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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology softball team will continue their spring trip facing Houghton and Eastern on Tuesday, February 27th at 12:15 PM and 2:30 PM.

ROSE-HULMAN GAME NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman softball continues their 2024 spring trip with eight games in the next four games in Melbourne, Florida.
* The Fightin' Engineers split their season opening doubleheader on Monday with a 3-1 win over Grove City and an 8-2 loss to Alma.
* In the next four days, the Fightin' Engineers will continue their Southern trip with games against Grove City, Alma, Houghton, and Eastern as the USSSA Space Coast Complex.
* Rose-Hulman opens their 22nd consecutive season under head coach Brian Shearer as the Fightin' Engineers look to bounce back from a 7-24 season in 2023 that included a 1-14 record in the HCAC.
* The Fightin' Engineers lost three of their top six hitters from the 2023 season, and they also lose over 50% of their innings pitched from last season's team.
* Rose-Hulman returns a pair of CSC All-District players from last season's team including Katie Palmer and Hailey Hofmann.
* The Fightin' Engineers started off last season a little rough on their spring trip, finishing the trip at 1-5 overall and having four games cancelled due to weather.
* Rose-Hulman won their opening game of the season against Agnes Scott before being swept in doubleheaders by Emory and LaGrange.
* Aubrey Smith led the Fightin' Engineers at the plate in their opening two games with 3 hits in 6 at bats. She also pitched 3 perfect innings to close out their 3-1 win over Grove City and earn her first career win.
* Audrey Theuring and Kayla Schnippel joined Smith with three outstanding pitching performances from the freshmen.
* Rose-Hulman was selected ninth overall in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference preseason poll. The Fightin' Engineers received 20 poll points. Phoebe Worstell, Katelyn Sarvis, Jadyn Winkler, and Smith were named Players to Watch.

HOUGHTON NOTES:
* Houghton is coming off a 7-30 season with a 1-15 record in the Empire 8.
* The Highlanders played a doubleheader with the University of Fort Lauderdale on Monday, but there were not results uploaded by Monday night.
* Houghton finished 0-8 on their spring trip in 2023 en route to their 0-12 start to the season.
* Chyanne Bushyhead is the top returner for Houghton with a .315 batting average, 10 doubles, and 6 home runs in 2023.
* The Highlanders return to the field on Wednesday with games against Alma and Rose-Hulman at 12:15 and 4:45 PM

EASTERN NOTES:
* Eastern is coming off a 22-14 season with a 9-7 record in the MACC.
* The Eagles open their 2024 season on Tuesday with games against Rose-Hulman and Alma. The Eagles will continue their trip with eight total games in four days through Friday.
* Eastern finished 5-3 on their spring trip in 2023. The Eagles opened the season with four straight wins, but they dropped three of their last four.
* Sophomore Mackenzie Laub is the top returner for Eastern after having a .393 batting average and 1.007 OPS in her freshman season.
* Eastern returns to the field on Wednesday against Rose-Hulman and Grove City.

2024 TEAM HITTING LEADERS (Min. 1.5 AB/Game):
BATTING AVERAGE - Katie Palmer / Aubrey Smith (0.500)
ON-BASE PERCENTAGE - Katie Palmer (0.667)
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE - Katie Palmer / Aubrey Smith (0.500)
HITS - Aubrey Smith (3)
DOUBLES - Phoebe Worstell (1)
TRIPLES - NONE
HOME RUNS - NONE
RUNS - Jadyn Winkler (2)
EXTRA BASE HITS - Phoebe Worstell (1)
RBI - Phoebe Worstell (2)
STOLEN BASES - Jadyn Winkler (2)
WALKS - Jadyn Winkler (2)
HIT BY PITCHES - NONE

2023 RETURNING TEAM PITCHING LEADERS (Min. 0.5 IP/Game)
GAMES - Phoebe Worstell (22)
STARTS - Phoebe Worstell (15)
INNINGS - Phoebe Worstell (93.2)
WINS - Phoebe Worstell (4)
ERA - Phoebe Worstell (6.43)
WHIP - Phoebe Worstell (2.04)
SAVES - None
STRIKEOUTS - Phoebe Worstell (82)
K/BB - Phoebe Worstell (1.78)
K/7 - Phoebe Worstell (6.12)
BB/9 - Phoebe Worstell (3.44)
OBA - Phoebe Worstell (0.346)

HOUGHTON SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series 3-1 over Houghton.
* All four meetings between the Highlanders and the Fightin' Engineers have been played in Clermont, Florida on a neutral field.
* The teams played their inaugural contest in 2014 with the Fightin' Engineers winning it 10-1.
* The Fightin' Engineers also won the last meeting between the two teams with a 2-1 win in 2022. The two teams combined for only three total hits in that game.

EASTERN SERIES HISTORY:
* Eastern leads the all-time series 2-1 over Rose-Hulman.
* All three of the meetings between the Eagles and the Fightin' Engineers have been played in Clermont, Florida on a neutral field.
* The teams played their first contest in 2018 with Rose-Hulman winning 14-0 in six innings thanks to 11 runs in the fifth and sixth innings.
* Eastern won the last meeting between the two teams in 2022 with a 7-5 victory.

CAREER RECORDS:
* Kennedy Michnewicz - 5th with a 0.981 fielding percentage, 6th with 458 putouts, and 11th with 19 double plays turned
* Jadyn Winkler - 7th with 13 stolen bases
* Phoebe Worstell - 6th with 130 strikeouts, T-7th in school history with 7 home runs, 11th with 29 strikeouts looking, 11th in pitching shutouts, 11th with 40 pitching appearances, 12th with 163 innings pitched, and T-15th with 8 wins

HCAC STANDINGS / NEXT GAME:
Transylvania - 0-0 (4-0) - Mar. 1 vs. Illinois Wesleyan
Franklin - 0-0 (5-1) - Mar. 2 vs. Wilmington (DH)
Mount St. Joseph - 0-0 (4-4) - Mar. 11 vs. Case Western
Rose-Hulman - 0-0 (1-1) - Feb. 27 vs. Houghton
Hanover - 0-0 (0-4) - Feb. 29 at Greenville (DH)
Earlham - 0-0 (0-0) - Mar.2 vs. Olivet (DH)
Manchester - 0-0 (0-0) - Mar. 2 vs. Berea (DH)
Bluffton - 0-0 (0-0) - Mar. 3 vs. Wentworth
Defiance - 0-0 (0-0) - Mar. 3 vs. Concordia-Chicago
Anderson - 0-0 (0-0) - Mar. 13 at Asbury