DEFIANCE, Ohio -- Defiance College relied on strong pitching in game one and timely hitting in game two to sweep Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 3-0 and 7-4 in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference softball action on Sunday.
In the opener, Taylor Biggs allowed just two hits with four strikeouts in a 3-0 win for Defiance.
MaKenzie Morgan and
Nicole Lang had singles to lead the Rose-Hulman offense.
Ariel Thomasson allowed just two earned runs with seven strikeouts in the complete game effort.
In the nightcap,
Kennedy Michnewicz led the offense with two hits and two RBIs, but Defiance withstood a late Engineer rally in the 7-4 win.
Morgan and
Phoebe Worstell each had one hit and one run for Rose-Hulman in game two. Defiance built a 7-2 lead and the Fightin' Engineers scored twice in the seventh, but the Yellow Jackets recorded the final out to secure the win.
Rose-Hulman stands 13-7 on the season, while Defiance improved to 14-8. The Fightin' Engineers return home to face Franklin College in an HCAC doubleheader on
THURSDAY APRIL 14 (a rescheduled date) at 3:30 pm.
GAME 1 - DEFIANCE 3, ROSE-HULMAN 0
HOW IT HAPPENED
Rose-Hulman was held to two hits in the contest by a strong pitching performance from Biggs.
GAME NOTES
» Rose-Hulman pitchers faced 28 Defiance hitters in the game, allowing three ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out seven.
» The Engineers drew five walks from Defiance pitching.
» Lang led the Engineers at the plate, going 1-for-2.
» Defiance was led offensively by Brooke Silcox, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
» Biggs led the Yellow Jackets pitching staff, throwing seven scoreless innings.
GAME 2 - DEFIANCE 7, ROSE-HULMAN 4
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Engineers were trailing 2-0 in the third inning when they first put runs on the board. Rose-Hulman picked up a pair of runs in the frame.
The Yellow Jackets broke the tie and re-took the lead heading into the seventh inning, when the Engineers got back on the scoreboard. Rose-Hulman picked up two runs when a single from Michnewicz scored Thomasson and Worstell, which tightened the Yellow Jackets lead to 7-4. The ballgame ended with that seventh inning rally falling short.
GAME NOTES
» Rose-Hulman's highest scoring inning was the seventh, when it pushed two runs across.
» Rose-Hulman left 10 runners stranded on base in the loss.» Rose-Hulman pitchers faced 34 Defiance hitters in the game, allowing seven ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out two.
» The Engineers drew four walks from Defiance pitching.
» Michnewicz led the Engineers at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
» Defiance was led offensively by Brooke Silcox, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
» Anika Craft led the Yellow Jackets pitching staff, throwing seven innings of four-run ball.
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