TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology won a wild game one 18-15 before falling 10-3 to Hanover College in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference baseball doubleheader at Art Nehf Field.
In the opener, senior Brett Tuttle led a 13-hit attack with four hits, including a double, with two runs scored and two RBIs.
Manuel Lopez and Harrison Finch scored three runs each, with Finch batting 2-3 with two RBIs. Adam Taylor added a pair of hits and scored twice.
The offensive explosion also included three RBIs from Colter Couillard-Rodak and Josh Mesenbrink.
Adam Taylor highlighted the pitching performance with two strikeouts to pick up his second save and close out the victory.
In the nightcap, Hanover scored seven runs in the 4th inning to pull away and earn a 10-3 victory.
Couillard-Rodak led the Fightin' Engineer offense with three hits, and Kade Kline drew three walks to provide depth. Rose-Hulman pitchers recorded 13 strikeouts on the evening.
Rose-Hulman stands 10-7 on the season and 1-3 in HCAC play, while Hanover is 8-14 and 3-3 in conference play. The Fightin' Engineers return to action on Saturday at Manchester University.
GAME 1 | Rose-Hulman 18, Hanover 15
HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 4-0, the Engineers first put runs on the board in the second inning. Rose-Hulman's offense started clicking and put up eight runs, including a one-run double off the bat of Tuttle.
The Engineers then held the Panthers scoreless before getting back on the board the very next inning. Rose-Hulman brought home a pair, with one run driven in by senior Josh Mesenbrink's single, which brought the score to 10-4 in favor of the Engineers.
Rose-Hulman's lead had disappeared once the seventh inning came around and turned into a 12-10 Hanover advantage, when the Engineers re-gained control at 17-12. The Engineers bats heated up in the inning, scoring seven runs, including a two-run single off the bat of senior Nathan Burke.
The Panthers gained ground, closing the gap to 17-15 until Rose-Hulman added some insurance in the eighth. The Engineers scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Tuttle, bringing the Rose-Hulman advantage to 18-15. The score remained 18-15 for the rest of the game, as the Engineers held on for the win.
GAME NOTES
» Tuttle collected four hits on the day for Rose-Hulman.
» Sophomore Colter Couillard-Rodak and Mesenbrink 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 second, when it pushed eight runs across.
» Rose-Hulman went 11-for-22 (.500) with runners in scoring position.
» Rose-Hulman pitchers faced 52 Hanover hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and 14 fly balls while striking out six.
» The Engineers drew 10 walks from Hanover pitching.
» Tuttle led the Engineers at the plate, going 4-for-6 with a double and two RBI.
» Hanover was led offensively by Charlie Burton, who went 1-for-6 with a home run and four RBI.
» Charlie Joyce led the Panthers pitching staff, throwing two innings of six-run ball.
GAME 2 | Hanover 10, Rose-Hulman 3
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Engineers got on the scoreboard first, starting in the third inning. Rose-Hulman got on the board thanks to Couillard-Rodak's RBI double with one out.
The Engineers lost the lead they built in the third, but got back on the board in the fifth trailing 7-1. Rose-Hulman scored a run when Kline drew a walk from Jack Jennings that scored senior Adam Taylor, which tightened the Panthers lead to 7-2.
Rose-Hulman kept the Panthers off the board before narrowing the gap to 7-3 in the seventh. The Engineers were unable to get any closer, as Hanover added three runs to their tally on the way to a 10-3 final.
GAME NOTES
» Couillard-Rodak led the Engineers, picking up three base knocks in the ballgame.
» Engineers pitchers combined to strike out 13 Hanover hitters.
» Rose-Hulman's highest scoring inning was the seventh, when it pushed one run across.
» Rose-Hulman left 14 runners stranded on base in the loss.
» Rose-Hulman pitchers faced 45 Hanover hitters in the game, allowing four ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out 13.
» The Engineers drew nine walks from Hanover pitching.
» Couillard-Rodak led the Engineers at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
» Hanover was led offensively by Jacob Dupps, who went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI.
» Ashton Dickmann led the Panthers pitching staff, throwing three scoreless innings.
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