LIVE VIDEO
LIVE STATS
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology baseball team travels to Franklin College for a three-game series with the first-place Franklin Grizzlies. The Fightin' Engineers will play a doubleheader on Saturday at 1 PM and 4 PM (revised start times) and a single game on Sunday at 12 PM.
ROSE-HULMAN GAME NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers come in to this weekend with a 16-12 record and at 8-3 in the HCAC.
* Rose-Hulman comes into this week with their first HCAC series loss after dropping two of three to Transylvania.
* The Fightin' Engineers have sweeps over Defiance and Mount St. Joseph as well as a series win over Hanover in HCAC play this season.
* The Fightin' Engineers currently sit in a three-way tie for 2nd in the HCAC, just two games back of Franklin.
* After playing Franklin, the Fightin' Engineers will return to Art Nehf Field for a Wednesday game with DePauw.
TEAM HITTING LEADERS (Min. of 54 ABs):
BATTING AVERAGE -
Kade Kline /
Andy Krajecki (.333)
ON BASE PERCENTAGE -
Andy Krajecki /
Ben Christiansen (.438)
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE -
Mark Serdinak (.560)
HITS -
Kade Kline (38)
DOUBLES -
Peter Rogers (8)
TRIPLES -
Dalton Busboom /
Colter Couillard-Rodak /
Kade Kline /
Peter Rogers (1)
HOME RUNS -
Andy Krajecki (5)
RBIs -
Colter Couillard-Rodak (27)
RUNS -
Kade Kline (34)
WALKS -
Colter Couillard-Rodak /
Dalton Busboom (20)
STEALS -
Kade Kline (13)
TEAM PITCHING LEADERS (Min. of 14 IP):
ERA -
Warren Goik (3.86)
WHIP -
Evan Chung (1.30)
WINS -
Ian Kline (4)
SAVES -
Jonathan Oliger (3)
OPPONENT BATTING AVERAGE -
Evan Chung (.234)
STRIKEOUTS -
Ian Kline (45)
INNINGS -
Ian Kline (40.2)
FRANKLIN NOTES:
* Franklin comes into the mid-week game at 21-7 and 10-1 in the HCAC.
* The Grizzlies come in with wins in 12 of their last 13 and 15 of their last 17.
* After losing their HCAC opener to Transylvania, the Grizzlies won two against the Pioneers and swept Anderson, Hanover, and Mount St. Joseph.
* Franklin has been an offensive juggernaut this year with a slash line of .300 / .435 / .499.
* The Grizzlies are averaging 9.6 runs per game this season.
* Franklin has four players with an OPS over 1.000 including Noah Wood (1.065), Jonathan LaGuire (1.037), AJ Sanders (1.021), and Tysen Lipscomb (1.017).
* Those four players have over 50 extra base hits between them on the season.
* LaGuire is the defending HCAC Player of the Week thanks to five home runs last week including three in one game against DePauw.
* On the mound, Franklin's top two pitchers have been very good. Matthew Johnson is 4-1 with a 3.00 ERA and Jackson Young is 5-0 with a 3.78 ERA. However, the rest of their pitching staff has struggled.
* The rest of the staff has an ERA of 7.53 while allowing nearly one run per inning.
* After batting Rose-Hulman, the Grizzlies return home for a doubleheader with Bluffton on Saturday.
SERIES HISTORY:
* The Fightin' Engineers lead the all-time series 42-27 over Franklin.
* Rose-Hulman swept Franklin last year with a pair of wins at home and a win in the HCAC Tournament.
* Franklin was 7-2 against the Fightin' Engineers from 2018-2021.
* The Fightin' Engineers are 19-13 all time at Franklin.
ROSE-HULMAN CAREER RECORDS:
*
Schuyler Wilcox - T-6th in school history with 6 career saves
ROSE-HULMAN SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS:
*
Ben Christiansen - T-11th in school history with 12 times being hit by a pitch
*
Kade Kline - T-13th in school history with 13 stolen bases, T-12th with 16 single-season stolen base attempts
*
Jonathan Oliger - T-14th in school history with 3 single-season saves
HCAC STANDINGS:
1. Franklin (10-1)
T2. Rose-Hulman (8-3)
T2. Bluffton (8-3)
T2. Transylvania (8-3)
5. Manchester (6-4)
T6. Anderson (4-7)
T6. Earlham (4-7)
T6. Hanover (4-7)
9. Mount St. Joseph (2-10)
10. Defiance (1-10)
