TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology baseball team squares off with Gwynedd Mercy on Wednesday at 1:15 pm as the Florida spring trip continues.
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Rose-Hulman (2-0, 0-0 HCAC) News & Notes:
- Head coach Jeff Jenkins became the 9th active and 22nd all-time NCAA Division III baseball coach to win 800 career games, with Tuesday's win over Saint Joseph's (Maine).
- Rose-Hulman stands 2-0 on the season, with wins of 16-6 over Fontbonne and 3-1 over Saint Joseph's.
- Starting pitchers Luke Buehler and Matthew Rouse combined to allow just one earned run in 11.2 innings over the last two days, helping the team start 2-0.
- Rose-Hulman is batting .343 as a team and has a 2.25 ERA so far this season.
- Offensively, AJ Ernst (.800, 4-5), Logan Cody (.429, 1 2B, 1 3B) and Luke Kluemper (.429) have the top batting averages among players with two starts.
- 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.
- After Wednesday's game, Rose-Hulman caps the Florida portion of its spring trip with a matchup aganst Albion on Thursday at 10:30 am.
Gwynedd Mercy (3-5, 0-0 ATL EAST) News & Notes:
- Gwynedd Mercy stands 3-5 on the season, with wins over Stevenson, Gallaudet and Hanover.
- Coming into the week, Bobby Heck led the offense with a .500 average, 2 doubles and 4 triples so far this season.
- Anthony Tomassetti was also 4-7 with three doubles and one home run entering the week.
- The pitching staff entered the week with 54 strikeouts in 60 innings of work.
