N. MANCHESTER, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology relied on strong pitching in game one and a historic offensive performance in game two to sweep a baseball doubleheader at Manchester University on Sunday.
Rose-Hulman won the opener 5-2, before scoring the most runs in a Fightin' Engineer game since 2011 with a 22-9 win in the nightcap.
In game two, Rose-Hulman pounded out 16 hits and worked out 14 walks in the 22-9 victory. Manuel Lopez led the offense with three hits, including two doubles, four runs scored and three RBIs.
Colter Couillard-Rodak added two doubles, three runs scored and three RBIs to the balanced offense. Andy Krajecki had two hits, including a double, with two runs scored and two RBIs.
Adam Taylor added two hits and scored twice, and Josh Mesenbrink scored three runs and homered for his second round tripper of Sunday's doubleheader.Â
Other key offensive performers included Brett Tuttle with two runs scored and two RBIs, and Nathan Burke with two RBIs.
The Fightin' Engineers threw seven pitchers in the game and combined for six strikeouts in the win.
In game one, Ian Kline struck out nine Manchester hitters over 7.2 innings of work to help the Fightin' Engineers pick up a 5-2 victory.
Kline scattered seven hits with just two walks in the strong performance, before Schuyler Wilcox picked up the last four outs to earn the save.
Shane Garner blasted a two-run home run and had two hits for the offense. Mesenbrink also had two hits with a home run, a double and one RBI. Taylor also had two hits for Rose-Hulman.
Rose-Hulman returns to action with a doubleheader against Mount St. Joseph on Tuesday afternoon. The 2 pm twinbill will be played at UC Health Stadium in Florence, Ky.
GAME 1 | Rose-Hulman 5, Manchester 2
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Engineers got the scoring started early, putting one run on the board in the top of the first inning. Mesenbrink put Rose-Hulman on the board with a two-out solo home run off Carter Hooks.
The Engineers then held the Spartans scoreless before expanding their lead in the fourth inning. Rose-Hulman scored three runs in the frame, buoyed by a two-run homer from Garner, which brought the score to 4-0 in favor of the Engineers.
Manchester narrowed Rose-Hulman's lead to 4-1 before the Engineers stretched the advantage to 5-1 in the eighth inning. Manchester put one run on the scoreboard before the game was over, but Rose-Hulman still held on for the 5-2 win.
GAME NOTES
» Kline struck out nine Spartans hitters.
» The Engineers power output was led by Mesenbrink, who had two extra base hits in the ballgame.
» Rose-Hulman's highest scoring inning was the fourth, when it pushed three runs across.
» Rose-Hulman took a 1-0 lead in the top half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» Kline put together 7.2 innings of two-run ball for the Engineers.
» Rose-Hulman pitchers limited Manchester to just 2-for-12 (.167) with runners in scoring position.
» Rose-Hulman pitchers faced 39 Manchester hitters in the game, allowing 10 ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out 10.
» The Engineers drew four walks from Manchester pitching.
» Garner led the Engineers at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
» Manchester was led offensively by C. Filson, who went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI.
» P. Jackson led the Spartans pitching staff, throwing three innings of one-run ball.
GAME 2 | Rose-Hulman 22, Manchester 9
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Engineers got on the board immediately, starting their scoring with one run in the top of the first inning. Rose-Hulman's offense started clicking and put up eight runs, including a two-run double off the bat of Lopez.
The Spartans then gained ground, narrowing the lead to 8-3 until the Engineers expanded their advantage in the third. The Rose-Hulman offense exploded for 10 runs, highlighted by a two-run home run off the bat of Mesenbrink and a two-run double from Couillard-Rodak, which brought the Engineers lead to 18-3.
Manchester narrowed Rose-Hulman's lead to 18-4 before the Engineers stretched the advantage to 20-4 in the fourth inning. Lopez and Drew Roberts came in to score the two Engineers runs in the frame.
The Spartans gained ground, closing the gap to 20-9 until Rose-Hulman added some insurance in the eighth. The Engineers scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Ben Christiansen, bringing the score to 21-9 in favor of Rose-Hulman.
The Engineers kept Manchester without a run before expanding their lead to 22-9 the following inning. Lopez came across to score the lone run of the inning for Rose-Hulman and get them on the board. The score remained 22-9 for the rest of the game, as the Engineers coasted to the win.
GAME NOTES
» Lopez compiled three base hits in the game for Rose-Hulman.
» The Engineers had both Lopez and Couillard-Rodak smack multiple extra-base hits in the ballgame.
» Lopez and Couillard-Rodak drove in three runs each for the Engineers. » Every Rose-Hulman starter reached base safely in the win.
» Rose-Hulman's highest scoring inning was the third, when it pushed 10 runs across.
» Rose-Hulman took an 8-3 lead in the top half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» Four Engineers had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Engineers had a total of 16 hits.
» The Engineers out-hit the Spartans at a 16-8 clip.
» Rose-Hulman went 8-for-21 (.381) with runners in scoring position.
» Rose-Hulman pitchers faced 47 Manchester hitters in the game, allowing 11 ground balls and nine fly balls while striking out six.
» The Engineers drew 14 walks from Manchester pitching.
» Lopez led the Engineers at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI.
» Manchester was led offensively by Paul Barrow, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
» Artie Casas led the Spartans pitching staff, throwing six innings of four-run ball.
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