FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (April 14, 2007) ' The
Rollins College softball team split a doubleheader with Nova
Southeastern on Saturday, falling 2-1 in game one but winning 5-2
in the nightcap. The game two victory earned the Tars the series
win over the Sharks as visiting Rollins also took Friday's game 6-4
in eight innings.
Rachel Almengual led the Rollins (32-10, 7-5 SSC) offense, going
4-7 with a run scored and two RBI on the day. Lauren Starcher also
batted 4-7 with a run scored while Stacy Sanders hit 3-5 with two
RBI.
Nicole Anderson was tagged with the game one loss in relief, but
won game two in a complete game effort. Ingrid Schumacher started
the opener, throwing four scoreless innings and allowing two hits
with four walks and two strikeouts. Anderson threw the last two
frames, surrendering two runs on three hits. In game two, Anderson
was in the circle for all seven innings, scattering nine hits and
allowing two runs with seven strikeouts.
Nova Southeastern (27-26, 7-11 SSC) was paced by Ashley Baker
and Dana Bergner who each tallied two hits and an RBI. Dani Caron
scored the game one victory and game two loss.
The Tars struck first in the opener as Almengual knocked a
one-out single in the fifth and scored on a Sanders double to make
the score 1-0. The Sharks answered with a score in the bottom of
the fifth and plated the game winner in the sixth as Bergner
blasted a lead off homer.
Rollins got right to work in game two as Almengual doubled in
the first and scored on an error later in the inning to put the
Tars up 1-0. The visitors from Winter Park took a commanding lead
in the second, scoring three in the inning. Schumacher led off with
a double and was later followed by a Lauren Winney single. Both
crossed the plate on an Almengual single to make the count 3-0.
Sanders made it 4-0 later in frame, hitting an RBI single that
scored Sherri Rabenold.
Nova scored two in the bottom of the fourth to make it 4-2, but
the Tars manufactured an insurance run in the seventh as Starcher
singled and Jamie Rausch hit an RBI double.
The Rollins softball team will host a Sunshine State Conference
series next weekend against Lynn at Lake Island Park. Game one is
slated for Friday, April 20 at 7 p.m., followed by a 1 p.m.
doubleheader on Saturday, April 21. All three games can be heard
live on the Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com.
GAME ONE BOXSCORE
GAME TWO BOXSCORE
