GAME 1 BOX SCORE; GAME 2 BOX SCORE
TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- Rose-Hulman
Institute of Technology split the Heartland Collegiate Athletic
Conference season opening softball twinbill against Bluffton on
Saturday.
The Fightin' Engineers captured the opener 5-3, before Bluffton rallied to claim a 6-3 win in the nightcap.
In the opener, Rose-Hulman scored four times in the fifth inning to claim the victory.
The Engineers relied on singles by freshman Allison Bowman (Fort Wayne/Snider) and senior Rebecca Bowermaster (Wood River, Ill./Roxana) to start the rally, then freshman Mary Schultz (Harrison, Ohio) slapped a double to score one run.
Singles by freshman Jenna Martinek (Troy, Mo./Buchanan), senior Kayla Yano (Ontario, Ore.) and freshman Brianne Widmoyer (Elkhart/Central) capped the rally. Yano and Widmoyer led the offense with two hits each.
The offensive effort allowed senior Kyla Lutz (Tennyson/Boonville) to earn a complete game victory. Lutz scattered nine hits in seven innings to move to 2-3 on the year.
In the nightcap, Bluffton scored four times in the first inning and held off Rose-Hulman's rally to earn a twinbill split. Yano led the offense with two singles, and Bowermaster added a single and scored one run.
Rose-Hulman stands 5-9 overall, while Bluffton improved to 8-3. The Engineers host Spalding University in non-conference action on Sunday at 2 p.m.