Ravens Power Past Fightin’ Engineers with Sweep

The Anderson University baseball team powered past Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with a sweep during Saturday's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) doubleheader in Terre Haute.

Anderson (19-15, 8-8) took down Rose-Hulman (17-17, 9-7) by a score of 11-4 in Game 1. The Ravens topped the Fightin' Engineers 9-5 in Game 2.

In Game 1, Anderson closed out with 10 unanswered runs. Leading the Fightin' Engineers 6-4 entering the top of the ninth inning, Tyler Smitherman delivered a two-run home run and Jed Downham blasted a three-run homer.

Anderson tallied four homers in Game 2. The Ravens pulled ahead to a 5-0 lead through four innings. Rose-Hulman plated four runs in the fifth to cut the lead to one. Colter Couillard-Rodak added a solo homer in the sixth to tie the game at 5-5. With the game tied at 5-5 entering the ninth, Anderson recorded four runs behind an RBI single from Trey Dorton, a two-run blast from Grahm Reedy and a solo shot from Rene Casas Jr.

GAME 1: ANDERSON 11, ROSE-HULMAN 4

• Anderson outhit Rose-Hulman 15-6.
• Jed Downham – 2-for-5, Three-Run Homer, 4 RBI's
• Griffin Wolf – 3-for-5, 2 RBI's, 2 Runs
• Justin Reed – 4-for-4, RBI Single, 2 Runs
• Landen Southern – Win (5-2), 7 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
• Tyler Smitherman – Two-Run Homer, 3 RBI's
• Charlie Jones – 2-for-4, 3 Runs
• C.J. Williams – Save (3), 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB
• Grahm Reedy – Double
• Trey Dorton – RBI Single
• Connor Gordon – Single

GAME 2: ANDERSON 9, ROSE-HULMAN 5

• The Ravens outhit the Fightin' Engineers in Game 2.
• Grahm Reedy – 3-for-4, Two-Run Homer, 2 RBI's, 2 Runs
• Tyler Smitherman – 2-for-4, Solo Homer, Double, 2 RBI's
• Rene Casas Jr. – 2-for-4, Solo Homer, 2 RBI's
• Griffin Wolf – 2-for-5, Solo Homer, RBI
• Trey Dorton – 2-for-4, RBI Single, 3 Runs
• Charlie Jones – 2-for-6
• C.J. Williams – Win (3-0), 2.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• Connor Gordon – Single
• Justin Reed – Single
• Jed Downham – Single

UP NEXT

The Ravens have three HCAC doubleheaders remaining in the season. Anderson was originally set to face Hanover College (12-21, 6-10) on Sunday, April 30 before the doubleheader got postponed due to rain. The doubleheader is anticipated to be rescheduled in the midweek. Anderson takes on Transylvania University (20-14, 12-4) on Saturday, May 6 at 12 p.m. at Don Brandon Field. The Ravens then battle Mount St. Joseph University (13-20, 3-13) on Sunday, May 7 at 12 p.m. at Hayden Field in Cincinnati.