The last time the Wabash College baseball team earned a win at Rose-Hulman was in 2003 when  Jake Martin was a pitcher and outfielder for the Little Giants. Wednesday evening Martin, the head coach of the 2024 Wabash team, saw his squad end a 21-year drought with an 8-2 victory over the Fightin' Engineers.
 
Wabash (9-7) ended a nine-game road losing streak against Rose-Hulman (11-7) dating back to an 11-8 win on April 15, 2003. The Little Giants posted three home wins in the 17 games since that win.
 
Trailing 1-0, the Little Giants scored their first run in the fifth inning. Wabash got on the board thanks to Reece Bauer's RBI double with one out. The Engineers then scored one run to retake their advantage heading into the seventh inning, when the Little Giants responded by getting back on the scoreboard themselves.
 
The Little Giants fought back after trailing 2-1 in the sixth inning. The Wabash offense exploded for five runs in the seventh, highlighted by a two-run triple off the bat of Camden Scheidt, to put the Little Giants in front 6-2.
 
Wabash kept Rose-Hulman scoreless before building their lead to 8-2 the following inning. The Little Giants picked up two runs when a single from Kamden Earley scored Evan Neukam and Scheidt. Wabash held Rose scoreless over the final two innings to secure the win.
 
Gavin Pierson (1-1) got the win out of the bullpen for Wabash (8-7). The left-hander went 2.2 shutout innings without giving up a hit. He surrendered two walks while striking out three. Nicklaus Wangler started the ballgame and went 4.1 innings, surrendering two runs, one earned, on three hits, walking six, and striking out six.
 
GAME NOTES
» Scheidt compiled three base hits in the game for Wabash.
» Wangler struck out six Engineers hitters.
» Every Wabash starter reached base safely in the win.
» Wabash's highest-scoring inning was the seventh when it scored five runs.
» Four Little Giants had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Little Giants out-hit the Engineers at an 11-4 clip.
» Wabash went 4-for-13 (.308) with runners in scoring position.
» Wabash pitchers limited Rose-Hulman to just 2-for-14 (.143) with runners in scoring position.
» Wabash pitchers faced 43 Rose-Hulman hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out 11.
» The Little Giants drew six walks from Rose-Hulman pitching.
» Scheidt led the Little Giants at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
» Wabash begins North Coast Athletic Conference play this weekend with a Saturday home doubleheader against Denison University. The Big Red are ranked fourth in the latest D3baseball.com top-25 poll.
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