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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology baseball team will compete against Franklin College in the opening round of the HCAC Baseball Tournament at 10 AM. The weekend tournament will be held at Kokomo Municipal Stadium in Kokomo, Indiana. General admission will be $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 come off a split with Manchester on Senior Day winning game one 15-9 and losing game two 7-3.
» 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 .370 batting average, a 1.021 OPS, 54 runs scored, 64 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 .359 batting average, 30 runs scored, 56 hits, and a team-high 52 RBIs.
» Michael Yager leads the Fightin' Engineers on the mound with 61.0 innings pitched and 55 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 move on to play #2 Transylvania University at 7:45 PM Thursday night. 
» With a loss, Rose-Hulman will face the loser of Mount St. Joseph and Anderson on Friday, May 10 at 10 AM.  

FRANKLIN NOTES:
» Franklin earned the #6 seed in the HCAC Tournament after finishing the regular season with a record of 20-20 overall and 9-13 in the HCAC.
» The team comes off a sweep over Anderson in their last doubleheader of the regular season with final scores of 4-3 and 15-6.
» The team is led by Tysen Lipscomb with a .386 batting average, a .667 slugging percentage, 53 runs scored, 59 hits, 14 doubles, nine home runs, and 48 RBIs.
» Matthew Johnson is the leading pitcher for the Grizzlies with 58.2 innings pitched and 65 strikeouts. 
» With a win, Franklin will take on Hanover at 4:30 PM on Thursday.
» With a loss, Franklin will play the loser of Mount St. Joseph and Anderosn on Friday, may 10 at 10 AM.

SERIES HISTORY:
» Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series between both teams with a record of 45-29 against the Grizzlies.
» The Fightin' Engineers earned the sweep in the team's doubleheader during the regular season with scores of 11-5 and 7-4.
» Rose-Hulman has a three game win streak against Franklin dating back to the 2023 season. 
» The last time the team's met in the conference tournament Rose-Hulman earned the win in 2022 with a final score of 13-8.

2024 TEAM HITTING LEADERS (Min. 1.5 AB/Game):
BATTING AVERAGE - Kade Kline (.370)
ON-BASE PERCENTAGE - Colter Couillard-Rodak (.455)
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE - Michael Stenger (.327)
RUNS - Kade Kline (54)
HITS - Kade Kline (564)
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 (52)
STOLEN BASES - Kade Kline (18)
WALKS - Colter Couillard-Rodak / Mason Rasmussen (24)
HIT BY PITCHES - Dalton Busboom (7)
LONGEST ACTIVE HIT STREAK - Peter Rogers (10 games)
LONGEST ACTIVE REACHED BASE STREAK - Connor O'Connell / Jonathan Oliger (10 games)

TEAM PITCHING LEADERS (Min. 0.5 IP/Game)
GAMES - Schuyler Wilcox (16)
STARTS - Ian Kline / Michael Yager / Brady Strawmyer (10)
INNINGS - Michael Yager (61.0)
WINS - Ian Kline (6)
ERA - Schuyler Wilcox (3.96)
WHIP - Jonathan Oliger (3.77)
SAVES - Jonathan Oliger (5)
STRIKEOUTS - Michael Yager (55)

ROSE-HULMAN CAREER RECORDS:
» Dalton Busboom - 2nd in school history with a 0.989 fielding percentage, 7th with 24 hit by pitches, and 13th with 520 putouts
» Colter Couillard-Rodak - 2nd in school history with 87 walks, 9th with 30 stolen bases, 9th with 315 assists, 11th with 72 double plays turned, 12th with 109 RBIs, 13th with 125 runs scored, 15th with 35 doubles, 14th with 247 total bases, and 12th with 525 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 31 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 - 5th in school history with 52 RBIs
» Jonathan Oliger - 6th in school history with 5 saves
» Peter Rogers - 12th in school history with 33 double plays turned and 8th with 123 assists

HCAC TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
Thursday, May 9
GAME 1: #3 Rose-Hulman vs. #6 Franklin - 10 AM
GAME 2: #4 Mount St. Joseph vs. #5 Anderson - 1:15 PM
GAME 3: #1 Hanover vs. Lowest Seed Remaining Between Gamt 1 and Game 2 Winners - 4:30 PM 
GAME 4: #2 Transylvania vs. Best Seed Remaining Between Game 1 and Game 2 Winners - 7:45 PM

Friday, May 10 
GAME 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 - 10 AM
GAME 6: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 - 1:15 PM
GAME 7: Winner Game 3 vs. WInner Game 4 - 4:30 PM
GAME 8: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 - 7:45 PM

Saturday, May 11
GAME 9: Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 - 1 PM
GAME 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9 - 4:30 PM

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