GAME 1 BOX SCORE; GAME 2 BOX SCORE
TERRE HAUTE, IND. --
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology senior Allison Faber
(St. Louis, Mo./Cor Jesu Academy) set single-season and
career softball home run records to lead Saturday's split with
Hanover.
Faber also tied a single-game school record with two home runs to lead the Engineers past Hanover 8-0 in the doubleheader opener. Her single-season home run total reached six with a career total of eight to rewrite the Fightin' Engineer history book in both categories.
Hanover rebounded to capture the nightcap by a 10-5 margin.
Faber finished game one at 3-3 with two home runs, three runs scored and three RBIs. Freshman Jenna Martinek (Troy, Mo./Buchanan) also contributed three singles and scored one run in the effort, and freshman Allison Bowman (Fort Wayne/Snider) added two singles, one run and one RBI.
Senior Kyla Lutz (Tennyson/Boonville) picked up the pitching shutout with a complete-game three-hitter. Lutz allowed three singles and two walks with two strikeouts to improve to 6-7 on the season.
In the nightcap, Hanover scored twice in the fifth inning and five times in the sixth to turn a 3-3 tie into a 10-5 victory. Lauren Kreinest and Shelby Overton led the Panthers with home runs and three RBIs each.
Lutz and sophomore Brianne Widmoyer (Elkhart/Central) led Rose-Hulman's game two offense with three hits each. Lutz had one RBI, while Widmoyer recorded one run and one RBI.
Senior Kayla Yano (Ontario, Ore.) also contributed two hits, including a double, with two runs scored in the nightcap.
Rose-Hulman stands 13-19 on the season and 6-8 in conference play, while Hanover improved to 6-18 and 2-8 in league games. The Engineers host Defiance on Saturday at 1 p.m. for Senior Day, and could have a schedule addition with a home matchup against Millikin later this week.