SCHAUMBURG, IL --Matthew Rouse struck out seven Dominican (IL) hitters over five innings of work to help lead the Rose-Hulman Engineers past the Stars 5-2 on Thursday.
In addition to his seven strikeouts, Rouse (2-0) threw five shutout innings while giving up two hits and walking two for Rose-Hulman (15-8). Jacob Petrisko also made an impact on the mound for the Engineers, throwing two scoreless innings while allowing one hit.
In the batter's box, the Engineers were led by Logan Cody, who went 1-for-2 on the day with a double and two RBIs. Davis Robeson put together a noteworthy performance at the plate as well, going 2-for-4. Harris Camp also contributed for Rose-Hulman, putting together one hit in three trips to the plate while adding an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Engineers put runs on the scoreboard first, starting the scoring in the fourth inning. Rose-Hulman plated two runs off of Dominican (IL) pitching, one of which was driven in on a run-scoring double off the bat of Cody.
The Engineers then held the Stars scoreless before getting back on the board the very next inning. Camp came across to score the lone run of the inning for Rose-Hulman, which brought the Engineers lead to 3-0.
Rose-Hulman kept Dominican (IL) without a run before expanding their lead to 5-0 the following inning. Dominican (IL) put two runs on the scoreboard before the game was over, but Rose-Hulman still held on for the 5-2 win.
GAME NOTES
» Rouse struck out seven Stars hitters.
» Rose-Hulman's highest scoring inning was the sixth, when it pushed two runs across.
» The Engineers out-hit the Stars at an 8-4 clip.
» Rose-Hulman pitchers limited Dominican (IL) to just 1-for-8 (.125) with runners in scoring position.
» Rose-Hulman pitchers faced 34 Dominican (IL) hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out nine.
» Cody led the Engineers at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a double and two RBIs.
» Dominican (IL) was led offensively by sophomore Simak, who went 1-for-3.
» Junior Michals led the Stars pitching staff, throwing three scoreless innings.
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