WINTER PARK , Fla. (March 15, 2006) ' It was a tale of two
different teams as Rollins only produced one hit in a game one
loss, but exploded for five runs on six hits in the night cap as
the Tars split a double header with Merrimack on Wednesday.
Merrimack took the opener 1-0 with Rollins taking game two 5-1.
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Jen
Olsen led the Rollins (24-3) bats, going 2-5 with a run scored and
a run batted in on the evening. Ashley East and Amanda DeFilipo
each batted 1-3 with a run scored and RBI. Nicole Anderson suffered
the loss in game one, scattering four hits and surrendering one run
while striking out seven. Ingrid Schumacher pitch beautifully in
game two as she allowed five hits and one run with six
strikeouts.
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Stephanie Simon had the hot bat for the Warriors (2-4), going 3-6
with a run scored. Tracey Vadala hit 2-5 on the night with Lauren
Otto scoring a run. Otto earned the game one victory, tossing a one
hit shutout with three strikeouts. Clarice Pepper suffered the loss
in the night cap, allowing five hits and two earned runs with three
strikeouts.
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The
opener was an offensive struggle as neither team could get rolling.
The Warriors scored their run in the third as Otto walked, then
advanced to third after a Rollins error and eventually stole home.
The Tars threatened in the fourth as Jamie Rauch hammered a two out
double and Kelly Cruz drew a walk, but both were left stranded.
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Rollins blew game two open in the third as back to back singles by
DeFilipo and Olsen put two on with one out. After a Rollins
strikeout, Kallie Jones knocked a single to left that got between
the fielder's legs and rolled to the wall, allowing both DeFilipo
and Olsen to score, putting the hosts up 2-0. In the Tars fourth,
Schumacher rapped a one-out double, followed by an East RBI double
to make the score 3-0. DeFilipo hit an RBI grounder to put Rollins
up 4-0 before Olsen blasted a double to center field that scored
Devon Kontos and gave Rollins the 5-0 advantage. The Warriors
stranded a runner in each of the fifth and sixth innings and got on
the board in the bottom of the seventh as Stephanie Simon led off
with a double and eventually scored on a wild pitch. That would be
all Merrimack would get, however, as the Tars held on for the
victory.
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Prior to the game, Rollins head coach Michelle Frew was honored by
Director of Athletics Pennie Parker for achieving her 300 th
victory as a Tar when Rollins downed Spring Arbor 9-0 earlier in
the week.
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The
Rollins softball team opens a huge Sunshine State Conference series
this weekend at home against Barry. It all begins with a single
game at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 17, followed by a 1 p.m.
doubleheader on Saturday, March 18.
