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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology baseball team hosts HCAC opponent Bluffton University this weekend in a three-game series. The Fightin' Engineers will face the Beavers on Saturday, April 6 at 3 PM and 6 PM, and Sunday, April 7 at 12 PM. 

ROSE-HULMAN GAME NOTES:
» Rose-Hulman enters the weekend with a record of 11-10 overall and 3-4 in the HCAC. 
» The Fightin' Engineers are coming off three straight losses against Transylvania this past weekend. 
» The team fell to the Pioneers with final scores of 13-8, 5-4, and 16-6. 
» The Fightin' Engineers have been picked to finish fourth in the conference receiving 62 points in the league's preseason poll.
» Rose-Hulman leads the conference and ranks fourth in the nation with 26 double plays this season. 
» The team also ranks third in the nation in double plays per game with 1.24.
» Kade Kline leads the team with a .386 batting average, 34 hits, 28 runs scored, four home runs, 22 RBIs, and nine stolen bases.
» Earlier this season, Kline was the first player to hit for the cycle in school history in the Fightin' Engineers' last win of the Florida trip against Houghton.
» Michael Stenger has been another standout at the plate leading the team with a 1.098 OPS, .636 slugging percentage, and .462 on-base percentage.
» Colter Couillard-Rodak has also been a strong bat for the Fightin' Engineers with 27 hits, 10 runs scored and 18 RBIs.
» Michael Yager leads the Fightin' Engineers on the mound with 30.0 innings pitched and 26 strikeouts this season.
» Jonathan Oliger has been another great pitcher for Rose-Hulman with a team-high 2.57 ERA.
» The Fightin' Engineers hit the road to take on Washington University on Tuesday, April 9th at 3 PM CT. 

BLUFFTON NOTES:
» Bluffton enters the weekend with a record of 9-12 overall and 4-3 in the HCAC. 
» The team will face Ohio Northern on Thursday, April 4 at 4:15 PM before taking on the Fightin' Engineers. 
» Justin Maurer leads the Beavers with a .414 batting average totaling 28 runs scored, five home runs, 22 RBIs, a .586 on-base percentage, and .729 slugging percentage.
» Jake Baumgartner is another standout at the plate with 32 hits this season, 20 runs scored, and a batting average of .344.
» Riley Reyna leads the team on the mound with 25.1 innings pitched and a 3.55 ERA.
» After facing Rose-Hulman, Bluffton will travel to take on Wittenberg on Wednesday, April 10 at 6 PM. 

SERIES HISTORY:
» The Fightin' Engineers lead the all-time series between both teams with a record of 43-9 against the Beavers.
» Rose-Hulman split their doubleheader with Bluffton last season falling in game one 6-5, and defeating the Beavers in the second game 8-5. 
» The Fightin' Engineers have a home record of 19-4 against Bluffton. 

2024 TEAM HITTING LEADERS (Min. 1.5 AB/Game):
BATTING AVERAGE - Kade Kline (0.386)
ON-BASE PERCENTAGE - Michael Stenger (.462)
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE - Michael Stenger (.636)
HITS - Kade Kline (34)
DOUBLES - Peter Rogers (6)
TRIPLES - Kade Kline (3)
HOME RUNS - Kade Kline (4)
RUNS - Kade Kline (28)
EXTRA BASE HITS - Kade Kline / Peter Rogers (9)
RBI - Kade Kline / Connor O'Connell (22)
STOLEN BASES - Kade Kline (9)
WALKS - Mason Rasmussen (17)
HIT BY PITCHES - Ryland Hixon / Mark Serdinak / Peter Rogers (3)
LONGEST ACTIVE HIT STREAK - Peter Rogers (7 games)
LONGEST ACTIVE REACHED BASE STREAK - Colter Couillard-Rodak / Kade Kline (15 games)

TEAM PITCHING LEADERS (Min. 0.5 IP/Game)
GAMES - Schuyler Wilcox (8)
STARTS - Ian Kline / Michael Yager / Brady Strawmyer (5)
INNINGS - Michael Yager (30.0)
WINS - Schuyler Wilcox / Zacheus Carr / Ian Kline (2)
ERA - Jonathan Oliger (2.57)
WHIP - Camden Judson (1.32)
SAVES - Jonathan Oliger (2)
STRIKEOUTS - Michael Yager (26)

ROSE-HULMAN CAREER RECORDS:
» Dalton Busboom - 5th in school history with a 0.987 fielding percentage
» Colter Couillard-Rodak - 8th in school history with 74 walks
» Ian Kline - 9th in school history with 157 strikeouts and 9th with 43 strikeouts looking
» Kade Kline - 4th in school history with 10 triples and 5th with 38 stolen bases
» Jonathan Oliger - 5th in school history with 8 saves
» Schuyler Wilcox - 6th in school history with 7 saves

HCAC STANDINGS:
1. Mount St. Joseph - 11-10, 6-1 HCAC
2. Transylvania - 17-5, 5-2 HCAC
3. Hanover - 13-8, 4-2 HCAC
3. Anderson - 14-9, 4-2 HCAC
5. Franklin - 13-7, 4-3 HCAC
5. Bluffton - 9-12, 4-3 HCAC
7. Rose-Hulman - 11-10, 3-4 HCAC
8. Earlham - 8-11, 2-5 HCAC
8. Manchester - 8-14, 2-5 HCAC
10. Defiance - 2-15, 0-7 HCAC