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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology baseball team (16-7, 7-3 HCAC) hosts Franklin College (22-6, 7-1 HCAC) in a key Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader on Tuesday at 4 pm.

ROSE-HULMAN GAME NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman has a 16-7 record and a 7-3 HCAC mark with a 6-game winning streak heading into Tuesday's doubleheader.
* Josh Mesenbrink has tied Rose-Hulman's single-season home run record with 11 so far in 2022.  Mesenbrink hit 4 home runs last week, including 3 in the Transylvania doubleheader.
* Mesenbrink leads the team in home runs (11), RBIs (32), runs scored (29), slugging average (.918) and on-base percentage (.505) along with a .376 batting average.
* Colter Couillard-Rodak leads the team with 9 doubles and has a .333 batting average for the season.
* Kade Kline leads the team with a .380 batting average with 1 triple, 13 runs scored and 14 RBIs.
* Manuel Lopez has added a .364 batting average with 6 doubles and a team-high 4 triples.
* Shane Garner ranks second on the team with 5 home runs this season.
* Harrison Finch (.333, 5 2B); Adam Taylor (.297, 4 2B, 2 3B); and Brett Tuttle (.287, 3 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR) have also helped lead the offensive attack.
* Ian Kline leads the pitching staff with a 5-1 record and a 2.68 ERA.  Kline has 40 strikeouts in 40.1 innings of work.
* Brett Borcherding has added a 2-0 record with 24 strikeouts in 27 innings of work.
* Matthew Rouse has added a 1.61 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 22.1 innings pitched.
* Josh Erpenbeck provides depth to the starting rotation with 17 strikeouts and a 2-1 record in 23.1 innings of work.
* Korey Marlow (1-0, 0.55), Adam Taylor (0.00, 2 saves), Paul Durell (1-0, 2.70) and Schuyler Wilcox (2-2, 3 saves) have added pitching depth.
* After Saturday's game, Rose-Hulman travels to Earlham College on Saturday for another HCAC doubleheader.

FRANKLIN SERIES HISTORY SINCE 1990:
* Overall Series: Rose-Hulman leads 39-27
* Current Streak: Franklin won 1
* Last Meeting: FC 12, RHIT 10 on 4/17/2021