Rose sports wrap-up

Baseball

(17-12, 10-5 HCAC)

The Rose-Hulman baseball team vaulted into first place in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference standings with a three-game sweep at Bluffton University on Friday (5-4, 9-4) and Saturday (2-1).

In the Friday doubleheader, the Engineers were led by freshman Chandler Kent who batted 4-7 with a double and five runs scored. Senior Matt Salisbury finished 3-7 with two doubles, two RBIs and one run.

On Saturday freshman Derek Eitel outdueled Bluffton counterpart Tim Kay in a pair of nine-inning complete game efforts. Eitel scattered 11 hits, but recorded just one walk with five strikeouts to move to 3-2 on the season.

The Engineers traveled to Franklin College on Tuesday in a conference matchup, jumping to an early 4-2 lead but could not hold off a late inning surge in a 5-4 loss. Senior Kellen Hurst paced the Rose-Hulman offense with four hits, two runs scored, and one run batted in.

Rose-Hulman came back home Wednesday and dropped an 11-inning loss 11-9 to old conference rival DePauw University after leaving the bases loaded in the 8th, 9th, and 10th innings. Junior Michael Matsui slapped three singles, scored two runs and had one RBI to lead the Rose offense.

The Engineers travel to Robert Morris-Springfield for a doubleheader on Sunday, before hosting Wabash College in a single game on Tuesday at 6 p.m. and a three-game series with conference rival and nationally 13th ranked Transylvania University on Friday and Saturday.



Softball

(8-18, 3-5 HCAC)

The Rose-Hulman softball team look to break an eight-game losing streak as they host Manchester and Transylvania then travel to Franklin in conference doubleheaders on Friday, Sunday and Monday.

The Engineers dropped a Wednesday doubleheader at the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods with scores of 2-5 and 2-11. Junior Ashley Montgomery led the Engineer offense with her fourth home run of the season in game one, along with a single and both RBIs.

Senior Amy Viles currently leads the Engineer offense with a .400 batting average which has moved her into second on the all-time hits list (just a hit shy of the school record held by Janae Chaney).



Men’s Tennis

(10-8, 5-3 HCAC)

The men’s tennis team secured a winning season with a Senior Day win over Greenville College 8-1 to extend their four match winning streak. The Engineers provided a weekend sweep, earning victories over Bluffton (9-0) on Friday, and Defiance (7-2) and Indiana Tech (5-4) on Saturday and Sunday at Indianapolis.

Rose-Hulman is led by senior Joe Rottman and freshman Michael Schoumacher with 4-0 records in singles play and as the No. 1 doubles team. Senior Steve Shepson added a 4-0 singles mark at the No. 3 slot and teamed with senior Daniel LaPlante for a 4-0 mark at doubles.



Track and Field

The Rose-Hulman track and field team hosts its final home meet of the season with the Engineer Twilight Meet on Friday. The field events begin at 5 p.m. with the track events starting at 6 p.m.

At the Little State Track and Field Championships, Rose recorded six top ten performances on Friday and Saturday. The Engineers were led by conference player of the week senior Ryan Schipper, who earned his second career Little State championship with a win in the pole vault. Schipper cleared 15’11 ¾” to become Rose-Hulman’s first two-time Little State champion since his brother Andrew won three Little State titles from 2000-03.

Junior Thomas Reives provided depth with a third-place performance in the high jump (6’2”). Junior Matt Repking and freshman Michael Burris added ninth-place finishes in the 3,000-steeplechase and 110-high hurdles, respectively.



Men’s Golf

The Rose-Hulman men’s golf team finished 12th of 22 teams in the Millikin College Invitational on Friday. Sophomore Coy McNew led the Engineer effort with a 32nd place score of 77 to earn conference player of the week honors.

Senior Daniel Williams leads the Engineers with a pair of top ten finishes and four top 20 finishes, averaging 78.9 and seven over par.