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There will be no live video for Tuesday's doubleheader.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology softball team will continue HCAC play traveling to take on Earlham College on Tuesday, April 9 at 3 PM and 5 PM. 

ROSE-HULMAN GAME NOTES:
» The Fightin' Engineers stand at 12-8 overall this season and 1-1 in the HCAC. 
» The team comes off a split in their HCAC opening doubleheader against Defiance College winning the first game 9-0 before falling in game two 2-1. 
» The team's win in game one of the doubleheader was the team's first win against the Yellow Jackets since 2017.
» This snaps Defiance's 12-game winning streak against the Fightin' Engineers. 
» 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 Fightin' Engineers with 28 hits, 11 extra-base hits, a batting average of .384, a slugging percentage of .644 and seven stolen bases this year. 
» Aubrey Smith has also been a standout at the plate with a team-high 16 RBIs and .452 on-base percentage. 
» Smith has been the go to pitcher for Rose-Hulman leading the team with 48.1 innings pitched, a 2.17 ERA, and 40 strikeouts. 
» The Fightin' Engineers have gone a perfect 19-19 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 return to action traveling to face Blackburn on Thursday, April 11 at 3 PM and 5 PM. 

EARLHAM NOTES:
» The Earlham Quakers enter the match up with the Fightin' Engineers with a record of 7-13 overall and 2-2 in the HCAC. 
» The Quakers softball program returns to Earlham for the first time in 30 years in the 2024 season. 
» The team comes off two losses to Transylvania University with final scores of 5-1 and 2-0. 
» The Quakers are led by Bo Shelton at the plate with 28 hits, nine doubles, two home runs, a .444 batting average, a 1.192 OPS, a .714 slugging percentage and .478 on-base percentage.
» Morgan Cooksey leads the team in the circle pitching 65.1 innings with 68 strikeouts. 
» After hosting Rose-Hulman, the team will travel to take on Kenyon College on Thursday, April 11 at 3:30 PM and 5:30 PM. 

2024 TEAM HITTING LEADERS (Min. 1.5 AB/Game):
BATTING AVERAGE - Jessica Newsom (.384)
ON-BASE PERCENTAGE - Aubrey Smith (0.452)
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE - Jessica Newsom (.644)
HITS - Jessica Newsom (28)
DOUBLES - Phoebe Worstell (7)
TRIPLES - Jessica Newsom / Aubrey Smith (2)
HOME RUNS - Jessica Newsom (3)
RUNS - Jessica Newsom (20)
EXTRA BASE HITS - Jessica Newsom (11)
RBI - Aubrey Smith (16)
STOLEN BASES - Jessica Newsom (7)
WALKS - Aubrey Smith (10)
HIT BY PITCHES - Lucille Pyrz / Kennedy Michnewicz (2)
LONGEST ACTIVE HIT STREAK - Phoebe Worstell (6 games)
LONGEST ACTIVE ON-BASE STREAK - Phoebe Worstell / Kennedy Michnewicz (6 games)

2024 TEAM PITCHING LEADERS (Min. 0.5 IP/Game)
GAMES - Aubrey Smith (13)
STARTS - Phoebe Worstell (9)
INNINGS - Aubrey Smith (48.1)
WINS - Phoebe Worstell / Aubrey Smith (5)
ERA - Aubrey Smith (2.17)
WHIP - Aubrey Smith (1.12)
SAVES - Aubrey Smith (1)
STRIKEOUTS - Aubrey Smith (40)

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 0.983 fielding percentage, 3rd with 582 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 159 strikeouts, 5th with 4 shutouts, 6th with 8 home runs, 6th with 49 pitching appearances, 7th with 13 pitching wins, 7th with 37 strikeouts looking, 10th with a 4.88 ERA, 10th with 18 complete games, and 8th with 205.0 innings pitched

HCAC STANDINGS:
1. Franklin (13-5, 4-0 HCAC)
1. Transylvania (15-6, 4-0 HCAC)
3. Manchester (11-8, 2-0 HCAC)
4. Defiance (7-14, 3-1 HCAC)
5. Rose-Hulman (12-8, 1-1 HCAC)
6. Earlham (7-13, 2-2 HCAC)
7. Mount St. Joseph (9-11, 1-3 HCAC)
7. Hanover (6-18, 1-3 HCAC)
9. Bluffton (6-18, 0-4 HCAC)
9. Anderson (2-14, 0-4 HCAC)