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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology battles the Manchester Spartans on Friday at 1:15 PM an elimination game in Kokomo, Indiana. Rose-Hulman beat Anderson 4-3 in the first game of the day on Thursday before falling to Transylvania 9-4 to end the day. With a win at 1:15, the Fightin' Engineers will play the winner of Bluffton and Anderson at 7:45 PM.

HCAC TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS (First team is the home team):
Thursday May 11:
10:00 AM - Game #1: #6 Manchester 11, #3 Bluffton 3
1:15 PM - Game #2: #4 Rose-Hulman 4, #5 Anderson 3
4:30 PM - Game #3: #1 Franklin 7, #6 Manchester 6
7:45 PM - Game #4: #2 Transylvania 9, #4 Rose-Hulman 4
Friday May 12:
10:00 AM - Game #5: #5 Anderson 8, #3 Bluffton 5
1:15 PM - Game #6: #6 Manchester vs. #4 Rose-Hulman
4:30 PM - Game #7: #1 Franklin vs. #2 Transylvania
7:45 PM - Game #8: Winner of Game #6 vs. #5 Anderson
Saturday May 13:
1:00 PM - Game #9: Winner of Game #8 vs. Loser of Game #7
4:30 PM - Game #10: Winner of Game #7 vs. Winner of Game #9
Sunday May 14:
12:00 PM - Game #9: Winner of Game #10 vs. Loser of Game #10 (If Necessary)

ROSE-HULMAN GAME NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers finished the regular season with a 22-20 record and at 13-9 in the HCAC. 
* Rose-Hulman earned the #4 seed thanks to a split with #3 Bluffton and a sweep of #6 Manchester to close out the season.
* The Fightin' Engineers had their four-game winning streak snapped in the nightcap against Transylvania on Thursday night.
* The team currently ranks 4th in school history with 30 home runs this season. Last year's team finished second in school history with 34.
* Rose-Hulman has tallied 185 walks this season which ranks 6th in school history for a single season. Their 61 times being hit by a pitch ranks 2nd in school history, just two shy of the 2022 team that set the school record.

TEAM HITTING LEADERS (Min. of 84 ABs):
BATTING AVERAGE - Andy Krajecki (.364)
ON BASE PERCENTAGE - Andy Krajecki (.470)
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE - Andy Krajecki (.588)
HITS - Andy Krajecki (62)
DOUBLES - Andy Krajecki (14)
TRIPLES - Kade Kline (5)
HOME RUNS - Andy Krajecki (7)
RBIs - Colter Couillard-Rodak (32)
RUNS - Kade Kline (53)
WALKS - Dalton Busboom (31)
HIT BY PITCHES - Ben Christiansen (13)
STEALS - Kade Kline (22)

TEAM PITCHING LEADRS (Min. of 21 IP):
ERA - Warren Goik (3.62)
WHIP - Warren Goik (1.36)
WINS - Ian Kline (4)
SAVES - Jonathan Oliger (5)
OPPONENT BATTING AVERAGE - Warren Goik (.223)
STRIKEOUTS - Ian Kline (62)
INNINGS - Ian Kline (60.2)

MANCHESTER NOTES:
* Manchester comes into the weekend at 22-19 on the season and 12-10 in the HCAC and tied Anderson for 5th place in the HCAC.
* The Spartans went 1-1 on the first day of the tournament with an 11-3 win over Bluffton and a 7-6 loss to Franklin.
* Aidan Stevens and Joel Kennedy lead the team in hitting at .361 and .360 and each have an OPS over 1.000
* Stevens, Kennedy, and Hanes have combined for 64 extra base hits on the season.
* Ty Layson and Carter Hooks lead the pitching staff with sub-5 ERAs at 4.23 and 4.99 on the season.
* Layson dominated Bluffton in the opening win of the tournament while Hooks held the potent Franklin offense in check in their second game of the day.
* After facing Rose-Hulman, the Spartans will compete in the HCAC Baseball Tournament in Kokomo, Indiana next week.

SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series 42-39 over Manchester.
* The Fightin' Engineers lead the Spartans 7-3 dating back to the 2019 season including a sweep two years in a row.
* These two teams are 4-4 all-time in the HCAC tournament with the last meeting coming back in 2016.

ROSE-HULMAN CAREER RECORDS:
* Dalton Busboom - 9th in school history with a .985 career fielding percentage
* Colter Couillard-Rodak - 14th in school history with 63 walks
* Ian Kline - 12th in school history with 134 strikeouts and 12th with 35 strikeouts looking
* Kade Kline - 9th in school history with 28 stolen bases
* Andy Krajecki - 13th in school history with 12 home runs and 13th with a .550 slugging percentage
* Jonathan Oliger - T-10th in school history with 5 career saves
* Schuyler Wilcox - T-6th in school history with 6 career saves

ROSE-HULMAN SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS:
* Dalton Busboom - 5th in school history with 31 walks, 6th with 338 fielding chances, and 6th with 311 putouts
* Ben Christiansen - T-8th in school history with 13 times being hit by a pitch
* Colter Couillard-Rodak - 6th in school history with 29 walks and 12th with 2 intentional walks
* Kade Kline - 3rd in school history with 22 stolen bases, 4th with 53 runs scored, T-4th with 5 triples, 9th with 179 at bats, and 14th with an 84.6% stolen base percentage
* Andy Krajecki - 9th with 27 walks and T-11th in school history with 7 home runs
* Jonathan Oliger - T-6th in school history with 5 single-season saves