TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology softball team earned a doubleheader split to open the 2022 home season at the Engineer Softball Field on Sunday.

Rose-Hulman won the opener 6-4 over Fontbonne University, before narrowly falling 6-5 in the nightcap.

In the opener, Angela Boulboulle racked up three hits and four RBIs to help propel the Rose-Hulman offense.  

Ariel Thomasson (5-1) picked up the win for Rose-Hulman, scattering eight hits with three strikeouts and just two earned runs allowed in the complete game victory. 

Boulboulle went 3-for-4 with a double in addition to her four RBIs for the Engineers. Nicole Lang finished 2-2 with two walks. Thomasson also contributed for the offense with two hits, including a double.

Reagan Knabe also pitched in with a multi-hit game in the opener with two singles.

In the nightcap, Nicole Lang scored twice and reached base three times to lead the offense.  Boulboulle added two singles and scored one run.  Hailey Hofmann added a hit, run and RBI.

Rose-Hulman stands 9-3 on the season and returns home to face Greenville on Wednesday at 5:30 pm.

GAME 1 | Rose-Hulman 6, Fontbonne 5

HOW IT HAPPENED

Trailing 2-0, the Engineers first put runs on the board in the first inning. Rose-Hulman got an RBI single from Boulboulle, scoring Thomasson from second base.

The Engineers kept the deficit at 2-1 before taking the lead in the fifth. which brought the score to 4-2 in favor of the Engineers.

Rose-Hulman kept Fontbonne scoreless before expanding their lead to 6-2 the following inning. The Engineers pushed two runs across on a two-run double from Boulboulle that brought home Thomasson and Lang. Fontbonne put two runs on the scoreboard before the game was over, but Rose-Hulman still held on for the 6-4 win.

GAME NOTES

» Boulboulle picked up three hits in the game for Rose-Hulman.
» Boulboulle drove in four runs for Rose-Hulman.
» Rose-Hulman's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed three runs across.
» Four Engineers had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Engineers out-hit the Griffins at an 11-8 clip.
» Rose-Hulman went 7-for-14 (.500) with runners in scoring position.
» Rose-Hulman pitchers faced 31 Fontbonne hitters in the game, allowing nine ground balls and nine fly balls while striking out three.
» The Engineers drew four walks from Fontbonne pitching.
» Boulboulle led the Engineers at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and four RBIs.
» Fontbonne was led offensively by Hannah Miener, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

GAME 2 | Fontbonne 6, Rose-Hulman 5

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Engineers got on the scoreboard first, starting in the second inning. Rose-Hulman put together a three-run frame, culminating in a run-scoring single from Morgan.

After the Griffins rallied to tie the ballgame at three, the Engineers came back to retake the lead in the third inning. Rose-Hulman managed to push across two runs in the inning, which brought the score to 5-3 in favor of the Engineers. The Engineers were unable to hold the lead, as Fontbonne scored three times over the remaining four innings to grab the 6-5 win.

GAME NOTES

» Rose-Hulman's highest scoring inning was the second, when it pushed three runs across.
» Rose-Hulman went 4-for-9 (.444) with runners in scoring position.
» Rose-Hulman pitchers faced 36 Fontbonne hitters in the game, allowing 11 ground balls and five fly balls while striking out four.
» The Engineers drew six walks from Fontbonne pitching.
» Morgan led the Engineers at the plate, going 1-for-3 with an RBI.
» Fontbonne was led offensively by Hannah Miener, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.
» Hailey Kutz led the Griffins pitching staff, throwing 4.2 scoreless innings.

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