TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology improved to 11-3 on the softball season with a 13-1 and 9-1 doubleheader sweep victory over Eureka College on Saturday.
In the opener, Angela Boulboulle finished 2-3 with a home run and four RBIs to lead the Fightin' Engineer offense. Nicole Lang added a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs.
Reagan Knabe and Hailey Hofmann added two hits and one run each for the balanced attack.
Ariel Thomasson picked up the pitching win by tossing the full five-inning complete game. Thomasson allowed four hits with five strikeouts in the win.
In the nightcap, Phoebe Worstell tossed a complete game five-hitter with four strikeouts in the Rose-Hulman victory.
Kennedy Michnewicz had a team-high three hits with two RBIs in the game two win.  Katie Palmer added two hits, including a double, and two RBIs. Knabe contributed a double and three RBIs.
Ashley Pinkham, Nicole Lang, Thomasson and Boulboulle had multi-hit performances wth two hits each.
Rose-Hulman returns to action at home on Wednesday March 30 with a 5 pm doubleheader against Greenville.
GAME 1 | Rose-Hulman 13, Eureka 1
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Engineers got the scoring started early, putting three runs on the board in the bottom the first inning with the game still scoreless. Rose-Hulman scored three times, all of them coming across on a three-run homer off the bat of Lang.
The Red Devils failed to push any runs across before the Engineers offense got back to their scoring ways the next inning. The Rose-Hulman offense exploded for four runs, highlighted by a one-run single off the bat of sophomore Reagan Knabe, which brought the score to 7-0 in favor of the Engineers.
Eureka narrowed Rose-Hulman's lead to 7-1 before the Engineers stretched the advantage to 13-1 in the fourth inning. The Engineers bats heated up in the inning, scoring six runs, including a three-run home run off the bat of Boulboulle. The score remained 13-1 for the rest of the game, as Rose-Hulman coasted to the win.
GAME NOTES
» Thomasson struck out five Red Devils hitters.
» Boulboulle drove in four runs for Rose-Hulman.
» Rose-Hulman's highest scoring inning was the fourth, when it pushed six runs across.
» Rose-Hulman grabbed a 3-0 lead in the bottom 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 Red Devils at an 11-4 clip.
» Rose-Hulman went 7-for-16 (.438) with runners in scoring position.
» Rose-Hulman pitchers faced 19 Eureka hitters in the game, allowing five ground balls and four fly balls while striking out five.
» The Engineers drew four walks from Eureka pitching.
» Boulboulle led the Engineers at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBIs.
» Eureka was led offensively by Raelyn Payne, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and an RBI.
» Sidney Wightman led the Red Devils pitching staff, throwing four innings of 13-run ball.
GAME 2 | Rose-Hulman 9, Eureka 1
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Engineers got on the scoreboard first, starting in the third inning. Rose-Hulman scored twice on a two-run double off the bat of Knabe.
The Engineers then held the Red Devils scoreless before expanding their lead in the fifth inning. Rose-Hulman scored three runs in the frame, buoyed by a two-RBI double from Palmer, which brought the Engineers lead to 5-0.
Eureka narrowed Rose-Hulman's lead to 5-1 before the Engineers stretched the advantage to 9-1 in the sixth inning. The Engineers bats heated up in the inning, scoring four runs, including a one-run single off the bat of Michnewicz. The score remained 9-1 for the rest of the game, as Rose-Hulman coasted to the win.
GAME NOTES
» Michnewicz picked up three hits in the game for Rose-Hulman.
» Every Rose-Hulman starter reached base safely in the win.
» Rose-Hulman's highest scoring inning was the sixth, when it pushed four runs across.
» Five Engineers had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Engineers out-hit the Red Devils at a 14-5 clip.
» Palmer stole two bases in Saturday's game.
» Rose-Hulman went 7-for-15 (.467) with runners in scoring position.
» Rose-Hulman pitchers faced 25 Eureka hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and five fly balls while striking out four.
» Palmer led the Engineers at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.
» Eureka was led offensively by Bria Wessel, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
» Christine Mepham led the Red Devils pitching staff, throwing 5.1 innings of nine-run ball.
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