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CHAMPIONSHIP VENUE

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology will compete in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament in Kokomo, Indiana starting on Thursday morning. The Fightin' Engineers earned the #4 seed in the tournament and will take on the Anderson Ravens at 1:15 PM. With a win, Rose-Hulman will play again on Thursday at either 4:30 PM or 7:45 PM. With a loss, Rose-Hulman will play again on Friday morning at 10 AM.

HCAC TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS:
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 vs. #6 Manchester
7:45 PM - Game #4: #2 Transylvania vs. #4 Rose-Hulman
Friday May 12:
10:00 AM - Game #5: #5 Anderson vs. #3 Bluffton
1:15 PM - Game #6: Loser of Game #3 vs. Loser of Game #4
4:30 PM - Game #7: Winner of Game #3 vs. Winner of Game #4
7:45 PM - Game #8: Winner of Game #5 vs. Winner of Game #6
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 21-19 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 ended their season on a four-game winning streak.
* 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 179 walks this season which ranks 6th in school history for a single season. Their 59 times being hit by a pitch ranks 3rd in school history, just four shy of the 2022 team that set the school record.

TEAM HITTING LEADERS (Min. of 80 ABs):
BATTING AVERAGE - Andy Krajecki (.373)
ON BASE PERCENTAGE - Andy Krajecki (.476)
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE - Andy Krajecki (.601)
HITS - Andy Krajecki (59)
DOUBLES - Andy Krajecki (13)
TRIPLES - Kade Kline (5)
HOME RUNS - Andy Krajecki (7)
RBIs - Colter Couillard-Rodak (31)
RUNS - Kade Kline (50)
WALKS - Dalton Busboom (30)
HIT BY PITCHES - Ben Christiansen (12)
STEALS - Kade Kline (20)

TEAM PITCHING LEADRS (Min. of 20 IP):
ERA - Warren Goik (3.86)
WHIP - Warren Goik (1.38)
WINS - Ian Kline (4)
SAVES - Jonathan Oliger (4)
OPPONENT BATTING AVERAGE - Warren Goik (.228)
STRIKEOUTS - Ian Kline (57)
INNINGS - Ian Kline (55.2)

ANDERSON NOTES:
* Anderson comes into the HCAC Tournament at 23-17 on the season and 12-10 in the HCAC and finished tied for fifth in the HCAC.
* The Ravens won three straight games to clinch their spot in the HCAC Tournament over the weekend.
* Anderson beat Mount St. Joseph twice on Sunday and won against Transylvania in the second game on Saturday.
* The Ravens have eight players hitting over .300 on the season with freshman Trey Dorton leading the way at .396 and a .996 OPS.
* Fellow freshman Griffin Wolf had an OPS of 1.054 which is second on the team.
* Justin Reed and Tyler Smitherman have been dominating with power with 57 combined extra base hits.
* Landen Southern leads the team on the mound with a 6-3 record in 12 starts. He has a 4.78 ERA with 11.67 strikeouts per 9 innings.

SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series 41-33 over Anderson.
* The Fightin' Engineers have been swept two years in a row by the Ravens.
* Rose-Hulman beat Anderson 8-5 in the HCAC Tournament last season.

ROSE-HULMAN CAREER RECORDS:
* Dalton Busboom - 10th in school history with a .984 career fielding percentage
* Ian Kline - 13th in school history with 129 strikeouts
* Kade Kline - T-10th in school history with 26 stolen bases
* Andy Krajecki - 13th in school history with 12 home runs, and 13th with a .556 slugging percentage
* Jonathan Oliger - T-14th in school history with 4 single-season saves
* Schuyler Wilcox - T-6th in school history with 6 career saves

ROSE-HULMAN SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS:
* Dalton Busboom - 5th in school history with 30 walks, 8th with 315 fielding chances, and 8th with 292 putouts
* Ben Christiansen - T-8th in school history with 13 times being hit by a pitch
* Colter Couillard-Rodak - T-12th in school history with 26 walks
* Kade Kline - T-3rd in school history with 20 stolen bases, T-4th with 5 triples, T-7th with 50 runs scored, and 13th with an 87% stolen base percentage
* Andy Krajecki - T-11th in school history with 7 home runs and T-12th with 26 walks
* Jonathan Oliger - T-10th in school history with 4 single-season saves