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RICHMOND, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology senior Josh Mesenbrink blasted a grand slam to become the Fightin' Engineers single-season school record holder for home runs, but the Fightin' Engineers could not overcome Earlham College in 8-6 and 11-2 losses on Saturday.

Mesenbrink made game one much closer with an eighth-inning grand slam for his single-season school record 12th home run of the year.  Mesenbrink snapped the record of 11 previously helped by Keenan Long (2009) and Tim Braun (2006).

Kade Kline also had two hits and scored twice in the opener.  Ian Kline had three strikeouts, and Paul Durell and Jonathan Oliger had two each for the Fightin' Engineer bullpen.

In the nightcap, Brett Tuttle had three hits to lead an 11-hit attack, but Earlham relied on three hits and a home run from Nathan Lancianese to pick up the victory.

Tuttle was 3-for-5 with one run scored and two stolen bases.  Colter Couillard-Rodak and Harrison Finch added two hits each.

Brett Borcherding had seven of the 12 Fightin' Engineer strikeouts to lead the pitching effort.

Rose-Hulman had its eight-game winning streak snapped, but the Fightin' Engineers still remain in contention at the top of the HCAC with an 18-9 record and a 9-5 mark in league play.  Earlham improved to 20-8 and 9-3 in league games.

Rose-Hulman completes a three-game weekend slate with a 1 pm non-conference road contest at Wilmington College on Sunday. 

GAME 1 | Earlham 8, Rose-Hulman 6

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Engineers were trailing 8-0 in the seventh inning when they first put runs on the board. Kade Kline came across to score the lone run of the inning for Rose-Hulman and get them on the board.

The Engineers kept the Quakers off the board before narrowing the gap further in the eighth. The Rose-Hulman offense exploded for five runs, highlighted by a grand slam off the bat of Mesenbrink, which brought the score to 8-6 in favor of the Quakers.

GAME NOTES
» Mesenbrink drove in four runs for the Engineers.
» Rose-Hulman's highest scoring inning was the eighth, when it pushed five runs across.
» Rose-Hulman pitchers limited Earlham to just 2-for-12 (.167) with runners in scoring position.
» Rose-Hulman pitchers faced 42 Earlham hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and 10 fly balls while striking out seven.
» Mesenbrink led the Engineers at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
» Earlham was led offensively by junior Andrew Bradley, who went 4-for-5 with a double, a home run and four RBI.
» Sophomore Justin Dillhoff led the Quakers pitching staff, throwing seven innings of two-run ball.

GAME 2 | Earlham 11, Rose-Hulman 2

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Engineers were trailing 2-0 in the fourth inning when they first put runs on the board. Rose-Hulman got an RBI single from Finch, scoring Manuel Lopez from third base.

The Engineers deficit grew to 3-1 before their offense got back on the scoreboard, cutting into that deficit in the fifth inning. Rose-Hulman scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Couillard-Rodak, which tightened the Quakers lead to 3-2. 

GAME NOTES
» Tuttle led the Engineers, amassing three base knocks in the ballgame.
» Engineers pitchers combined to strike out 12 Earlham hitters.
» Rose-Hulman's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed one run across.
» Rose-Hulman left 10 runners stranded on base in the loss.
» Tuttle stole two bases in Saturday's game.
» Rose-Hulman went 3-for-9 (.333) with runners in scoring position.
» Rose-Hulman pitchers faced 46 Earlham hitters in the game, allowing four ground balls and six fly balls while striking out 12.
» Couillard-Rodak led the Engineers at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
» Earlham was led offensively by sophomore Nathan Lancianese, who went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a home run and three RBI.
» Sophomore Dillon Fischer led the Quakers pitching staff, throwing three shutout innings.

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