TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- The Rose-Hulman baseball team completed a weekend sweep of visiting Hanover College earning a pair of wins on Senior Day Saturday afternoon.

The Engineer seniors had a big impact on the outcome of Saturday's ballgames, as the pitching efforts of senior Luis Bougrat (Franklin, Tenn./Battle Ground Academy) led Rose-Hulman to victory in the opener.

Bougrat tossed a complete game  giving up only one run while scattering six hits and striking out five to improve his record to 5-1 on the season.

Seniors Michael Matsui (Joliet, Ill./Plainfield South) and Joe Valerioti (Houston, Texas/Clear Brook) also contributed to the winning efforts.

Matsui finished the afternoon with a pair of hits, an RBI, and a run scored. Valerioti got the start in the nightcap and threw 4.1 strong innings, allowing three earned runs on five hits.

The opener was a pitcher's duel as Hanover starter Nik Kahl went the distance allowing only five hits and no earned runs in the losing effort.

The Panthers scored their lone run in the top of the first to take a 1-0 lead.  The Engineers answered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth when sophomore Tim Tepe (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder) delivered a two-run single that scored sophomores Keenan Long (Park Ridge, Ill./Northwestern Univ.) and Andrew Bilse (Munster).

Bougrat shut down the Hanover hitters in the top of the seventh inning to preserve the Rose-Hulman win and earn the pitching victory.

In the nightcap, the Engineers jumped out to an early 6-0 lead, capitalizing on a pair of fielding errors by the Panthers, scoring five runs in the bottom half of the second and adding another in the third.

Hanover answered with a run in the fourth and four more in the fifth to close the margin to 6-5.  The Engineers then added an insurance run in the seventh and two more in the eighth to earn the victory.

Sophomore Chandler Kent (Antioch, Ill.) and freshman Michael Kovacs (Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller) each drove in a pair of runs for the Engineers in the nightcap. Senior Gabe Focke (St. Leon, Ind./East Central), sophomore Nathanael Miles (Indianapolis/Warren Central), and Matsui each added an RBI in the second game to contribute to the offensive efforts.

The Engineer bullpen stood strong allowing just one earned run over the final 4.2 innings as freshman Gannon Sadzeck (Crystal Lake, Ill./Central) tossed 2.0 innings in relief allowing an earned run on four hits before senior Sam Deters (Teutopolis, Ill.) and sophomore Derek Eitel (Marshall, Ill.) combined for 2.2 innings of scoreless ball allowing only one hit and striking out five.

The victories improved Rose-Hulman to 26-9 on the season and 13-4 in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play.  The Engineers have now won 12 of their last 14 ballgames and find themselves atop of the HCAC standings after losses by Transylvania and Mt. St. Joseph.

Rose-Hulman will return to action on Tuesday night when they host HCAC opponent Anderson University at 6 pm.