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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology baseball team continues the HCAC Tournament facing Mount St. Joseph in an elimination game today at 4:30 PM. The weekend tournament is held at Kokomo Municipal Stadium in Kokomo, Indiana. General admission is $10 per day with children 11 and under getting in for free.

ROSE-HULMAN GAME NOTES:
» Rose-Hulman earned the #3 seed in the tournament after finishing the regular season with a record of 23-17 overall and 14-8 in the HCAC. 
» The Fightin' Engineers defeated Franklin in their first game of the tournament in a shutout win with a final score of 5-0. 
» Michael Yager pitched a gem in the Rose-Hulman win going the entire 9.0 innings with eight strikeouts allowing just five hits and no runs. 
» Rose-Hulman suffered a loss in their second game to Transylvania with a final score of 7-2.
» Rose-Hulman was picked to finish fourth in the conference receiving 62 points in the league's preseason poll.
» The team leads the conference and ranks eighth in the nation with 40 double plays this season. 
» The team also leads the conference and ranks 10th in the nation in double plays per game with 1.00.
» Kade Kline leads the team with a .363 batting average, a .993 OPS, 54 runs scored, 66 hits, six triples, and six home runs.
» 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.
» Connor O'Connell has been strong performer for the Fightin' Engineers with a .348 batting average, 31 runs scored, 56 hits, and a team-high 53 RBIs.
» Michael Yager leads the Fightin' Engineers on the mound with 70.0 innings pitched and 63 strikeouts. 
» Jonathan Oliger has been the team's star reliever with five saves and a 3.77 ERA.
» With a win, the Fightin' Engineers will advance to play the winner of Anderson and Franklin on Saturday, May 10 at 12 PM.

MOUNT ST. JOSEPH NOTES:
» Mount St. Joseph earned the #4 seed in the HCAC Tournament and will enter their game against Rose-Hulman with a record of 21-20 overall.
» The team defeated Anderson in their first game with a final score of 11-10 before falling short in their second game against Hanover 10-7. 
» Anton Mere is the standout for the Lions at the plate leading the team with 64 hits, 37 runs scored, 30 RBIs, and 24 stolen bases. 
» Aidan Post leads the team on the mound with 53.1 innings pitched and 31 strikeouts. 
» A win advances the Lions to face the winner of Anderson and Franklin on Saturday, May 10 at 12 PM.

SERIES HISTORY:
» Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series between both teams with a record of 32-18 against the Lions.
» Both teams split their double header during the regular season with MSJ taking the first game 7-3 and Rose-Hulman winning game two 12-6. 

2024 TEAM HITTING LEADERS (Min. 1.5 AB/Game):
BATTING AVERAGE - Colter Couillard-Rodak (.365)
ON-BASE PERCENTAGE - Colter Couillard-Rodak (.455)
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE - Michael Stenger (.596)
RUNS - Kade Kline (54)
HITS - Kade Kline (66)
DOUBLES - Connor O'Connell (14)
TRIPLES - Kade Kline (6)
HOME RUNS - Peter Rogers / Kade Kline (6)
EXTRA BASE HITS - Connor O'Connell (20)
RBI - Connor O'Connell (53)
STOLEN BASES - Kade Kline (18)
WALKS - Colter Couillard-Rodak (26)
HIT BY PITCHES - Dalton Busboom (9)
LONGEST ACTIVE HIT STREAK - Colton Brown (6 games)
LONGEST ACTIVE REACHED BASE STREAK - Jonathan Oliger (13 games)

TEAM PITCHING LEADERS (Min. 0.5 IP/Game)
GAMES - Schuyler Wilcox (17)
STARTS - Michael Yager / Ian Kline (11)
INNINGS - Michael Yager (70.0)
WINS - Ian Kline / Michael Yager (6)
ERA - Jonathan Oliger (3.77)
WHIP - Jonathan Oliger (1.26)
SAVES - Jonathan Oliger (5)
STRIKEOUTS - Michael Yager (63)

ROSE-HULMAN CAREER RECORDS:
» Dalton Busboom - 2nd in school history with a 0.989 fielding percentage, 6th with 25 hit by pitches, and 13th with 520 putouts
» Colter Couillard-Rodak - 2nd in school history with 89 walks, 9th with 31 stolen bases, 8th with 317 assists, 11th with 73 double plays turned, 12th with 109 RBIs, 13th with 126 runs scored, 15th with 35 doubles, 14th with 248 total bases, and 11th with 527 at bats
» Ian Kline - 8th in school history with 175 strikeouts, 10th with 17 wins, 12th with 205.2 innings pitched, and 14th with a 4.61 career ERA
» Kade Kline - 1st in school history with 13 triples, 3rd with 47 stolen bases, and 8th with 139 runs scored
» Jonathan Oliger - 3rd in school history with 10 saves
» Schuyler Wilcox - 2nd in school history with 60 appearances and 6th with 7 saves

ROSE-HULMAN SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS:
» Dalton Busboom - 1st in school history with a 1.000 fielding percentage
» Colter Couillard-Rodak - 12th in school history with 4 triples and 13th with 32 double plays turned
» Kade Kline - 1st in school history with 6 triples, 7th with 18 stolen bases, and 5th with 54 runs scored
» Connor O'Connell - 4th in school history with 53 RBIs
» Jonathan Oliger - 6th in school history with 5 saves
» Peter Rogers - 10th in school history with 34 double plays turned and 8th with 124 assists

HCAC TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
Thursday, May 9
GAME 1: #3 Rose-Hulman 5, #6 Franklin 0
GAME 2: #4 Mount St. Joseph 11, #5 Anderson 10
GAME 3: #1 Hanover 10, #4 Mount St. Joseph 7

Friday, May 10 
GAME 4: #2 Transylvania 7, #3 Rose-Hulman 2
GAME 5: #5 Anderson vs. #6 Franklin - 1:15 PM
GAME 6: #4 Mount St. Joseph vs. #3 Rose-Hulman - 4:30 PM
GAME 7: #1 Hanover vs. #2 Transylvania - 7:45 PM

Saturday, May 11
GAME 8: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 - 12 PM
GAME 9: Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 - 3:30 PM
GAME 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9 - 6:45 PM

Sunday, May 12 
GAME 11: Repeat of Game 10 **If Necessary Game**- 10 AM