AUBURNDALE, Fla. --Davis Robeson and Conner Shipley each collected four hits to help lead the Rose-Hulman Engineers over the Saint Mary's (MN) Cardinals 18-14 on Tuesday.
Quintin Bynum (1-0) picked up the victory out of the bullpen for Rose-Hulman (2-0). The right-hander went three innings, giving up one run on three hits.
In addition to his four hits, Shipley had three RBIs to lead the Engineers. Robeson added four RBIs to his four-hit performance as well. Ryan Stachowski also chipped in for Rose-Hulman, putting together three hits in five trips to the plate while adding three doubles, a walk and an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Engineers were trailing 4-0 in the second inning when they first put runs on the board. Rose-Hulman put together a three-run frame, culminating in a run-scoring single from Robeson.
The Cardinals expanded their lead to 10-3 before the Engineers offense got back to work, taking the lead in the fourth. The Rose-Hulman offense exploded for 10 runs, highlighted by a two-run single off the bat of Conner Helbling, which brought the Engineers lead to 13-10.
Saint Mary's (MN) narrowed Rose-Hulman's lead to 13-12 before the Engineers stretched the advantage to 14-12 in the fifth inning.
The Cardinals gained ground, closing the gap to 14-13 until Rose-Hulman added some insurance in the eighth. bringing the score to 17-13 in favor of Rose-Hulman.
Saint Mary's (MN) got within 17-14 until the Engineers scored again in the ninth inning to stretch its lead to 18-14. Stachowski came across to score the lone run of the inning for Rose-Hulman and get them on the board. The score remained 18-14 for the rest of the game, as the Engineers coasted to the win.
GAME NOTES
» Rose-Hulman got four-hit games from both Robeson and Shipley.
» Rose-Hulman got a fantastic power hitting day from Stachowski, who reached safely with three extra base hits.
» Robeson drove in four runs for Rose-Hulman.
» Rose-Hulman's highest scoring inning was the fourth, when it pushed 10 runs across.
» Five Engineers had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Engineers had a total of 20 hits.
» The Engineers out-hit the Cardinals at a 20-17 clip.
» Rose-Hulman went 13-for-25 (.520) with runners in scoring position.
» Rose-Hulman pitchers faced 53 Saint Mary's (MN) hitters in the game, allowing nine ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out eight.
» The Engineers drew four walks from Saint Mary's (MN) pitching.
» Robeson led the Engineers at the plate, going 4-for-6 with four RBIs.
» Saint Mary's (MN) was led offensively by L. Belleveau, who went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs.
» D. Lonetti led the Cardinals pitching staff, throwing one inning of one-run ball.
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