TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology baseball team stands 5-3 on the 2021 season after splitting a Sunday doubleheader at home against Earlham College.
The Fightin' Engineers pounded out 16 hits and relied on strong pitching to win the opener 8-2. Earlham responded to pick up a 6-2 win in the nightcap.
In the opener, Rose-Hulman had three players total three hits each to lead the attack.Â
Brett Tuttle finished 3-5 with one RBI;
AJ Ernst was 3-3 with one run, one RBI and one walk; and
Josh Mesenbrink was 3-3 with 2 runs scored, 1 RBI and 2 walks.
Other key contributors to the offense included
Logan Cody with a single, double and an RBI; and
Shaine Mitchell with two runs scored.
The balanced attack help
Ben Yoss improve to 2-0 on the season with a win on the mound. Yoss allowed five hits and struck out three, surrendering just one run.
Schuyler Wilcox added 2.2 innings and allowed just one earned run with two strikeouts, before
Michael Yager recorded the final three outs with a pair of strikeouts.
In the second game, Earlhan relied on home runs from Austin Hatfield and Michael Medley to pace an eight attack in a 6-2 victory.
Andy Krajecki had two singles and one walk to lead the Engineers. Colton Couillard-Rodak, Cody and Mitchell each had a double, and Mitchell recorded a stolen base in each game.
Earlham improved to 7-3 on the season, while Rose-Hulman dropped to 4-3. The Fightin' Engineers return to action with a doubleheader at Manchester next Saturday.
