CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Mount St. Joseph relied on strong pitching and offense to sweep a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference softball doubleheader over Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology on Saturday.

In the opener, Kamryn McCool allowed just one hit and Mount St. Joseph scored enough offensively to pick up an 8-0 win.

Phoebe Worstell led the Fightin' Engineer offense with a single.

In the nightcap, Mount St. Joseph had 15 hits to pick up a 12-1 victory.

Katie Palmer had the day's RBI for Rose-Hulman, and Ariel Thomasson added a double.  Nicole Lang scored one run, and Worstell once again had a single for the Engineers.

Mount St. Joseph improved to 23-6, while Rose-Hulman dropped to 13-11.  The Fightin' Engineers return to action next Saturday at home against Transylvania University.

GAME 1 | Mount Saint Joseph 8, Rose-Hulman 0

GAME NOTES

» Rose-Hulman pitchers faced 30 Mount Saint Joseph hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and five fly balls while striking out one.
» Worstell led the Engineers at the plate, going 1-for-2.
» Mount Saint Joseph was led offensively by Rachel Gabbard, who went 1-for-1 with a double and two RBI.
» McCool led the Lions pitching staff, throwing five scoreless innings.

GAME 2 | Mount Saint Joseph 12, Rose-Hulman 1

GAME NOTES

» Rose-Hulman's highest scoring inning was the second, when it pushed one run across.
» Rose-Hulman pitchers faced 29 Mount Saint Joseph hitters in the game, allowing four ground balls and four fly balls while striking out two.
» Palmer led the Engineers at the plate, going 1-for-2 with an RBI.
» Mount Saint Joseph was led offensively by Macy Cornelius, who went 2-for-2 with a triple and four RBI.
» Casey Kemp led the Lions pitching staff, throwing four innings of one-run ball.

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