TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology will receive the No. 3 seed in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament after falling 5-3 at Transylvania University on Sunday.

Transylvania captured the No. 4 seed in the tourney with Sunday's victory.  The College of Mount St. Joseph will host the tournament as the event's top seed, with No. 2 Franklin College rounding out the field.

Rose-Hulman jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning without the benefit of a hit.  Sophomore Tim Tepe (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder) and sophomore Kirk Thompson (Harrisburg, Ill.) reached base on consecutive errors for the first run, and senior Gabe Focke (St. Leon/East Central) lifted a sacrifice fly to score Thompson with the second run of the frame.

Transylvania answered back with five runs in the eighth inning to take a 5-2 lead.  An RBI double by Ben Young and a two-run double by Jerrod Long turned a 2-2 tie into the Pioneer lead.

Rose-Hulman scored once in the ninth, courtesy of a double by sophomore Andrew Bilse (Munster) and a sacrifice fly by sophomore Chandler Kent (Antioch, Ill.).  Brent Roach finished the ninth inning for his fifth save of the season.

Tepe led the Engineers with two singles and one run scored, while Thompson had one hit and one RBI.  Sophomore Derek Eitel (Marshall, Ill.) tossed a strong 7 1/3 innings, allowing two earned runs with three strikeouts, to earn a no-decision.

Rose-Hulman stands 28-11 overall and will square off with Franklin on Thursday in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament hosted by the College of Mount St. Joseph.  The start time and specific location will be confirmed and released on Monday.