RICHMOND, Ind. — The Senior Day Party started early for the Earlham College baseball team on Saturday as the Quakers defeated the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 10-3 at McBride Stadium.

After Earlham starter Justin Broach (Centerville, OH, Centerville) tossed a scoreless first inning in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference contest, the Quakers scored six runs to take control.

Alex Arovits (Lebanon, OH, Lebanon, Eastern Kentucky) knocked in the first run with a double and Ross Yoho (Plainfield, IN, Plainfield) followed with a two-run single to make it 3-0.

Nate Chandler (Austin, IN, Austin ) had a RBI single and Thomas Rea (Indianapolis, IN, Warren Central) walked with the bases loaded. Sam Ward (Bay Village, OH, Bay, Marietta College), who led off the game with a hit by pitch, finished the rally with a sacrifice fly.

The Engineers (15-22, 12-10) scored single runs in the third, fourth and fifth to cut the deficit in half off Broach (2-5), who went the distance for the second time this season as he gave up three runs on seven hits with five strikeouts.

In the bottom of the fifth, Earlham added an unearned run and Ward hit a two-run single to give the Quakers a 9-3 lead. Ted Williams (Harper Woods, MI, Grosse Pointe North) finished the scoring for the Quakers with a RBI single in the eighth.

Overall, the Quakers (10-27, 6-16) had 16 hits with every player in the lineup collecting at least one. Ward, Ryan McCray (Lexington, KY, Henry Clay), Arovits, Yoho, Chris Tillery (Carmel, IN, Carmel), Chandler and Rea had two hits each. The hits for Ward added to his Earlham season record to give him 65 for the spring as he extended his hitting streak to 20 games.  

Prior to the game, Broach, Chandler, Dye, Tillery, Ward and Yoho were all honored for their contributions to the Earlham baseball program.

The group of seniors will be in an Earlham uniform for the last time on Sunday as the season ends for the Quakers with a doubleheader with the Engineers beginning at noon.