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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology softball team continues their 2023 season with their HCAC opener on Saturday and a trip to Kentucky on Sunday as the Fightin' Engineers ride their four-game winning streak.

ROSE-HULMAN GAME NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman comes into this weekend with a 6-6 record following a 4-0 weekend.
* The Fightin' Engineers swept both Blackburn and Eureka with a pair of run rules, a no-hitter, and a walk-off home run.
* Rose-Hulman enters the season with a 15-player roster under the direction of 21st-year head coach Brian Shearer.
* The Fightin' Engineers finished last season at 18-14 with their first winning season since 2015. 
* Rose-Hulman was picked to finish 7th in the HCAC this season, in a preseason poll of league coaches released in February.
* After hosting Defiance and traveling to Spalding, the Fightin' Engineers continue HCAC play with a doubleheader with Manchester on Saturday, April 8.

TEAM HITTING LEADERS:
BATTING AVERAGE - Nicole Lang (.432)
ON BASE PERCENTAGE - Nicole Lang (.500)
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE - Phoebe Worstell (.829)
HITS - Nicole Lang (16)
DOUBLES - Phoebe Worstell (6)
HOME RUNS - Nicole Lang / Phoebe Worstell (3)
RBIs - Phoebe Worstell (14)
RUNS - Nicole Lang (14)
WALKS - Jadyn Winkler (4)
STEALS - Jadyn Winkler (3)

TEAM PITCHING LEADERS:
ERA - Phoebe Worstell (4.07)
WHIP - Phoebe Worstell (1.57)
WINS - Phoebe Worstell (3)
OPPONENT BATTING AVERAGE - Phoebe Worstell (.247)
STRIKEOUTS - Phoebe Worstell (19)
INNINGS - Ashley Pinkham (27.1)

DEFIANCE NOTES:
* Defiance comes in at just 7-11 on the season.
* The Yellow Jackets dropped their first 11 games of the season before winning seven straight.
* Defiance picked up wins over Defiance, Asbury, Wittenberg, two over Heidelberg, and two over Albion.
* Brooke Silcox leads the team with a .350 batting average and .409 on base percentage.
* Josilyn Guzman leads the team with nine extra base hits and a .576 slugging percentage.
* Anika Craft leads the Yellow Jackets on the mound with three wins and a 3.42 ERA.
* After the Saturday doubleheader, Defiance will travel to Adrian for a Monday non-conference doubleheader.

SPALDING NOTES:
* Spalding comes into the game with a 9-5 record on the season.
* The Golden Eagles will play Trine and Asbury on Thursday and Saturday prior to playing Rose-Hulman.
* Spalding has dropped four straight games to Linfield, Hanover, and Mississippi University for Women (twice).
* Kaleigh Franklin-Brooks leads the team with a .386 batting average.
* Grayce Marcum adds the power with ten extra base hits and a .729 slugging percentage.
* Bella Velez and Michaela Ferman lead the team on the mound with a combined six wins and 2.63 ERA.
* After the Sunday doubleheader, Spalding will travel to Greenville for a Wednesday doubleheader.

SERIES HISTORY:
* Defiance leads the all-time series with Rose-Hulman 21-10.
* The Yellow Jackets have won ten straight games dating back to 2016.
* The Fightin' Engineers are 7-10 all time on their home field against Defiance.
* Spalding leads the all-time series with Rose-Hulman 10-8.
* The Fightin' Engineers split the last doubleheader in 2021.
* Prior to the last Rose-Hulman win, Spalding had won seven straight games dating back to 2016.

ROSE-HULMAN RECORDS:
* Nicole Lang - 2nd in school history with a .641 career slugging percentage, 3rd with 13 career home runs, 4th with a .368 career batting average, 5th with a .447 career on-base percentage, 8th with 3 career sacrifice flies, 10th with 59 career RBIs, 12th with 8 career stolen bases, 12th with 6 times being hit by a pitch in her career, 13th with 68 career runs scored, 14th with 23 career doubles, 14th with 150 total bases, and 14th with 30 career walks
* Kennedy Michnewicz - 3rd in school history in career intentional walks
* MaKenzie Morgan - 8th in school history with 3 career triples, 8th with 11 career stolen bases, 8th with 15 career stolen base attempts, and 15th with a .427 career slugging percentage.
* Ashley Pinkham - 2nd in school history in career sacrifice flies with 6, 2nd with 10 times being hit by a pitch in her career, 11th in career pitching shutouts, and 14th with 25 career pitching appearances.
* Phoebe Worstell - 9th in school history with 6 career home runs, 11th in career pitching shutouts, 13th with 67 career strikeouts, and 14th with 14 career strikeouts looking
* Baylee Uhrick - 11th in school history in career pitching shutouts and 15th with 13 career strikeouts looking