TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman softball team split their doubleheader against Anderson on Wednesday, winning game one 3-2, and suffering a loss in game two 5-4 after eight innings. This moves the team to 12-20 overall this season and 2-10 in the HCAC.
The Fightin' Engineers started off hot in the first game of the doubleheader.
Rosie Travioli hit a bomb that went over the left field fence for her first career home run, giving Rose-Hulman the early lead, 1-0, in the bottom of the third.
Rose-Hulman would add another run after a single by Hodges brought around a score by Travioli in the fifth to make the score 2-0.
Anderson tied the score in the top of the sixth with two runs to put the pressure on the Fightin' Engineers. Rose-Hulman scored the winning run on a sacrifice squeeze with Hodges laying down the bunt and Travioli scoring from third in the bottom of the seventh to claim the victory, 3-2.
Travioli had an exceptional performance, finishing the game going 2-2 with three runs and one RBI.
Aubrey Smith was the winning pitcher, pitching the entire 7.0 innings with four strikeouts, allowing zero earned runs.
The second game of the day matched the thrilling excitement of game one. Anderson took the lead with a run in the top of the first. Smith hit a sacrifice fly, scoring a run by
Lucille Pyrz in the third inning to tie the score at 1-1.
Anderson answered in the fourth with a run to jump back in front 2-1. In the bottom of the fourth, Pyrz hit a double that brought around two runs by
Katelyn Sarvis and
Abigale Shearer. Hodges hit a sacrifice fly to add to the Rose-Hulman lead, scoring a run by Travioli.
Anderson tied the game in the top of the sixth with two runs to make the score 4-4 and send the contest into extra innings. Anderson took advantage in the top of the eighth, scoring the go-ahead run to make the score 5-4. Rose-Hulman was unable to answer and suffered the loss to split their doubleheader with the Ravens.
Pyrz was the standout in game two, finishing 2-3 at the plate with one run scored and two RBIs.
Audrey Theuring suffered the loss in the circle with an impressive performance, pitching the entire 8.0 innings with three strikeouts, allowing just three earned runs.
Rose-Hulman softball will continue their HCAC schedule, traveling to take on Berea on Saturday, April 25, at 1 PM and 3 PM.
