TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman softball team will welcome Monmouth to campus for Senior Day on Sunday, April 19, at 1 PM and 3 PM. Senior Day will take place before the first game of the doubleheader. The team will then host Transylvania in a doubleheader on Monday, April 20, at 3:30 PM and 5:30 PM. 

ROSE-HULMAN SOFTBALL NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers stand at 11-15 overall and 1-7 in the HCAC this season. 
* Rose-Hulman comes off a doubleheader loss to Franklin with scores of 8-2 and 7-5.
* Jessica Newsom leads the team with a .360 batting average, totaling 31 hits, 28 runs scored, six home runs, and 18 RBIs. 
* Kayla Schnippel has been another reliable hitter with a .352 batting average, totaling 31 hits, 10 runs scored, and 15 RBIs. 
* Aubrey Smith is the top pitcher for the Fightin' Engineers, totaling 73.1 innings pitched, 49 strikeouts, and a 4.77 ERA. 
* The Rose-Hulman softball team has been selected to finish sixth in the HCAC Preseason Poll, earning 44 points. 
* The team returns First Team All-HCAC honoree Jessica Newsom for her junior season. 
* Rose-Hulman also returns Kayla Schnippel and Aubrey Smith, who earned Second Team All-HCAC last season. 
* The team is led by Head Coach Brian Shearer in his 24th season with the Fightin' Engineers softball program. 
* After facing Monmouth and Transylvania, the Fightin' Engineers will host Anderson on Wednesday, April 22, at 5:30 PM and 7:30 PM. 

TRANSYLVANIA SOFTBALL NOTES:
* Transylvania ranks second in the HCAC standings with a record of 22-6 overall and 6-2 in the HCAC. 
* The team comes off a doubleheader split with MSJ, winning game one 5-4, and falling in game two 8-3. 
* The Pioneers are receiving votes in the latest NFCA Top-25 Poll.
* Ella Steczynski leads the team at the plate with a .413 batting average, totaling 38 hits, 21 runs, three doubles, three triples, and 20 RBIs.
* Raegan Gibson is the power hitter for Transy with a .387 batting average, totaling 29 hits, 15 runs, five doubles, and a team-high four homers, and 24 RBIs.
* Maddie Goddard leads the team in the pitching circle with 54.1 innings pitched, 34 strikeouts, and a 2.45 ERA.
* Transylvania was picked to win the conference in the HCAC Preseason Poll, earning 81 points and nine first-place votes.
* The team is led by Head Coach Shawn Hendrickson in his 12th year with the Pioneers.
* After facing Rose-Hulman, the team will host Berea in HCAC action on Wednesday, April 22, at 5 PM and 7 PM. 

TRANSYLVANIA SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman trails in the all-time series between both teams with a record of 7-38 overall against the Pioneers. 
* The Fightin' Engineers have lost their last 18 games against Transy, dating back to the 2016 season.
* The last time Rose defeated Transylvania was during the 2015 season with a score of 7-6.
* Rose has an all-time home record of 3-19 when hosting the Pioneers.

MONMOUTH SOFTBALL NOTES:
* Monmouth stands at 11-19 overall this season.
* The team comes off a doubleheader split against Lawrence University, winning game one 12-3, and falling in game two 5-2.
* Karliegh Ashby leads the team with a batting average of .383, totaling 36 hits, 20 runs, 10 doubles, one homer, and 17 RBIs.
* Savannah Powers is another productive hitter with a .324 batting average, totaling 34 hits, 19 runs, seven doubles, three homers, and 20 RBIs.
* Alyssa Hefflefinger leads the team in the pitching circle with 57.2 innings pitched, 33 strikeouts, and a 4.61 ERA.
* The team is led by Head Coach Heather Turnquist in her first season with the Fighting Scots.
* After facing Rose-Hulman, the team will return to conference play, traveling to take on Cornell on Wednesday, April 22, at 4 PM and 6 PM. 

MONMOUTH SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman trails the all-time series against Monmouth with a record of 0-4 against the Fighting Scots.
* The team has lost four straight games, dating back to the 2007 season. 
* Rose has an all-time record of 0-2 when hosting Monmouth.

HCAC STANDINGS:
1) Franklin (23-5, 8-0 HCAC)
T2) Transylvania (22-6, 6-2 HCAC)
T2) Mount St. Joseph (19-9, 6-2 HCAC)
T4) Manchester (13-12, 5-3 HCAC)
T4) Earlham (14-14, 5-3 HCAC)
T6) Bluffton (16-12, 4-6 HCAC)
T6) Anderson (10-18, 4-6 HCAC)
8) Hanover (10-18, 2-6 HCAC)
T9) Rose-Hulman (11-15, 1-7 HCAC)
T9) Berea (2-24, 1-7 HCAC)