TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Rose-Hulman returns to Art Nehf Field for a doubleheader against the Manchester Spartans. The games will be held on Saturday, March 28, at 1 and 4 PM.
ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers have recorded a mark of 8-8, while going 2-2 in the HCAC.
* The team is coming off two mercy rule wins against Berea by scores of 23-2 and 14-1.
* Rose-Hulman's 23 runs in a game are the third most in program history.
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Jackson Summers scored seven runs in the series against Berea.
* He leads the HCAC with 22 runs scored in just 16 games.
* Summers has recorded a .424 batting average with 28 hits, six doubles, two triples, one home run, and seven RBIs.
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TJ Pipkins ranks third in the conference with a .436 batting average.
* He has scored 14 runs on 24 hits, while recording five doubles, one triple, and 14 RBIs.
* Pipkins,
Jackson Harms, and
Matthew Furtado have each hit a team-leading two home runs this season.
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Connor O'Connell scored three runs in both games against Berea.
* He has posted a .310 batting average with 13 runs, 18 hits, six doubles, one triple, and 14 RBIs.
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Michael Hines has added a .389 batting average with 21 hits and 15 runs.
* He has recorded two doubles, two triples, one home run, and nine RBIs.
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Gavin Drooger has accumulated the best record in the HCAC at 4-0.
* He has struck out 14 batters in 16.2 innings on the mound.
* Drooger has given up a 3.78 ERA, which ranks seventh in the conference.
MANCHESTER NOTES:
* The Spartans stand at 6-11 overall with a 0-4 HCAC record.
* Manchester recorded three consecutive wins against Trine.
* Sophomore Max Horner leads the team with 15 runs, 28 hits, and a .418 average at the plate.
* He has also recorded team-highs of five doubles, two triples, four home runs, and 19 RBIs.
* Horner has recorded at least one hit in ten consecutive games.
* Senior Donavin Massing has posted a .391 batting average with 11 runs on 18 hits.
* Junior Michael Dierckman ranks second on the team with 21 hits, 18 runs, four doubles, and one triple.
* Senior Jackson Todo leads the HCAC with a 2.51 ERA.
* Todo also ranks second in the conference with a .216 batting average against.
* He has recorded 16 strikeouts across 28.2 innings on the mound.
