VALDOSTA, Ga. (May 10, 2007) ' The bat of
Ingrid Schumacher and arm of Nicole Anderson led sixth seeded
Rollins to a 3-1 upset victory over third seeded Florida Gulf Coast
in the opening game of the NCAA Division II South Region Tournament
on Thursday. The Tars (40-15) advance to play conference rival
Barry in round two at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 11. Top seeded Valdosta
St. is serving as host of the tournament, which runs May 10-14.
Schumacher provided a bulk of the Rollins offense, highlighted
by a go-ahead three run home run in the fourth. The junior finished
the day 2-3 with three RBI and a run scored. Jamie Rausch, Lauren
Starcher and Lauren Winney also racked up base knocks.
Anderson allowed just two hits and one earned run on a solo
homer in the third to improve her record to 26-12 on the year. She
fanned seven and issued just one walk in seven complete innings of
work.
Rachael Homan paced Florida Gulf Coast (58-7) at the plate,
going 2-3 with an RBI on a solo home run. Rachael Edinger suffered
the loss and fell to 28-2 on the year, allowing five hits and three
runs, none earned, with six strikeouts.
FGCU jumped ahead in the third as Homan hit a two-out home run
over the left field wall to make the score 1-0. Rollins got going
in the fourth as Rausch hit a one out single up the middle. She
moved to second on a throwing error by Edinger on an Amanda
DeFilippo grounder to put two on with one out. After a Starcher pop
fly for the second out, Schumacher deposited one over the left
field fence to put the Tars up 3-1.
"I thought our team battled tough today,' said Rollins head
coach Michelle Frew. 'Nicole kept Florida Gulf Coast off balance
all day, much like she has done in every game she has pitched this
season. Time and again she has come through for us. Ingrid has been
in a slump lately so it was good to see her battle her way out of
it today. She definitely came through at the right time for
us."
Rollins will match up with Sunshine State Conference rival Barry
in round two of the South Region Tournament at 4 p.m. on Friday,
May 11. Fans can listen to the action live on the Tars Sports
Network at RollinsSports.com. The seventh seeded Buccaneers
advanced by way of a 9-1 win over second seeded Alabama-Huntsville
on Thursday. Rollins is 2-1 against Barry on the season and have
won the last two.
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