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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology softball team returns home to host the Greenville Panthers in a doubleheader on Thursday, March 27 at 5 PM and 7 PM.

ROSE-HULMAN GAME NOTES:
» The Fightin' Engineers enter their doubleheader against the Panthers with a record of 10-6 overall this season.
» The team comes off a weekend road trip where they dropped two games to Webster and swept their doubleheader against Eureka. 
» Rose-Hulman started their season with their spring trip to Florida finishing the week 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.
» Jessica Newsom has been the standout at the plate after her breakout performance in the team's sweep against the Fontbonne Griffins in their home opener.
» Newsome leads the team with 23 hits, 17 runs scored, nine extra-base hits, two home runs, and a slugging percentage of .633.
» Aubrey Smith has also made an impact at the plate with eight extra-base hits, a team-high 14 RBIs, and team-high on-base percentage of .450.
» Kayla Schnippel leads the team in batting average hitting .391 so far this season.
» Smith leads the team in the circle with a 2.14 ERA, pitching 36.0 innings with 30 strikeouts and a record of 4-1. 
» The Fightin' Engineers have gone a perfect 18-18 as a team on stolen bases so far this season ranking third in the HCAC. 
» 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.
» The team will return to action next week as they host the Spalding Golden Eagles on Thursday, April 4 at 5:30 PM and 7:30 PM for their first of six games in four days.

GREENVILLE NOTES:
» Greenville enters their doubleheader against Rose-Hulman with a record of 10-2 overall this year.
» The team will host Harris-Stowe on Tuesday, March 26 at 2 PM and 4 PM before facing the Fightin' Engineers. 
» The Panthers earned two wins against Mounmouth College with scores of 14-6 and 7-0.
» Madi Case leads the team with 22 hits, 17 RBIs, a slugging percentage of .878, and a batting average of .537.
» Sydnee Garrett has been the team's go to pitcher leading the team with 27.0 innings pitched and 22 strikeouts. 
» After facing the Fightin' Engineers, Greenville will return home to face Knox on Friday, March 29 at 1 PM and 3 PM. 

SERIES HISTORY:
» Both teams are even at 8-8 in the all-time series between both programs.
» The Fightin' Engineers split during the 2023 season winning game one 7-5 and dropping game two 9-1.
» Before last year the Panthers had a six game winning streak against Rose-Hulman dating back to the 2014 season.

2024 TEAM HITTING LEADERS (Min. 1.5 AB/Game):
BATTING AVERAGE - Kayla Schnippel (.391)
ON-BASE PERCENTAGE - Aubrey Smith (0.450)
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE - Jessica Newsom (.633)
HITS - Jessica Newsom (23)
DOUBLES - Phoebe Worstell (6)
TRIPLES - Jessica Newsom / Aubrey Smith (2)
HOME RUNS - Jessica Newsom (2)
RUNS - Jessica Newsom (17)
EXTRA BASE HITS - Jessica Newsom (9)
RBI - Aubrey Smith (14)
STOLEN BASES - Jessica Newsom (7)
WALKS - Aubrey Smith (9)
HIT BY PITCHES - Lucille Pyrz (2)
LONGEST ACTIVE HIT STREAK - Jadyn Winkler (4)
LONGEST ACTIVE ON-BASE STREAK - Jadyn Winkler (4)

2024 TEAM PITCHING LEADERS (Min. 0.5 IP/Game)
GAMES - Aubrey Smith / Audrey Theuring (10)
STARTS - Phoebe Worstell (7)
INNINGS - Aubrey Smith (36.0)
WINS - Aubrey Smith (4)
ERA - Aubrey Smith (2.14)
WHIP - Aubrey Smith (1.08)
SAVES - Aubrey Smith (1)
STRIKEOUTS - Aubrey Smith (30)

ROSE-HULMAN SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS:
* Jessica Newsom - 10th in school history with 7 stolen bases
* Aubrey Smith / Jessica Newsom - 7th in school history with 2 triples
* Aubrey Smith - 1st in school history with 1 save
* Phoebe Worstell - 8th in school history with 2 shutouts

ROSE-HULMAN CAREER RECORDS:
* Kennedy Michnewicz - 5th in school history with a 0.984 fielding percentage, 5th with 560 putouts, and 10th with 20 double plays turned
* Aubrey Smith - 2nd in school history with one save
* Jadyn Winkler - 5th in school history with 15 stolen bases
* Phoebe Worstell - 5th in school history with 151 strikeouts, 7th with 3 shutouts, 6th with 8 home runs, 6th with 47 pitching appearances, 8th with 11 pitching wins, 10th with 34 strikeouts looking, 10th with a 5.09 ERA, 12th with 17 complete games, and 9th with 195.2 innings pitched