By Joshua J. Darling, Sports Information Director
LAGRANGE, Ga. – No. 2/3 LaGrange (3-1, 0-0 CCS) baseball comes in in midseason form as they host their first home series of the year when Rose-Hulman (0-0, 0-0 HCAC) opens their season at the friendly confines of Cleaveland Field in Williamson Stadium from February 25-26. First pitch of a doubleheader on Saturday, February 25 is set for 2 p.m. with the teams set to close the set at that same time on Sunday, February 26.
The Panthers have posted wins over No. 21/24 East Texas Baptist (5-0 on 2/17), Millsaps (7-3 on 2/19) and Emory (15-4 on 2/22) in their first four games with the only loss coming to No. 4/4 Birmingham-Southern (9-5 on 2/18). The Fightin' Engineers come into the season following a 28-13 campaign in 2022 that saw them fall in the championship series of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC).
SERIES HISTORY
LaGrange and RHIT have met just once in the program's history, that coming more than 20 years ago as the Panthers picked up an 8-4 victory in 2002 in Terre Haute, Indiana.
MEDIA
Fans can follow all the games with live stats (Game 1, Game 2, Game 3) and live video and a full recap will be available on www.LaGrangePanthers.com, the official online home of Panthers Athletics, following each day's action.
Scouting The LaGrange College Panthers
Record: 3-1, 0-0 CCS
Last Time Out: W, 15-4 vs. Emory on February 22
Streak: Two Wins
Quick Links
Baseball Home Page
Schedule
Roster
Statistics
Individual Batting Leaders
Batting Average: Rhett Mixon, David Smigelski – .400
Slugging Percentage: Joe Ruth – .500
Hits: Rhett Mixon, David Smigelski – 6
Doubles: Adam Dorn, Joe Ruth – 2
Triples: N/A – 0
Homeruns: Matt Eden, Rhett Mixon, Tray Owens – 1
RBIs: Tray Owens – 5
Runs: Jared Aldridge, Adam Dorn – 5
Steals: Jackson McElvy – 3
Individual Pitching Leaders
ERA: Seven Players – 0.00
Wins: Eduardo Peralta – 2
Opposing Batting Average: Ethan Fry – .053
Strikeouts: Eduardo Peralta – 13
Innings: Eduardo Peralta – 7.0
Team Batting Statistics
Batting Average: .288
Slugging Percentage: .388
Hits: 40
Doubles: 5
Triples: 0
Homeruns: 3
RBIs: 24
Runs: 32
Steals: 7
Team Pitching Statistics
ERA: 3.60
Opposing Batting Average: .215
Strikeouts: 50
Innings: 35.0
Scouting The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (2022)
Record: 28-13, 12-6 HCAC
Last Time Out: L, 10-9 vs. Earlham on May 14
Streak: One Loss
Quick Links
Baseball Home Page
Schedule
Roster
Statistics
Individual Batting Leaders
Batting Average: Josh Mesenbrink – .371
Slugging Percentage: Josh Mesenbrink – .767
Hits: Brett Tuttle, Josh Mesenbrink – 59
Doubles: Manuel Lopez – 17
Triples: Manual Lopez, Brett Tuttle – 5
Homeruns: Josh Mesenbrink – 14
RBIs: Josh Mesenbrink – 51
Runs: Josh Mesenbrink – 50
Steals: Brett Tuttle – 13
Individual Pitching Leaders
ERA: Ian Kline – 3.02
Wins: Ian Kline – 7
Opposing Batting Average: Ian Kline – .218
Strikeouts: Ian Kline – 55
Innings: Ian Kline – 65.2
Team Batting Statistics
Batting Average: .312
Slugging Percentage: .476
Hits: 458
Doubles: 90
Triples: 24
Homeruns: 34
RBIs: 698
Runs: 373
Steals: 49 (49-of-58)
Team Pitching Statistics
ERA: 5.02
Opposing Batting Average: .257
Strikeouts: 314
Innings: 355.0
