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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology baseball team will host DePauw University in their home opener on Wednesday, March 13 at 6:30 PM. 

ROSE-HULMAN GAME NOTES:
» Rose-Hulman enters their game against the Tigers with a record of 4-4 overall this season. 
» The Fightin' Engineers finished their season opening series with Emory with a 1-2 overall record. Rose-Hulman won the first game on Saturday by a score of 11-9, but they fell 11-6 and 16-4 in the final two games.
» Rose-Hulman then traveled to Florida to continue their spring trip. The team won three of their five games defeating Dubuque, Moravian, and Houghton. 
» Rose-Hulman opens their third season under head coach Adam Rosen as the Fightin' Engineers look to improve upon a 23-21 season in 2023 that included a 13-9 record in the HCAC.
» Kade Kline was named HCAC Hitter of the Week after hitting for the cycle in the team's win over Houghton. Kline becomes the first person in RHIT history to hit for the cycle. 
» Kline leads the team with a .429 batting average, .541 on-base percentage, 12 hits, 10 runs scored, 13 RBIs, and three home runs. 
» Connor O'Connell has also been a standout at the plate with nine hits including two doubles and a triple. 
» Michael Yager leads the team on the hill with 11.1 innings pitched and 10 strikeouts.
» Schuyler Wilcox has picked up two wins on the mound this season leading the team with a 1.80 ERA.
» Zacheus Carr has earned the other two wins pitching 4.2 innings with an ERA of 1.93.
» Rose-Hulman was selected fourth overall in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference preseason poll. The Fightin' Engineers received 62 poll points.
» The Fightin' Engineers welcome the Calvin Knights to campus this weekend for a three game series on Friday, March 15 at 6 PM and Saturday, March 16 at 11 AM and 2 PM. 

DEPAUW NOTES:
» DePauw enters their midweek game against the Fightin' Engineers with a record of 5-4 overall this year. 
» The team comes off a series sweep over Manchester University with scores of 13-3, 14-2, and 14-4 all games ending after eight innings. 
» Grady Johnson leads the team at the plate with a .432 batting average, 16 hits, and 10 runs scored.
» Ty Sucher has also been a threat with a .414 average totaling 12 hits and a team high .469 on-base percentage.
» Michael Vallone has been the leader on the mound with a record of 2-0 leading the team with 20 strikeouts. 
» Griffin Albright has also been a standout pitcher for the Tigers leading the team with a 0.90 ERA. 
» The Tigers will host North Central on Thursday, March 21 at 4 PM. 

SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman trails DePauw in the all-time series between both teams with a record of 38-53 against the Tigers. 
* DePauw has won the last four match ups with the most recent being in the 2023 season with a final score of 16-6 after eight innings. 
* The last time the Fightin' Engineers defeated the Tigers was during the 2019 season with a final score of 9-8 after 11 innings. 

2024 TEAM HITTING LEADERS (Min. 1.5 AB/Game):
BATTING AVERAGE - Kade Kline (0.429)
ON-BASE PERCENTAGE - Kade Kline (0.541)
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE - Kade Kline (0.929)
HITS - Kade Kline (12)
DOUBLES - Connor O'Connell / Peter Rogers (2)
TRIPLES - Kade Kline (3)
HOME RUNS - Kade Kline (3)
RUNS - Kade Kline (10)
EXTRA BASE HITS - Kade Kline (6)
RBI - Kade Kline (13)
STOLEN BASES - Kade Kline (5)
WALKS - Kade Kline / Colter Couillard-Rodak / Mason Rasmussen (7)
HIT BY PITCHES - Josh Erpenbeck / Kade Kline / Tyler Otroszko / Colton Brown (1)
LONGEST ACTIVE HIT STREAK - Mason Rasmussen (5 games) 
LONGEST ACTIVE REACHED BASE STREAK - Mason Rasmussen (6 games)

TEAM PITCHING LEADERS (Min. 0.5 IP/Game)
GAMES - Schuyler Wilcox / Zacheus Carr / Tyler Orr / Warren Goik (3)
STARTS - Ian Kline / Michael Yager / Alec Lewandowski (2)
INNINGS - Michael Yager (11.1)
WINS - Schuyler Wilcox / Zacheus Carr (2)
ERA - Schuyler Wilcox (1.80)
WHIP - Brett Borcherding (1.25)
SAVES - Jonathan Oliger (2)
STRIKEOUTS - Michael Yager (10)

ROSE-HULMAN CAREER RECORDS:
» Dalton Busboom - 9th in school history with a 0.986 fielding percentage
» Colter Couillard-Rodak - 11th in school history with 69 walks and 12th with 2 intentional walks
» Ian Kline - 12th in school history with 140 strikeouts and 12th with 38 strikeouts looking
» Kade Kline - 8th in school history with 34 stolen bases
» Jonathan Oliger - 5th in school history with 7 saves
» Schuyler Wilcox - 7th in school history with 6 career saves