WESTFIELD, Ind. – The Fightin' Engineers go up against their first nationally ranked opponent as they take on the #3 Denison Big Red. Due to weather conditions, the double header will be played at Grand Park Sports Campus in Westfield, Ind. at 1:30 and 4:30 PM.
ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers opened the season with a 5-1 record at the Russ Matt Invitational.
* Rose-Hulman has scored six or more runs in every game this season.
* Sophomore
Gavin Drooger has achieved a 2-0 record on the mound.
* He leads Rose-Hulman with a 0.93 ERA, allowing just one run across 9.2 innings pitched.
* Drooger has recorded eight strikeouts with a .229 batting average against.
* Senior
Tyler Orr leads the Fightin' Engineers with 11 strikeouts across nine innings pitched.
* Junior
Brad Nardi has struck out seven batters across six innings, while allowing a .182 batting average against.
* Junior
Jackson Summers leads the team with a .520 batting average.
* Summers has recorded three hits in four games this season.
* He has added ten runs on 13 total hits with two doubles.
* Freshman
Michael Hines has added a .440 batting average and a team-high 11 runs.
* Hines has posted 11 hits, one double, one triple, and three RBIs.
* Senior
Connor O'Connell has recorded a .429 batting average with nine hits and seven runs.
* O'Connell leads Rose-Hulman with eight RBIs, while adding two doubles and one triple.
* Senior
Mason Rasmussen has added eight RBIs, while sophomores
TJ Pipkins and
Jackson Harms have hit seven RBIs.
* Both Pipkins and freshman
Matthew Furtado have hit one home run on the year.
DENISON NOTES:
* The Big Red are currently ranked the #3 team in the country.
* Denison posted a 41-7 record last season, where they advanced to the NCAA Division III World Series.
* They have recorded a 4-1 record this year, highlighted by a 20-4 victory over #15 Webster.
* Senior Will Rettig has posted a 2-0 record on the mound.
* He has recorded 12 strikeouts without a walk across 12 innings pitched.
* Rettig has allowed a .159 batting average against with a 1.50 ERA.
* Senior Erik Sundgren leads the Big Red with seven hits and eight runs.
* He has posted a .412 average at the plate with two doubles, one home run, and five RBIs.
* Junior Jack Lutte has recorded a .389 batting average with six runs on seven hits.
* He has hit a team-leading three doubles while adding three RBIs.
* Junior Kelly Crittenberger has posted a .375 batting average with six hits and four runs.
* Crittenberger leads the team with seven RBIs, while senior Cade Nowik has hit six RBIs.
