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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology baseball team will begin HCAC play hosting Mount St. Joseph University on Saturday, March 23 at 1 PM and 4 PM before traveling to face Franklin College on Sunday, March 24 at 12 PM and 3 PM.

ROSE-HULMAN GAME NOTES:
» Rose-Hulman enters their conference opener against the Lions with a record of 8-5 overall.
» The team earned a win in their last game over Greenville on Wednesday night with a final score of 13-5.
» Jackson Summers was the standout in the win over the Panthers with three hits and three runs scored including the first home run of his college career.
» The Fightin' Engineers went 2-1 in their three-game series against Calvin last weekend. 
» The team earned wins in the first two games 12-2 and 11-7 before dropping the third game 13-1. 
» Rose-Hulman leads the conference and ranks fourth in the nation with 19 double plays this season. 
» The team ranks third in the nation in double plays per game with 3.
» Kade Kline leads the team in nearly every single batting category this season. He is hitting 0.471 on the season with a 0.556 on-base percentage, 0.804 slugging percentage, and a 1.360 OPS.
» Kline leads the team with 24 hits, three triples, three home runs, 21 runs scored, eight extra-base hits, 16 RBIs, and eight stolen bases.
» Kline also hit for the first cycle in school history in the Fightin' Engineers' last win of the Florida trip against Houghton.
» Colter Couillard-Rodak is the other standout at the plate batting .300 with 15 hits, 10 RBIs, and 11 runs scored.
» Mason Rasmussen has been an on-base machine with a 0.455 on-base percentage despite hitting just 0.226 on the season. He leads the team with 13 walks this season.
» Michael Yager has been the ace on the mound leading the team with 17.1 innings pitched and 13 strikeouts. 
» Schuyler Wilcox has also made an impact on the hill with a team-leading 1.08 ERA pitching 8.1 innings with a 2-0 record.
» The Fightin' Engineers will travel to Franklin College on Sunday, March 24 for a doubleheader at 12 PM and 3 PM. After that, the team will return home to host Wabash on Wednesday, March 27 at 6 PM. 

MOUNT ST. JOSEPH NOTES:
» Mount St. Joseph enters the weekend doubleheader with a record of 5-9 overall this season.
» The team returns from their spring trip to Florida where they went 2-5 earning wins over Ohio Northern and Elmhurst.
» Martin Brennan leads the team with a .333 batting average, two home runs, a .479 slugging percentage, and 13 RBIs.
» Jake Lawson is another player to watch leading the team with 12 runs scored, and an on-base percentage of .433. 
» Derek Richter leads the team on the mound with 16.2 innings pitched and 13 strikeouts. 
» Ethan Mason has also made an impact with a team-high 1.38 ERA with 13.0 innings pitched and 12 strikeouts. 
» Mount St. Joseph will return home to host Bluffton University on Sunday, March 24 at 1 PM and 4 PM. 

FRANKLIN NOTES:
» The Grizzlies are set to face Defiance College in a doubleheader on Saturday March 23 before facing the Fightin' Engineers on Sunday. 
» The team enters the weekend with a record of 9-4 overall this season.
» Franklin has won their last four games defeating Wilmington 20-9 and sweeping their three-game series with Trine 12-7, 13-10, and 18-3.
» Tysen Lipscomb leads the team with a .442 batting average totaling 23 hits, 17 runs scored, six doubles, and a slugging percentage of .788.
» Sean Sullivan has also been an offensive weapon totaling 17 runs scored, 21 hits, and a team-high seven home runs and 26 RBIs.
» Matthew Johnson has been a quality starter on the mound with a record of 2-0 pitching 21.0 innings with a team-high 19 strikeouts. 
»Jackson Young is also a standout with a team-leading 3.00 ERA pitching 18.0 innings with 17 strikeouts. 
» After facing the Fightin' Engineers, Franklin will travel to face Manchester University in a three-game series on Friday, March 29 at 12 PM and 3:30 PM, and Saturday, March 30 at 12 PM.

MOUNT ST. JOSEPH SERIES HISTORY:
» Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series between both teams with a record of 31-17 overall against the Lions.
» The Fightin' Engineers have won the last eight games against MSJ dating back to the 2021 season.
» Rose-Hulman swept Mount St. Joseph last season with scores of 8-5, 10-8, and 10-9 with the last two game of the series going to extra innings. 

FRANKLIN SERIES HISTORY:
» Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series against Franklin with a record of 43-29 against the Grizzlies.
» Franklin was able to win the three game series last season claiming the first two games 17-8 and 4-3 before falling to the Fightin' Engineers in game three 15-7.
» The Fightin' Engineers have a record of 20-16 against Franklin when they are on the road. 

2024 TEAM HITTING LEADERS (Min. 1.5 AB/Game):
BATTING AVERAGE - Kade Kline (0.471)
ON-BASE PERCENTAGE - Kade Kline (0.556)
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE - Kade Kline (0.804)
HITS - Kade Kline (24)
DOUBLES - Connor O'Connell / Peter Rogers / Colter Couillard-Rodak / Michael Stenger (3)
TRIPLES - Kade Kline (3)
HOME RUNS - Kade Kline (3)
RUNS - Kade Kline (21)
EXTRA BASE HITS - Kade Kline (8)
RBI - Kade Kline (16)
STOLEN BASES - Kade Kline (8)
WALKS - Mason Rasmussen (13)
HIT BY PITCHES - Colter Couillard-Rodak / Connor O'Connell (2)
LONGEST ACTIVE HIT STREAK - Kade Kline (7 games)
LONGEST ACTIVE REACHED BASE STREAK - Dalton Busboom (33 games)

TEAM PITCHING LEADERS (Min. 0.5 IP/Game)
GAMES - Schuyler Wilcox / Tyler Orr / Zacheus Carr (5)
STARTS - Ian Kline / Michael Yager / Brady Strawmyer (3)
INNINGS - Michael Yager (17.1)
WINS - Schuyler Wilcox / Zacheus Carr (2)
ERA - Schuyler Wilcox (1.08)
WHIP - Camden Judson (.82)
SAVES - Jonathan Oliger (2)
STRIKEOUTS - Michael Yager (13)

ROSE-HULMAN CAREER RECORDS:
» Dalton Busboom - 9th in school history with a 0.986 fielding percentage
» Colter Couillard-Rodak - 9th in school history with 72 walks
» Ian Kline - 12th in school history with 143 strikeouts and 12th with 38 strikeouts looking
» Kade Kline - 4th in school history with 10 triples and 6th with 37 stolen bases
» Jonathan Oliger - 5th in school history with 7 saves
» Schuyler Wilcox - 5th in school history with 7 saves