TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology softball team opens the 2022 season with a 10-game trip to Florida beginning Monday Feb. 28.

FLORIDA SPRING TRIP SCHEDULE:
Mon. Feb. 28 - vs. Regis - 4 pm - LIVE STATS / LIVE VIDEO
Mon. Feb. 28 - vs. Eastern - 6:15 pm - LIVE STATS / LIVE VIDEO
Tues. Mar. 1 - vs. Houghton - 10 am - LIVE STATS / LIVE VIDEO
Tues. Mar. 1 - vs. North Central (Minn.) - 3 pm - LIVE STATS / LIVE VIDEO
Wed. Mar. 2 - vs. Elizabethtown - 11 am - LIVE STATS / LIVE VIDEO
Wed. Mar. 2 - vs. New England College - 1:15 pm - LIVE STATS / LIVE VIDEO
Thurs. Mar. 3 - vs. Finlandia - 10:45 am - LIVE STATS
Thurs. Mar. 3 - vs. Concordia (Minn.) - 12:45 pm - LIVE STATS
Fri. Mar. 4 - vs. Chatham - 10 am - LIVE STATS / LIVE VIDEO
Fri. Mar. 4 - vs. Cabrini - 12:15 pm - LIVE STATS / LIVE VIDEO

ROSE-HULMAN GAME NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman enters the season with a 17-player roster under the direction of 20th-year head coach Brian Shearer.
* Lexi Fortuna led the returnees with a .340 batting average last season along with 4 doubles.  
* Nicole Lang (.324, 4 HR), Angela Boulboulle (.298, 5 2B, 1 HR) and Reagan Knabe (.297, 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR) lead the offensive statistical returnees.
* Players to watch in the HCAC preseason release, published on Feb. 16, included Angela Boulboulle, Lexi Fortuna and Nicole Lang. 
* The Fightin' Engineers also feature multiple options in the pitching circle, including three freshmen expected to contend for immediate time.
* After the Florida trip, Rose-Hulman plays 6 of its next 8 games at home on Art Nehf Field.  The home opener is March 12 against Greenville.