TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Franklin softball team continued the program's best ever start to a conference campaign with two more dominant victories on Wednesday (Apr. 24) night, with Rose-Hulman the Grizzlies' latest victim.
 
Franklin (23-9, 12-0 HCAC) never trailed and the pitching staff surrendered just five hits total, shutting out the Engineers (20-12, 7-5 HCAC) and earning a pair of 8-0 wins. With the sweep, Franklin has claimed wins over the Engineers in 15 of the team's last 16 matchups.
 
Game One: Franklin 8 – Rose-Hulman 0 (6 inn.)
Franklin used the long ball to break game one wide open, getting a two-run homer from Karrsen Pruitt and a three-run blast from Eriana Wagner in the second inning to take a 5-0 lead. Genesis Munoz added an RBI single in the fifth and Molly Wallace plated two more with a single in the sixth to cap the scoring.
 
Lauren Duncan (11-4) was dominant in the circle, giving up three hits with three walks and two strikeouts in her third shutout of the season.
 
Game Two: Franklin 8 – Rose-Hulman 0 (5 inn.)
Kendall Lowry opened the scoring with an RBI double in the first and Franklin assumed total control of the contest with a four-run second that featured a Wagner RBI double and a two-run single from Munoz. Wallace and Munoz plated the night's final runs with back-to-back singles in the fourth inning.
 
Stephanni Kleber (7-4) got the call for game two and silenced the Engineer bats, giving up two hits with one walk and a pair of strikeouts.
 
Up Next
Franklin plays at home for the final time in the regular season on Saturday (Apr. 27), when they host the Bluffton Beavers on Senior Day. First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m.