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CLERMONT, Fla. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology improved to 5-1 on the softball season with a doubleheader sweep at the Legends Way Ballfields on Wednesday.
Rose-Hulman defeated Elizabethtown 8-1 in game one, then bounced back from an early deficit to top New England College 9-4 in the nightcap.
In the opener, Thomasson struck out seven Elizabethtown hitters in a seven-inning complete game to help lead the 8-1 win. Thomasson improved to 3-0 on the team's Florida trip with the pitching win, and she also added three hits and scored three runs at the plate.
Ashley Pinkham had three hits and one RBI to join Thomasson with three hits. Lang finished 2-4 with two doubles, a walk and two RBIs. Phoebe Worstell drew three walks and MaKenzie Morgan added two hits and two runs scored to balance the offense.
In the nightcap, Rose-Hulman pounded out 15 hits and Baylee Uhrick went the distance in the pitching circle to lead Rose-Hulman to a 9-4 win.
Uhrick recorded eight strikeouts and gave up just two earned runs in the complete game victory.
Offensively, Pinkham again had three hits and Lang once again contributed two doubles and scored twice. Katie Palmer also had two hits, two runs scored and two RBIs.
Other Fightin' Engineers with two hits each included Morgan, Reagan Knabe and Gabby Davidson.
Rose-Hulman returns to action with games against Finlandia (10:45 am) and Concordia-Moorhead (12:45 pm) on Thursday.
GAME 1 - ROSE-HULMAN 8, ELIZABETHTOWN 1
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Engineers got the scoring started early, putting one run on the board in the top of the first inning. Rose-Hulman put up a three spot, the big hit coming by way of a run-scoring double off the bat of Lang.
The Blue Jays failed to push any runs across before the Engineers offense got back to their scoring ways the next inning. which brought the Engineers lead to 6-0.
Rose-Hulman kept Elizabethtown without a run before expanding their lead to 8-0 the following inning. The Engineers scored two runs off of Elizabethtown pitching, punctuated by a run-scoring double off the bat of Lang. Elizabethtown put one run on the scoreboard before the game was over, but Rose-Hulman still coasted to the 8-1 win.
GAME NOTES
» Rose-Hulman got three-hit games from both Thomasson and Pinkham.
» Thomasson struck out eight Blue Jays hitters.
» The Engineers power output was led by Lang, who had two extra base hits in the ballgame.
» Rose-Hulman's highest scoring inning was the second, when it pushed three runs across.
» Rose-Hulman took a 3-0 lead in the top half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» Four Engineers had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Engineers out-hit the Blue Jays at a 12-3 clip.
» Rose-Hulman pitchers faced 25 Elizabethtown hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out eight.
» The Engineers drew seven walks from Elizabethtown pitching.
» Lang led the Engineers at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs.
» Elizabethtown was led offensively by Paige Phillips, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
» Cierra Kunkle led the Blue Jays pitching staff, throwing six innings of three-run ball.
GAME 2 - ROSE-HULMAN 9, NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE 4
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Engineers were trailing 3-0 in the second inning when they first put runs on the board. Rose-Hulman's offense started clicking and put up five runs, including a one-run double off the bat of Lang.
The Engineers then held the Pilgrims scoreless before expanding their lead in the fourth inning. The Rose-Hulman offense exploded for four runs, highlighted by a two-run single off the bat of sophomore Katie Palmer, which brought the Engineers lead to 9-3. New England College put one run on the scoreboard before the game was over, but Rose-Hulman still coasted to the 9-4 win.
GAME NOTES
» Pinkham had three base hits in the game for Rose-Hulman.
» Uhrick struck out eight Pilgrims hitters.
» The Engineers power output was led by Lang, who had two extra base hits in the ballgame.
» Every Rose-Hulman starter reached base safely in the win.
» Rose-Hulman's highest scoring inning was the second, when it pushed five runs across.
» The Engineers had control of the rest of the game after moving ahead of the Pilgrims 5-3 in the bottom of the second.
» Six Engineers had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Engineers had a total of 15 hits.
» The Engineers out-hit the Pilgrims at a 15-7 clip.
» Rose-Hulman went 5-for-12 (.417) with runners in scoring position.
» Rose-Hulman pitchers faced 31 New England College hitters in the game, allowing seven ground balls and four fly balls while striking out eight.
» Lang led the Engineers at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
» New England College was led offensively by Naomi Medrano, who went 2-for-3.
» Emily Farone led the Pilgrims pitching staff, throwing three innings of two-run ball.
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