LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The Rose-Hulman baseball team traveled to compete in the Derby City Classic this weekend, taking on some of the top teams in the nation. The Fightin' Engineers suffered a loss in their last game of the weekend to (RV) Spalding with a final score of 10-2. This drops the team to 2-6 overall this season.
Jackson Summers led the team at the plate going 1-4 with a run scored.
Connor O'Connell also went 1-4 recording one RBI.
After giving up a run in the bottom of the first inning, Rose-Hulman tied the game after
Jonathan Oliger hit in a run by
Colton Brown to knot the score at 1-1 in the second inning.
Spalding got the bats going, scoring three runs in the fifth and three runs in the seventh to jump into a 7-1 lead. Rose-Hulman added another run on the board after a single by O'Connell brought in a run by Summers.
The deficit proved to be too much for the Fightin' Engineers, as Spalding would walk away with the win.
Brad Nardi got the start on the mound pitching 5.0 innings with two strikeouts.
Rose-Hulman will return home to host Elmhurst in a three-game series for their home opener. The team will face Elmhurst in a doubleheader on Saturday, March 15 at 12 PM and 3 PM, and in a single game on Sunday, March 16 at 12 PM.
