Baseball

HCAC 2025 Baseball Notebook, Week 3

CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) baseball teams competed in week three of the 2025 season.
 
Around the League:
HCAC Baseball Schedule
 
Athletes of the Week:
Hitter of the Week:
Rocco Hanes (Ossian, Ind.) Manchester University | Utility | Senior - Hanes had a sensational Sunday for the Spartans offense, hitting a .600 average over two games after going 6-10. Hanes batted in 6 RBIs as well as scored two himself, to help take two games and the series over the Depauw Tigers. Hanes went 2-5 in game one with four RBIs, including a RBI double and the go ahead 3-run home run in the top of the 9th. In game two, Hanes went 4-5 with two RBIs and a stolen base to help seal a Sunday Sweep. Hanes also struck out four batters in four innings pitched on Saturday.

Pitching Athlete of the Week:
Seth Galloway (Henderson, Ky.) Berea College | Pitcher | Sophomore - Seth Galloway delivered a complete game win, pitching 7 innings with 2 earned runs, 1 walk, and 12 strikeouts, while allowing 6 hits.

Notable Performances
Hitting Athletes
  • Brendan Tabor (New Palestine, Ind.) Anderson University | Catcher | Senior - Brendan Tabor went 7-for-15 with 2 doubles, 3 RBI and 2 runs. He posted a .467 batting average, a .529 on-base percentage and a .600 slugging percentage.
  • Marcelo Manrique (Miami, Fla.) Berea College | Catcher | Senior - Marcelo Manrique the Senior from Miami, FL in 6 games this week (resulting in a 3-3 record), Marcelo delivered a performance with a batting average of .429. His stats include 4 doubles, 6 RBIs, 10 runs scored, and 2 stolen bases.
  • Brody Hammersley (Coshocton, Ohio) Bluffton University | Designated Hitter | Senior - Hammersley went 4-of-7 for a pert .571 batting average in four games last week. He drove in eight runs and scored three times. Hammersley smacked a homer and a double while slugging 1.143 with a .667 on-base percentage.
  • Mitchell Roether (Dayton, Ohio) Earlham College | First Base | Junior - Mitchell Roether hit .273 with one run scored and two RBI as the Quakers began action in Florida for Spring Break.
  • Andrew Wallace (Jasper, Ind.) Franklin College | First Base | Senior - Wallace went 5-for-10 with a home run, three doubles, six RBI, five runs scored and an on-base percentage of .706 for the week…clubbed a 2-run home run in the first inning in Franklin's 4-1 win at Asbury on Sunday…went 2-for-2 with three runs scored and three RBI in Saturday's second game with Hope.
  • Eric Roudebush (New Palestine, Ind.) Hanover College | Outfield | Fifthe Year - Roudebush led the Panthers throughout three games this weekend. He posted a .727 slugging percentage going 4-for-11 with two runs scored and five RBI. He also added a three-run homerun against Muskungum (RV).
  • Mark Serdinak  (Sagamore Hills, Ohio) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Infield | Junior - Mark Serdinak was a standout hitter for Rose-Hulman this week. Across four games, he went 6-14 at the plate for a .429 batting average totaling four runs scored and five RBIs. Serdinak also totaled three home runs, going yard in three of the four games the team played this week. Rose-Hulman finished a competitive week with a record of 1-3 with losses coming from nationally ranked opponents including two games against (RV) Spalding and a loss to #4 Denison.
  • Henry Mitcham (Lexington, Ky.) Transylvania University | Infield | Senior - In a series sweep against Westminster College over the weekend, Mitcham had a spectacur showing at the plate. In 21 at bats Mitcham connetced with the ball at 11 times. Henry totaled 7 RBI's, 4 doubles, 1 walk and 4 runs.
Pitching Athletes
  • Logan Nickel (Westfield, Ind.) Anderson University | Pitcher | Senior - Logan Nickel closed the week 1-0 with 1 save. Against Benedictine, Nickel tossed 9 innings, struck out 1 batter, issued 1 walk and allowed 3 runs on 9 hits. In Game 2 against Allegheny, Nickel collected the save, allowing one hit in two thirds of an inning.
  • Deegan Yutzy (Mogadore, Ohio) Bluffton University | Pitcher | First Year - Yutzy was nearly flawless across 4.1 innings of no-hit relief. He went 1-0 with nine strikeouts against just two walks in three appearances.
  • Casey Blevins (Richmond, Ind.) Earlham College | Pitcher | First Year - Casey Blevins went seven innings in relief against Asbury University on Tuesday evening. The freshman recorded nine strikeouts with three hits and one earned run on the night. Blevins left the mound with a 4-3 Quaker lead in the ninth inning.
  • Will Butts (Yorktown, Ind.) Franklin College | Pitcher | Fifth Year - Butts went 2-0 and made three appearances out of the bullpen, tossing four innings of scoreless relief with just one hit allowed and five strikeouts.
  • Brady Strawmyer (Fishers, Ind.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Pitcher | Sophomore - Brady Strawmyer had a quality start for the Fightin' Engineers in their loss to (RV) Spalding on Saturday. The team lost in a close game to the Golden Eagles with a score of 7-6. Stawmyer pitched 5.0 innings with seven strikeouts only allowing two earned runs.
  • Luke Patton (Ashland, Ky.) Transylvania University | Picther | Junior - n this weekends sweep against non-conference opponent, Patton finished with 7 innings pitched, 4 hits, 0 ER and 6 strikeouts.
 
Looking Forward:
HCAC Baseball Standings