WINTER
PARK, Fla. (February 28, 2006) ' The Rollins College softball team
improved their record to 8-1 on the season on Tuesday evening,
defeating the Dolphins of Le Moyne College 7-4 in game one and 5-3
in game two. It was the 401 and 402 career victories for head coach
Michelle Frew, who has her Tars firing on all cylinders this
season.
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In
the first game, freshman pitcher Nicole Anderson (Brandon, Fla.)
went the distance, allowing five hits and four runs, while walking
one and striking out eight. With the win, she improves her record
to 5-1 on the season. The Tars' bats were held hitless until the
third inning when they exploded for seven hits and seven runs.
Junior catcher Devon Kontos (Orlando, Fla.) started the inning off
with a single to left field and later scored on Ashley East's
(Pace, Fla.) double to center field. Also grabbing hits for the
Tars were senior Kelly Cruz (Winter Springs, Fla.), freshman Jamie
Rausch (Ocoee, Fla.), and sophomores Ingrid Schumacher (Naples,
Fla.) and Rachel Almengual (Odessa, Fla.).
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The
Dolphins (4-4) fought back and rallied to score two runs in the
fourth, including hitting consecutive doubles, and two runs in the
sixth off a home run by sophomore Emma Murphy, but that was not
enough to get past the Tars. Rollins out-hit the Dolphins 10-5 and
both teams recorded two errors.
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The
second game started as a pitchers dual, as Schumacher allowed only
two hits through the first five innings and Dolphins pitcher Sarah
Reed held Rollins hitless through three. In the bottom of the
fourth, the Tars came alive, recording four hits and four runs,
including a leadoff double by sophomore Jennifer Olsen (Winter
Haven, Fla.) and a two run double by Almengual.
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In
the bottom of the fifth, Rausch hit her second home run of the
season, putting the Tars up 5-0. The Dolphins came to bat in the
top of the seventh and recorded four hits and scored three runs
before Lyndsey Balinskas grounded into a double play to end the
game. Schumacher pitched all seven innings, allowing seven hits and
three runs and striking out five.
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Rollins
will return to action on Wednesday, March 1 when they host Lake
Superior State University at Lake Island Park. First pitch of the
double header is set for 6:00 p.m.
