EMORY AND HENRY BOX
OHIO NORTHERN BOX
LEESBURG, FLA. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of
Technology moved to 4-1 on its annual Spring Trip to Florida
with victories over Emory and Henry on Tuesday and Ohio Northern
on Wednesday.
The Engineers outlasted Emory and Henry 16-12 in
a slugfest on Tuesday afternoon.
Sophomore Keenan Long (Park Ridge,
Ill./Northwestern University) led the Rose-Hulman offense
with four hits, four RBIs, three runs scored and his first home
run as a Fightin' Engineer. The three-run blast helped
kick off Rose-Hulman's eight-run fifth inning.
Senior Michael Matsui (Joliet, Ill./
Plainfield South) and sophomore Andrew Bilse (Munster)
each added performances that included four hits, one home run
and three runs scored each. Matsui had three RBIs, while
Bilse also contributed a pair of doubles in the effort.
The Engineers pounded out 22 hits in the 16-12
victory to mark the fourth-most hits in a game in school
history. Sophomore Tim Tepe (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder)
added three hits, including a double, with one run scored.
Sophomores Nathaniel Miles (Indianapolis/Warren Central)
and Kirk Thompson (Harrisburg, Ill.) each pitched in with
two hits.
Sophomore Charlie Vana (Des Plaines,
Ill./Maine West) tossed 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief to
earn his first college victory.
Rose-Hulman relied on a
solid team effort in an 8-1 win over Ohio Northern on Wednesday.
Freshman Gannon Sadzeck (Crystal Lake, Ill./Central)
highlighted the day with a complete game effort on the mound
that featured five strikeouts and just one run allowed on 10
hits.
Offensively, Long finished with three singles and
two runs scored, while Tepe blasted his second home run of the
Spring Trip to help Rose-Hulman break open a close game that was
1-1 into the sixth inning.
Senior Gabe Focke (St. Leon/East Central)
also added two singles, two RBIs and one run, while Bilse
slapped a double and scored once.
Rose-Hulman returns to action on Thursday with a
9 a.m. doubleheader against John Carroll University.
