TROY, N.Y. - Junior Stephanie Caudle and senior Victoria Hepworth each threw complete game shutouts to lead the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) softball team to a doubleheader sweep of Union College, on Sunday at Doris Robison Field.  With wins of 3-0 and 3-0 in nine innings, the Engineers improve to 25-7 overall (8-2 Liberty League), while the Dutchwomen drop to 7-19 (2-8 Liberty League).

Caudle (Gainesville, FL/Gainesville) surrendered just five hits - all singles - in 7.0 innings. She struck out nine and walked just one.

The Engineers scored the only runs of the game in the bottom of the first inning. Junior Morgan Kollmeier (Kennett Square, PA/Kennett) reached on an error to lead off the frame, before sophomore Devan Puhl (Frederick, MD/Linganore) got about on a bunt single. Caudle and senior Morgan Ten Eyck followed with RBI-singles and a throwing error plated the third run.

In Game 2, Hepworth (Chester, MA/Holyoke) threw 91 pitches for the 9.0-inning shutout. She gave up six hits - all singles - striking out seven without a walk. 

Junior Courtney McArthur (Coventry, RI/St. Mary Academy) provided the herorics in the bottom of the ninth, launching a towering three-run homer to left to break the deadlock. 

Caudle continued her hot hitting weekend, going 5 for 7 with a run and a run batted in. McArthur went 2 for 3 with a run and three RBI.

The Engineers are back in action on Wednesday, when they visit Oneonta for a doubleheader (3:30pm). Union travels to Ithaca on Thursday (3:30pm).