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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology softball team caps off their 2024 Florida trip with a pair of games against Alma and Grove City at 10 AM and 12:15 PM on Friday.

ROSE-HULMAN GAME NOTES:
» Rose-Hulman softball concludes their 2024 spring trip on Friday as they take on Grove City and Alma at 10 AM and 12:15 PM.
» The Fightin' Engineers come in at 5-3 on the season after a doubleheader sweep of Grove City and Houghton on Thursday.
» 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.
» Katie Palmer has been hot to start the season with a 0.421 batting average and a 0.522 on-base percentage. She comes in as one of three Rose-Hulman players with an OPS over 1.000 with a 1.100 OPS.
» Jessica Newsom leads the team with four extra-base hits this season. She has recorded 3 doubles and a triple to lead the team in both categories. She also leads the team with 9 runs scored and 5 stolen bases.
» Aubrey Smith has been one of the top sluggers on the team with the most hits at 10 and the highest slugging percentage at 0.577. She is tied with Newsom with four extra base hits this year. She also leads the team with 7 RBIs.
» Phoebe Worstell leads the team with 4 starts this year. She has a 3.78 ERA and 1.38 WHIP on the year.
» Audrey Theuring leads the team in pitching with a 2.78 ERA in her two starts and five appearances this year. She also leads the team with 13 strikeouts.
» Rose-Hulman was selected ninth overall in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference preseason poll. The Fightin' Engineers received 20 poll points. Worstell, Katelyn Sarvis, Jadyn Winkler, and Smith were named Players to Watch.
» The Fightin' Engineers conclude their spring trip on Friday. They will return to action on Saturday, March 9 as they host Greenville in their home opener doubleheader.

ALMA NOTES:
» Alma sits at 6-2 on the season with both of their losses coming in shutouts against Grove City.
» Emily Dimock leads the team on offense with a 0.375 batting average and tied for the most hits on the team with 6.
» Morgan Brandau is the lone player for the Scots with a slugging percentage over .400. She has three doubles out of her six total hits.
» On the mound, the Scots have two pitchers who have locked down opposing offenses this season. Morgan Westall comes in with a 0.93 ERA in her four starts with 19 strikeouts. Mikaylyn Kenney has added a 1.36 ERA and 32 strikeouts in her four starts for Alma.
» This will be the final gam eof the spring trip for Alma. The Scots will return to action on March 15 as they travel to Marietta.

GROVE CITY NOTES:
» Grove City sits at 3-5 on the season with wins over Alma (twice) and Houghton.
» Annika Rinehart has been dominant on offense for the Wolverines with a 1.596 OPS. She has recorded 9 hits with 4 doubles and 4 RBIs on the year.
» Emma Covert is the lone other Grove City player hitting over .300 with five hits.and three RBIs.
» On the mound, Brooke Brodie has been the top player for the Wolverines with a 2.63 ERA in 16.0 innings pitched.
» This will be the final game of the spring trip for Grove City. The Wolverines will return to action on March 11 as they travel to Penn State-Fayette. 

2024 TEAM HITTING LEADERS (Min. 1.5 AB/Game):
BATTING AVERAGE - Katie Palmer (0.421)
ON-BASE PERCENTAGE - Katie Palmer (0.522)
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE - Aubrey Smith (0.577)
HITS - Aubrey Smith (10)
DOUBLES - Jessica Newsom / Aubrey Smith / Phoebe Worstell (3)
TRIPLES - Jessica Newsom / Aubrey Smith (1)
HOME RUNS - Gabriella Ezzell (1)
RUNS - Jessica Newsom (9)
EXTRA BASE HITS - Jessica Newsom / Aubrey Smith (4)
RBI - Kayla Schnippel / Aubrey Smith (7)
STOLEN BASES - Jessica Newsom (5)
WALKS - Katie Palmer (4)
HIT BY PITCHES - Kennedy Michnewicz (1)
LONGEST ACTIVE HIT STREAK - Jessica Newsom (6)
LONGEST ACTIVE ON-BASE STREAK - Jessica Newsom (6)

2024 TEAM PITCHING LEADERS (Min. 0.5 IP/Game)
GAMES - Aubrey Smith / Audrey Theuring (5)
STARTS - Phoebe Worstell (4)
INNINGS - Audrey Theuring (22.2)
WINS - Audrey Theuring / Phoebe Worstell (2)
ERA - Audrey Theuring (2.78)
WHIP - Aubrey Smith (0.69)
SAVES - Aubrey Smith (1)
STRIKEOUTS - Audrey Theuring (13)
K/BB - Aubrey Smith (Infinity)
K/7 - Aubrey Smith (4.84)
BB/9 - Aubrey Smith (0.00)
OBA - Aubrey Smith (0.182)

ALMA SERIES HISTORY:
» Alma leads the all-time series between the two teams with a 7-1 mark against the Fightin' Engineers.
» The Scots and Fightin' Engineers have met all eight times in Florida on a neutral field.
» The teams played their inaugural contest back in the 2001 season with Alma winning 5-3.
» The Scots also won the last meeting between the two teams on Monday with an 8-2 victory.
» Head Coach Brian Shearer is 1-5 all-time against the Eagles with the lone win coming in 2005.

GROVE CITY SERIES HISTORY:
» Rose-Hulman comes in at 4-0 all-time over Grove City.
» The Fightin' Engineers won the first-ever meeting back in 2014 with a 3-0 win in Clermont, Florida. » Rose-Hulman is also 3-0 on the week against the Wolverines with wins of 3-1, 10-0, and 5-3.
» Head Coach Brian Shearer is 4-0 all-time against the Wolverines.

ROSE-HULMAN CAREER RECORDS:
* Jadyn Winkler - 5th in school history with 16 stolen bases
* Phoebe Worstell - 7th in school history with 7 home runs

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 (3-3) - Mar. 1 vs. Alma
Hanover - 0-0 (0-6) - Mar. 2 vs. Hope
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