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Baseball Hosts Manchester Saturday; Travels to Wabash Sunday

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology baseball team will open its 2019 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference schedule with a home doubleheader against Manchester on Saturday at noon. The Fightin' Engineers then hit the road for Wabash College on Sunday at noon for a doubleheader.
 
 
SATURDAY'S GAMES:
12 pm - Rose-Hulman vs. Manchester (LIVE STATS / LIVE VIDEO)
3 pm - Rose-Hulman vs. Manchester (LIVE STATS / LIVE VIDEO
 
SUNDAY'S GAMES:
12 pm - Rose-Hulman at Wabash (LIVE STATS / LIVE VIDEO)
3 pm - Rose-Hulman at Wabash (LIVE STATS / LIVE VIDEO)
 

Rose-Hulman (10-6, 0-0 HCAC) News & Notes:

  • Rose-Hulman enters HCAC play with a 10-6 overall record.
  • Luke Buehler is a two-time HCAC Pitcher of the Week and one-time D3baseball.com National Team of the Week honoree in 2019.  Buehler is currently 3-0 with a 0.74 earned run average, including 24 strikeouts in 24.1 innings of work.
  • The team's four primary starting pitchers have also included Trevor Dallio (0-2, 4.87, 23 K, 20.1 IP), Trever Bruno (0-2, 6.89, 6 K, 15.2 IP) and Clayton Mayfield (1-1, 7.06, 17 K, 21.2 IP)
  • Rose-Hulman's bullpen features four pitchers with at least one save, led by freshman Adam Taylor with two saves.
  • Zach Witonsky (.667) and Brian Pershing (.591) have emerged as key hitters in the Rose-Hulman lineup.  Witonsky has appeared in nine games with six hits, while Pershing is 13-22 in 11 games and six starts.
  • Starters hitting above .300 include Josh Mesenbrink (.370, 5 2B); Conner Helbling (.368, 5 2B, 1 HR); Harris Camp (.324, 2 2B, 1 3B); Davis Robeson (.322, 1 2B); and Luke Kluemper (.303).
  • Rose-Hulman has won four HCAC Tournament titles, two regular season HCAC championships and made two appearances in the NCAA Division III Regional Championship Round since 2009. 

Manchester (7-14, 2-0 HCAC) News & Notes:

  • Manchester swept Anderson 6-5 and 14-2 to open its HCAC schedule on Tuesday.
  • The Spartans have won six HCAC regular season championships, six HCAC Tournament titles and made two trips to the NCAA Division III World Series since 1999.

Wabash (10-9, 0-2 NCAC) News & Notes:

  • Wabash faces Kenyon in an NCAC doubleheader on Saturday before hosting Rose-Hulman on Sunday.
  • The Little Giants finished 32-17 last season and reached the NCAA Division III Regional Championship round in 2018.
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Players Mentioned

Trever Bruno

#8 Trever Bruno

P
6' 0"
Sophomore
Luke Buehler

#20 Luke Buehler

P
5' 11"
Junior
Harris Camp

#4 Harris Camp

OF
5' 10"
Sophomore
Trevor Dallio

#32 Trevor Dallio

P
5' 10"
Senior
Conner Helbling

#44 Conner Helbling

C/DH
5' 10"
Senior
Luke Kluemper

#26 Luke Kluemper

SS/2B
5' 10"
Sophomore
Clayton Mayfield

#23 Clayton Mayfield

P
5' 11"
Junior
Josh Mesenbrink

#27 Josh Mesenbrink

IF/3B
6' 0"
Freshman
Brian Pershing

#5 Brian Pershing

P/IF
5' 10"
Freshman
Davis Robeson

#15 Davis Robeson

OF
5' 11"
Senior
Adam Taylor

#18 Adam Taylor

P/OF
6' 0"
Freshman
Zach Witonsky

#2 Zach Witonsky

2B/3B
5' 7"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Trever Bruno

#8 Trever Bruno

6' 0"
Sophomore
P
Luke Buehler

#20 Luke Buehler

5' 11"
Junior
P
Harris Camp

#4 Harris Camp

5' 10"
Sophomore
OF
Trevor Dallio

#32 Trevor Dallio

5' 10"
Senior
P
Conner Helbling

#44 Conner Helbling

5' 10"
Senior
C/DH
Luke Kluemper

#26 Luke Kluemper

5' 10"
Sophomore
SS/2B
Clayton Mayfield

#23 Clayton Mayfield

5' 11"
Junior
P
Josh Mesenbrink

#27 Josh Mesenbrink

6' 0"
Freshman
IF/3B
Brian Pershing

#5 Brian Pershing

5' 10"
Freshman
P/IF
Davis Robeson

#15 Davis Robeson

5' 11"
Senior
OF
Adam Taylor

#18 Adam Taylor

6' 0"
Freshman
P/OF
Zach Witonsky

#2 Zach Witonsky

5' 7"
Junior
2B/3B