied on four starting pitchers in 2017. Luke Buehler (2-2, 4.32), Ian Grant (3-3, 4.45), Cody Sunderhaus (1-3, 4.63) and Jonathan Banks (3-2, 5.28) have started 35 games this season. The bullpen has been led by Clayton Mayfield (3-2, 4 saves, 2.03), Stone Brogan (2-0, 4.43) and Chuck Alexa (2-4, 6.14).
Mount St. Joseph can secure a bid to the HCAC Tournament by winning the same number of games (or more) than Franklin if all three games are played by both teams this weekend.
Links to this weekend's action are available above.
