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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology softball team will host Fontbonne University in their home opener on Saturday, March 16th at 1 PM and 3 PM. 

ROSE-HULMAN GAME NOTES:
» Rose-Hulman finished their spring trip to Florida with a record of 6-4 overall.
» The Fightin' Engineers earned four wins against Grove City and two wins against Houghton on the trip.
» 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.
» Aubrey Smith leads the team with a .355 batting average and a .444 on-base percentage. She also leads the team with two triples this year.
» Jessica Newsom has been a standout at the plate totaling five extra-base hits this season. She has recorded one triple and leads the team with four doubles this year. She also leads the team with 12 hits and nine runs scored.
» Phoebe Worstell has made a strong impact in the circle leading the team with a 2.66 ERA and a record of 3-2.
» Audrey Theuring is also performing well with a 2.84 ERA and a record of 2-1. She leads the team with 24.2 innings pitched and 16 strikeouts. 
» The Fightin' Engineers have gone a perfect 17-17 as a team on stolen bases so far this season ranking second in the HCAC. 
» 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 will return to action traveling to face Webster on Saturday, March 23rd at 1 PM and 3 PM CT. 

FONTBONNE NOTES:
» The Griffins enter the weekend with a record of 4-7 overall this year. 
» The team is coming off a loss to Defiance 9-0, and Geneva 3-2 on the last day of their spring trip to Florida. 
» Abby Alonzo leads the team with a .429 batting average and .429 on-base percentage.
» Allysa Ibarra has also been a standout with a batting average of .313 leading the team with 10 hits.
» Hailey Kutz has been the ace in the circle with a 0.84 ERA and a record of 2-2 overall. She leads the team with 25.0 innings pitched and 35 strikeouts.
» After facing the Fightin' Engineers, Fontbonne will host Dubuque in a doubleheader on Sunday, March 17th at 12 PM and 2 PM CT. 

FONTBONNE SERIES HISTORY:
» The all-time series between both programs stands tied with a record of 2-2 overall.
» The teams split in their doubleheader in 2022 with the Fightin' Engineers claiming the win in the first game 6-4, and the Griffins winning game two 6-5. 
» Both teams had the same outcome in the 2021 with Rose-Hulman earning the win in game one 3-2, and Fontbonne winning the second game 6-3.

2024 TEAM HITTING LEADERS (Min. 1.5 AB/Game):
BATTING AVERAGE - Aubrey Smith (0.355)
ON-BASE PERCENTAGE - Aubrey Smith (0.444)
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE - Aubrey Smith (0.581)
HITS - Jessica Newsom (12)
DOUBLES - Jessica Newsom / Phoebe Worstell (4)
TRIPLES - Aubrey Smith (2)
HOME RUNS - Gabriella Ezzell (1)
RUNS - Jessica Newsom (9)
EXTRA BASE HITS - Jessica Newsom / Aubrey Smith (5)
RBI - Kayla Schnippel (8)
STOLEN BASES - Jessica Newsom (7)
WALKS - Aubrey Smith (5)
HIT BY PITCHES - Kennedy Michnewicz (1)
LONGEST ACTIVE HIT STREAK - Jessica Newsom (8)
LONGEST ACTIVE ON-BASE STREAK - Jessica Newsom (8)

2024 TEAM PITCHING LEADERS (Min. 0.5 IP/Game)
GAMES - Aubrey Smith / Audrey Theuring (6)
STARTS - Phoebe Worstell (5)
INNINGS - Audrey Theuring (24.2)
WINS - Phoebe Worstell (3)
ERA - Phoebe Worstell (2.66)
WHIP - Aubrey Smith (0.95)
SAVES - Aubrey Smith (1)
STRIKEOUTS - Audrey Theuring (16)

ROSE-HULMAN SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS:
* Jessica Newsom - 10th in school history with 7 stolen bases
* Aubrey Smith - 7th in school history with 2 doubles

ROSE-HULMAN CAREER RECORDS:
* Kennedy Michnewicz - 5th in school history with a 0.983 fielding percentage, 5th with 520 putouts, and 11th with 19 double plays turned
* Aubrey Smith - 2nd in school history with one save
* Jadyn Winkler - 5th in school history with 16 stolen bases
* Phoebe Worstell - 5th in school history with 149 strikeouts, 5th with 4 shutouts, 7th with 7 home runs, 7th with 45 pitching appearances, 8th with 12 pitching wins, 9th with 34 strikeouts looking, 10th with a 5.05 ERA, 10th with 18 complete games, and 10th with 191.1 innings pitched