With the sweep, Rose-Hulman improved to 12-2 on
the season and continued its best start to a campaign in school
history.
Senior Katie Maggard (Floyds Knobs/Floyd
Central) tossed the complete game in the opener to help
Rose-Hulman start the day with a 6-2 victory.
Maggard allowed just three hits and recorded four
strikeouts to improve to 5-1 on the season.
Offensively, freshman Kyla Lutz
(Tennyson/Boonville) slapped two singles and had three RBIs
to lead the Engineers.
Senior Ashley Montgomery (Plainfield)
added two singles and scored twice, sophomore Brittany
Bernthold (Fisherville, Ky./Eastern) contributed two singles
and sophomore Darcie Thomas (Brighton, Mich.) had two
hits and scored once for the victors.
The Engineers jumped out to an early 1-0 lead,
then added two runs in the fifth and a pair in the sixth to
secure the win.
In game two, sophomore Jordan Goslee (St.
Joseph, Mich.) also provided a complete game victory in the
circle. Goslee matched Maggard with a three-hitter that
featured four strikeouts and just one earned run allowed.
Offensively, senior Katie Yiznitsky (Hamilton,
Ohio/Fairfield) blasted a home run, scored twice and drove
home two runs for the Engineers.
Other key contributors included Thomas and Goslee
with two singles and one run each; sophomore Kristin Greer
(Batavia, Ohio) with two hits, one run and one RBI; and
Montgomery with a triple and one RBI.
Rose-Hulman returns to action with a twinbill
against St. Mary's College on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Engineer
Softball Field.
