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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology baseball team travels West across I-70 to Richmond, Indiana for an HCAC doubleheader with Earlham on Sunday afternoon. The Fightin' Engineers will play game one at 1 PM with the second game to follow at approximately 4 PM. 

ROSE-HULMAN GAME NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers come in to this weekend with a 17-17 record and at 9-7 in the HCAC. 
* Rose-Hulman comes into this weekend after losing back-to-back weekend series to Transylvania and Franklin.
* 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 4th place in the HCAC, just one games back of Bluffton and Transylvania who are tied for second.
* After playing Earlham, the Fightin' Engineers will hit the road once again for a Friday doubleheader at Bluffton on May 5.

TEAM HITTING LEADERS (Min. of 68 ABs):
BATTING AVERAGE - Andy Krajecki (.350)
ON BASE PERCENTAGE - Andy Krajecki (.443)
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE - Andy Krajecki (.566)
HITS - Andy Krajecki (48)
DOUBLES - Andy Krajecki (11)
TRIPLES - Colter Couillard-Rodak / Kade Kline (2)
HOME RUNS - Andy Krajecki (6)
RBIs - Colter Couillard-Rodak (30)
RUNS - Kade Kline (42)
WALKS - DaDlton Busboom (26)
HIT BY PITCHENS - Ben Christiansen (12)
STEALS - Kade Kline (18)

TEAM PITCHING LEADRS (Min. of 16 IP):
ERA - Warren Goik (3.24)
WHIP - Warren Goik (1.48)
WINS - Ian Kline (4)
SAVES - Jonathan Oliger (3)
OPPONENT BATTING AVERAGE - Warren Goik (.242)
STRIKEOUTS - Ian Kline (53)
INNINGS - Ian Kline (51.2)

EARLHAM NOTES:
* Earlham comes into their mid-week game at 18-14 and 8-8 in the HCAC.
* The Quakers are just 4-7 in their last eleven games including being swept by Hanover and Bluffton and losing games to Wabash and Mount St. Joseph.
* Earlham has two common non-conference opponents with Rose-Hulman this season. The Quakers fell to Alma (5-14) and Wabash (13-14). Rose-Hulman swept Alma in a three-game series and beat Wabash 6-0.
* The Quakers have four players hitting over .349 on the season.
* Senior Nathan Lanclanese leads the team with a .394 batting average, and he has added 19 extra base hits.
* Max Fries has also been exceptional with a .349 average, a .493 OPS, and 20 extra base hits.
* The Quakers are very patient at the plate as they average over 7 walks and HBPs per game.
* On the mound, Earlham has a team ERA of 6.87.
* The Fightin' Engineers will most likely face Justin Dillhoff (1-3, 6.88 ERA) and Cason Bennett (3-1, 8.77 ERA) on Sunday.
* After batting Rose-Hulman, the Quakers will host the HCAC leaders, Franklin, next Saturday.

SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series 23-18 over Earlham.
* Earlham swept the Fightin' Engineers in all four games last year with a sweep in Terre Haute and a sweep at the HCAC Tournament in Kokomo.
* Prior to that, Rose-Hulman won five of six games with Earlham in 2019 and 2021.
* Rose-Hulman is 13-8 all-time playing the Quakers in Richmond.

ROSE-HULMAN CAREER RECORDS:
* Andy Krajecki - 15th in school history with a .540 slugging percentage
* 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 - 6th in school history with 16 stolen bases
* Jonathan Oliger - T-14th in school history with 3 single-season saves

HCAC STANDINGS:
1. Franklin (14-2)
2. Transylvania (12-4)
3. Bluffton (10-6)
T4. Rose-Hulman (9-7)
T4. Manchester (9-7)
T6. Earlham (8-8)
T6. Anderson (8-8)
8. Hanover (6-10)
9. Mount St. Joseph (3-13)
10. Defiance (1-15)