TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The 2020 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology baseball season begins Monday with a 9:30 am matchup against Fontbonne University in Auburndale, Florida.

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• Rose-Hulman has been picked to finish 2nd in the HCAC this season, according to the preseason league coaches poll released in January
• Luke Buehler is a second-team all-Mideast Region selection and was named HCAC Pitcher of the Year in 2019
• Buehler enters 2020 with a 13-7 career record, a 2.31 ERA and 137 strikeouts in 175.2 innings of work
• Clayton Mayfield has also been a key three-year contributor on the mound, with a 12-7 career record, six saves, a 4.21 ERA and 109 strikeouts in 147.1 innings of work
• Offensively, Rose-Hulman returns infielder Ryan Stachowski (.347, 15 2B, 1 HR); infielder Luke Calabrese (.317, 5 2B); outfielder Harris Camp (.317, 3 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR); designated hitter Logan Cody (.299, 12 2B, 1 HR); infielder Luke Kluemper (.298, 4 2B); and infielder Josh Mesenrink (.257, 5 2B) from last year's starting lineup
• Rose-Hulman has won four HCAC Tournament titles, three regular season HCAC championships and made two appearances in the NCAA Division III Regional Championship Round since 2009. 

Fontbonne (4-3, 0-0 SLIAC) News & Notes:

• Fontbonne entered the weekend with a 4-3 record, including three wins in its last four games
• A power pitching staff had struck out 49 batters in 55.2 innings of work entering last weekend's play
• Offensively, Daniel Youngblood leads the team with a .429 average and three doubles