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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology softball team opens HCAC play this weekend as they hit the road to face Defiance College on Sunday, April 7 at 1 PM and 3 PM. The team's doubleheader against Manchester on Saturday has been postponed due to weather. A make up date will be announced at a later time.

ROSE-HULMAN GAME NOTES:
» The Fightin' Engineers open HCAC play this weekend with a pair of games against Defiance on Sunday.
» The Fightin' Engineers come in at 11-7 after a split against a talented Greenville team falling in the first game 11-3, and winning game two 2-0.
» 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 leads the team with 25 hits, 18 runs scored, 10 extra-base hits, three home runs, a batting average of .379, and a slugging percentage of .652.
» Aubrey Smith has also made an impact at the plate leading the team with 14 RBIs, and an on-base percentage of .424.
» Phoebe Worstell is the team's leading pitcher with an ERA of 2.28 pitching 40.0 innings with 26 strikeouts this year.
» The Fightin' Engineers have gone a perfect 18-18 as a team on stolen bases so far this season ranking fifth 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 Fightin' Engineers will continue HCAC play on Wednesday, April 10 as they travel to Earlham to take on the Quakers.

DEFIANCE NOTES:
» Defiance enters the weekend at 4-13 overall.
» The Yellow Jackets will travel to Bluffton for a doubleheader on Saturday before hosting Rose-Hulman on Sunday.
» Laney Grimwood leads Defiance in hits (19), extra-base hits (3), walks (8), on-base percentage (.431), and slugging percentage (.429) this season.
» Anika Craft has been the top pitcher for the Yellow Jackets in 2024 with a 2-2 overall record, a 2.45 ERA, and 34 strikeouts in her 7 appearances on the bump.
» Defiance hits the road again next week as they travel to Albion on Wednesday, April 10 for a doubleheader at 3 PM and 5 PM.

SERIES HISTORY:
» Rose-Hulman trails Defiance 23-10 in the all-time series dating back to 2007.
» Defiance swept the Fightin' Engineers in 2023 with a 7-4 win and a 10-3 win in Terre Haute.
» The Yellow Jackets have won 12 straight games in the series since 2017.
» The last Rose-Hulman win in the series came back in 2016 when the Fightin' Engineers took home a 2-1 win in 2016.

2024 TEAM HITTING LEADERS (Min. 1.5 AB/Game):
BATTING AVERAGE - Jessica Newsom (.379)
ON-BASE PERCENTAGE - Aubrey Smith (0.424)
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE - Jessica Newsom (.652)
HITS - Jessica Newsom (25)
DOUBLES - Phoebe Worstell (7)
TRIPLES - Jessica Newsom / Aubrey Smith (2)
HOME RUNS - Jessica Newsom (3)
RUNS - Jessica Newsom (18)
EXTRA BASE HITS - Jessica Newsom (10)
RBI - Aubrey Smith (14)
STOLEN BASES - Jessica Newsom (7)
WALKS - Aubrey Smith (9)
HIT BY PITCHES - Lucille Pyrz (2)
LONGEST ACTIVE HIT STREAK - Kennedy Michnewicz / Phoebe Worstell (4 games)
LONGEST ACTIVE ON-BASE STREAK - Kayla Schnippel (5 games)

2024 TEAM PITCHING LEADERS (Min. 0.5 IP/Game)
GAMES - Aubrey Smith / Audrey Theuring (11)
STARTS - Phoebe Worstell (8)
INNINGS - Phoebe Worstell (40.0)
WINS - Phoebe Worstell (5)
ERA - Phoebe Worstell (2.28)
WHIP - Phoebe Worstell (1.15)
SAVES - Aubrey Smith (1)
STRIKEOUTS - Aubrey Smith (32)

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 - 7th in school history with 3 shutouts

ROSE-HULMAN CAREER RECORDS:
* Kennedy Michnewicz - 5th in school history with a 0.985 fielding percentage, 4th with 570 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 156 strikeouts, 5th with 4 shutouts, 6th with 8 home runs, 6th with 48 pitching appearances, 7th with 13 pitching wins, 7th with 36 strikeouts looking, 10th with a 4.92 ERA, 10th with 18 complete games, and 8th with 202.2 innings pitched

HCAC STANDINGS:
1. Franklin (11-5, 2-0 HCAC)
2. Manchester (10-7, 2-0 HCAC)
3. Earlham (7-11, 2-0 HCAC)
4. Rose-Hulman (11-7, 0-0 HCAC)
5. Transylvania (9-6, 0-0 HCAC)
6. Mount St. Joseph (8-10, 0-2 HCAC)
7. Bluffton (6-16, 0-2 HCAC)
8. Defiance (4-13, 0-0 HCAC)
9. Hanover (5-17, 0-2 HCAC)
10. Anderson (2-10, 0-0 HCAC)