TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman softball team hosted Franklin in an HCAC doubleheader on Friday. The team dropped both games of the doubleheader with final scores of 8-2 and 7-5. The losses drop the team to 11-15 overall and 1-7 in the HCAC.
Rose-Hulman played well in the first game of the day. The team got on the board first with a solo homer by
Jessica Newsom in the bottom of the first inning. The Fightin' Engineers held Franklin scoreless until the fourth inning, where they put up three runs to jump in front.
A single by
Aubrey Smith brought in a score by Newsom to make the score 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth. This would be the final run scored by the Fightin' Engineers in game one, as the Grizzlies would rattle off five scores across the final two innings to earn the win 8-2.
Newsom was the star in game one, finishing 3-4 at the plate with two runs scored and one RBI. Smith led the team in the circle, pitching the entire 7.0 innings with two strikeouts.
The second game of the day proved to be a defensive battle. Both teams were held scoreless through the first five innings. Franklin broke the scoreless tie with three runs in the top of the sixth inning. The Grizzlies added four more runs in the seventh to make the score 7-0 heading into the bottom of the seventh.
Rose-Hulman mounted a comeback, started off by a double from
Rosie Travioli that scored a run by
Abigale Shearer.
Emily Hodges reached on a fielder's choice that scored a run by
Caledonia Coleman to make the score 7-2.
Newsom made a huge dent in the Grizzlies' lead with a three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh that hit off the scoreboard in left field. The three-run shot brought in scores by Hodges, Travioli, and Newsom to cut the deficit to 7-5.
Franklin would hold off the Rose-Hulman comeback to defeat the Fightin' Engineers and complete the sweep. Travioli was a perfect 3-3 at the plate with one run and one RBI. Newsom finished the game 2-4 with one run scored and three RBIs.
Audrey Theuring suffered the loss in the circle, pitching 6.1 innings with two strikeouts.
Rose-Hulman will return to action in a doubleheader against Monmouth for Senior Day on Sunday, April 19, at 1 PM and 3 PM. The team will honor their senior class before game one of the doubleheader.
