CRAWFORDSVILLE, Indiana --- Wabash wrapped up the 2025 home portion of its baseball schedule Wednesday evening against in-state rival Rose-Hulman. The Little Giants dropped the contest by a final score of 13-6. Bradley Gilliam, Ben Henke, and DJ Mendez each collected three hits in the losing effort.
 
Nick Wangler (0-1) got the ball to start for Wabash (26-12) and took the loss.
 
As part of his three hits, Gilliam had a double and three RBI to lead the Little Giants. Henke also added a double and a walk to his three-hit performance. Mendez put together three hits in three trips to the plate while adding a double and a walk.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Little Giants were trailing 6-0 in the second inning when they first put runs on the board. Wabash scored twice, with one run coming across on Will McKinzie's single.
 
The Little Giants kept the deficit at 6-2 before closing the gap further in the third. Wabash pushed two runs across on a two-run double off the bat of Gilliam that scored Will Phillips and Mendez, which brought the score to 6-4 in favor of the Fightin' Engineers.
 
Rose-Hulman (20-16) built its lead to 9-4 before the Wabash offense got back to work, reducing it to 9-5 in the fourth. The Little Giants scored on an RBI single by Phillipps.
 
Wabash kept the Engineers off the board before narrowing the gap further in the fifth. Mendez crossed home plate with the lone run of the inning for the Little Giants, tightening the Rose-Hulman lead to 9-6. The Little Giants could not get any closer, as Rose-Hulman added four runs to their tally on the way to a 13-6 final.
 
GAME NOTES
» The Little Giants got three-hit games from three different hitters.
» Wabash's highest-scoring inning was the third when it pushed two runs across.
» Four Wabash hitters had multiple base knocks in the ballgame.
» Wabash batters had a total of 15 hits in the game.
» Wabash left 14 runners stranded on base in the loss.
» Wabash went 4-for-13 (.308) with runners in scoring position.
» Wabash pitchers faced 51 Rose-Hulman hitters in the game, allowing seven ground balls and 10 fly balls while striking out eight.
» The Little Giants drew four walks from Rose-Hulman pitching.
» Gilliam led the Little Giants at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI.


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