BATAVIA, Ohio -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology relied on a strong offense to score 29 runs in a 16-5 and 13-2 doubleheader sweep over Capital University on Sunday at Batavia High School.
In the opener, the Fightin' Engineers pounded out 15 hits in a 16-5 victory.
Kade Kline led the offense with a 4-4 performance with three runs and two RBIs. Harrison Finch added a 3-3 effort with a double, four RBIs and three runs scored.
Colter Couillard-Rodak and Nathan Burke also had two hits each. Couillard-Rodak had a home run over the right-field fence, one run and one RBI. Burke added a pair of doubles, scored twice and had two RBIs.
Brett Borcherding (1-0) started on the mound and picked up the win for Rose-Hulman. The right-hander went 4.1 innings with six strikeouts, before Paul Durell tossed the final 2.2 scoreless innings while allowing two hits, with one walk and three strikeouts.
In the nightcap, Ian Kline struck out 11 Capital hitters in six innings of work as part of a 13-2 Fightin' Engineer win..
Kline allowed just one run and hour hits with a career-high 11 strikeouts in the victory.
Manuel Lopez finished 2-3 with a triple, walk, three runs scored and two RBIs to lead the offense. Drew Roberts was 2-2 with two walks and an RBI, and Nathan Burke added a triple, walk and two RBIs.
Kade Kline added a 2-3 performance with 3 runs scored. Kline added to his solid season hitting performance, increasing his batting average to .692 on the season (9-13). Brett Tuttle added two RBIs for the balanced offensive attack.
Rose-Hulman improved to 5-3 on the season and faces DePauw University in their home opener on Monday March 21 at 6:30 pm.
GAME 1 | Rose-Hulman 16, Capital 5
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Engineers got on the scoreboard first, starting in the third inning. Adam Taylor drove in two runs for Rose-Hulman with a single, that scored Kline and Finch.
The Engineers lost the lead they built in the third, but got back on the board in the fourth trailing 3-2. The Rose-Hulman offense exploded for six runs, highlighted by a two-run double off the bat of Josh Mesenbrink and a two-run single from Finch, which brought the score to 8-3 in favor of the Engineers.
Rose-Hulman kept Capital scoreless before expanding their lead to 9-3 the following inning. The Engineers scored once on an RBI single off the bat of .
The Crusaders fought back, closing the gap to 9-5 until Rose-Hulman added some insurance in the seventh. The Engineers scored seven runs in the inning, highlighted by Couilldard-Rodak's homer over the right-field fence, a two-run single off the bat of Shane Garner and a two-run double from Finch, bringing the score to 16-5 in favor of Rose-Hulman. The score remained 16-5 for the rest of the game, as the Engineers coasted to the win.
GAME NOTES
» Kade Kline compiled four hits on the day for Rose-Hulman.
» Borcherding struck out six Crusaders hitters.
» The Engineers power output was led by Nathan Burke, who had two extra base hits in the ballgame.
» Finch drove in four runs for Rose-Hulman.
» Every Rose-Hulman starter reached base safely in the win.
» Rose-Hulman's highest scoring inning was the seventh, when it pushed seven runs across.
» Four Engineers had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Engineers had a total of 15 hits.
» The Engineers out-hit the Crusaders at a 15-8 clip.
» Rose-Hulman went 9-for-20 (.450) with runners in scoring position.
» Rose-Hulman pitchers limited Capital to just 2-for-15 (.133) with runners in scoring position.
» Rose-Hulman pitchers faced 38 Capital hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and six fly balls while striking out nine.
» The Engineers drew eight walks from Capital pitching.
» Finch led the Engineers at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a double and four RBIs.
» Capital was led offensively by Ethan Neal, who went 2-for-3 with a double and four RBIs.
» Kyle Bowles led the Crusaders pitching staff, throwing 1.2 innings of one-run ball.
GAME 2 | Rose-Hulman 13, Capital 2
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Engineers got on the board immediately, starting their scoring with two runs in the bottom of the first inning. Rose-Hulman's offense started clicking and put up five runs, including a two-run triple off the bat of Lopez.
The Crusaders then gained ground, narrowing the lead to 5-1 until the Engineers expanded their advantage in the third. The Rose-Hulman offense exploded for four runs, highlighted by a two-run triple off the bat of Burke, which brought the score to 9-1 in favor of the Engineers.
Rose-Hulman kept Capital scoreless before expanding their lead to 12-1 the following inning. The Engineers scored three runs in the frame, two of them coming across on a two-run single off the bat of Brett Tuttle.
Rose-Hulman held the Crusaders scoreless before building on their lead in the sixth inning. Roberts crossed home plate with the lone run of the inning for the Engineers, bringing the score to 13-1 in favor of Rose-Hulman. Capital put one run on the scoreboard before the game was over, but the Engineers still coasted to the 13-2 win.
GAME NOTES
» Kline struck out 11 Crusaders hitters.
» The Rose-Hulman pitching staff combined to strike out 12 Capital hitters.
» Rose-Hulman's highest scoring inning was the first, when it pushed five runs across.
» Rose-Hulman took a 5-0 lead in the bottom half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» Kline put together six innings of one-run ball for the Engineers.
» The Engineers out-hit the Crusaders at an 11-6 clip.
» Rose-Hulman pitchers limited Capital to just 1-for-10 (.100) with runners in scoring position.
» Rose-Hulman pitchers faced 32 Capital hitters in the game, allowing three ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out 12.
» The Engineers drew seven walks from Capital pitching.
» Lopez led the Engineers at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs.
» Capital was led offensively by Logan White, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
» Garrett Montgomery led the Crusaders pitching staff, throwing one scoreless inning.
This story created through content automation technology from Data Skrive.
