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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology softball team travels to Franklin, Indiana for a mid-week matchup with the Franklin College Grizzlies on Wednesdat at 3:30 PM and 5:30 PM.

ROSE-HULMAN GAME NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman comes into this weekend with a 6-20 record and 0-10 in the HCAC.
* On Saturday, Nicole Lang broke the single-season school record with her eighth home run to lead the Fightin' Engineers on Senior Day.
* The Fightin' Engineers dropped both games of last weekend's doubleheader to Bluffton.
* 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 visiting Franklin, the Fightin' Engineers will travel to Anderson for a Saturday doubleheader.

TEAM HITTING LEADERS:
BATTING AVERAGE - Nicole Lang (.395)
ON BASE PERCENTAGE - Nicole Lang (.446)
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE - Nicole Lang (.789)
HITS - Nicole Lang (30)
DOUBLES - Phoebe Worstell (10)
TRIPLES - Jadyn Winkler (1)
HOME RUNS - Nicole Lang (8) (Most in a single-season in school history)
RBIs - Nicole Lang / Phoebe Worstell (23)
RUNS - Nicole Lang (25)
WALKS - Nicole Lang / Phoebe Worstell (8)
STEALS - Jadyn Winkler (10)

TEAM PITCHING LEADERS:
ERA - Ashley Pinkham (5.68)
WHIP - Ashley Pinkham (1.97)
WINS - Phoebe Worstell (3)
OPPONENT BATTING AVERAGE - Phoebe Worstell (.341)
STRIKEOUTS - Phoebe Worstell (65)
INNINGS - Phoebe Worstell (74.2)

FRANKLIN NOTES:
* Franklin comes into Wednesday's doubleheader at 21-11 and 4-4 in the HCAC.
* The Grizzlies had won five of six games entering a challenging week last week. Franklin dropped both games to Chicago and split their doubleheader with #22 Transylvania.
* Junior Annie Kluemper leads the team in hitting with a .393 batting average.
* The sophomore duo of Molly Wallace and Eriana Wagner have combined for 26 extra base hits this year including seven home runs for Wagner.
* On the mound, both the Franklin pitchers have been great this year with ERAs of 2.20 and 2.57. Stephanni Kleber is 11-4 in her 15 starts this year while only giving up 30 earned runs in 95 innings.
* As a team, the Grizzlies are allowing just 2.8 runs per game on the season.
* After hosting Rose-Hulman, the Grizzlies return to the road on Saturday for a doubleheader at Defiance.

SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series 22-18 over Franklin.
* The Grizzlies have won 12 of the last 13 meetings with the Fightin' Engineers.
* The last Rose-Hulman win came at Franklin in 2021, 10-5.
* The Fightin' Engineers are 11-9 all-time at Franklin.

ROSE-HULMAN CAREER RECORDS:
* Nicole Lang - 2nd in school history with a .667 slugging percentage, T-2nd with 18 home runs, 4th with 74 RBIs, 5th with a .366 batting average, 5th with a .440 on-base percentage, 6th with 79 runs scored, T-8th with 182 total bases, T-10th with 26 doubles, T-10th with 35 walks, 12th with 7 times being hit by a pitch, and T-13th with 8 stolen bases
* Kennedy Michnewicz - 3rd in school history in intentional walks, 7th with a 0.979 fielding percentage, and 10th with 414 putouts
* MaKenzie Morgan - 7th in school history with a 0.221 catchers throw out percentage, T-8th with 3 triples, T-8th with 11 stolen bases, T-8th with 15 stolen base attempts, and T-15 with 23 doubles
* Ashley Pinkham - T-2nd in school history with 10 times being hit by a pitch, 11th in pitching shutouts, 13th with 32 pitching appearances, and 14th with 64 strikeouts
* Jadyn Winkler - T-10th with 10 stolen bases and T-13th with 10 stolen base attempts
* Phoebe Worstell - T-7th in school history with 7 home runs, 8th with 113 strikeouts, 11th with 26 strikeouts looking, 11th in pitching shutouts, T-11th with 36 pitching appearances, and 12th with 143.2 innings pitched

ROSE-HULMAN SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS:
* Nicole Lang - 1st with a .789 slugging percentage, 1st with 8 home runs, and 14th with a .395 batting average
* Kennedy Michnewicz - 8th with a 0.995 fielding percentage and 15th with 186 putouts
* Jadyn Winkler - 6th with 10 stolen bases and T-9th with 10 stolen base attempts
* Phoebe Worstell - 8th with a .641 slugging percentage, T-9th with 4 home runs, and 14th with 65 strikeouts

HCAC STANDINGS:
1. Mount St. Joseph (8-0)
2. Transylvania (7-1)
3. Manchester (5-3)
4. Hanover (7-5)
5. Defiance (5-5)
6. Franklin (4-4)
7. Bluffton (3-7)
8. Anderson (3-7)
9. Rose-Hulman (0-10)