FRANKLIN, Ind. – The Fightin' Engineers fell in both games of their double header against the Franklin Grizzlies, by scores of 8-2 and 15-8.
Game One
The Grizzlies took game one by a score of 8-2, where they recorded 13 hits to ten from Rose-Hulman.
The Fightin' Engineers scored both of their runs at the top of the fifth, as
Sam Erickson and
Michael Hines scored on consecutive at bats. Hines and
Jackson Harms each hit 2-4 at the plate, while
Issei Takahashi and
TJ Pipkins recorded one RBI.
Liam Richardson recorded a career-high seven strikeouts while giving up just one walk in six innings on the mound.
Game Two
Franklin would continue to thrive in game two, as they won by a score of 15-8, where both teams recorded 17 hits.
Connor O'Connell had a near-perfect showing at the plate, as he hit 4-5 while adding one RBI.
TJ Pipkins scored a team-high three runs while hitting 3-4 with one double.
Mason Rasmussen would also hit 3-4 with two runs, two RBIs, and one double.
Harms hit a team-high four RBIs, and he would score one run on 3-5 hitting with one double.
Rose-Hulman will return home for a double header with Bluffton on Sunday, April 19 at 1 and 4 PM.
