SAINT LEO, Fla. (February 28, 2009) –
Rollins split double header action against Saint Leo Saturday
night, 3-2 and 1-3. Rachael Foster received the win as she went
five innings allowing two runs. Senior Nicole Anderson came in the
game and captured the save opportunity, as she preserved a 3-2
victory.
The Tars (12-1, 2-0 SSC) jumped out to a one run lead quickly in
the second inning as Jamie Rausch homered to left field. Rausch is
tied for the team lead in home runs with three on the season. The
home run was the only run of the inning and of the game until the
Tars struck again in the fifth.
The fifth inning saw Rollins post two more runs as Morgan Frost
reached on an error and this was lifted for the pinch runner Kaycie
Bevis. Rachael Foster laid down a sacrifice bunt allowing Bevis to
advance to second. This brought Monica Meadows up to the plate with
two outs. Meadows took the Ashley Urbanik offering over the center
field fence collecting two RBI's.
Foster improved to 5-1 on the year, allowing two run on three hits
and two walks to go along with her eight strikeouts. Ashley Urbanik
suffered the loss for Saint Leo, allowing three runs on four hits
with five walks and nine strikeouts.
Monica Meadows went 1-4 with two RBI's to lead the Rollins offense.
Jamie Rausch went 2-3 with one RBI to give the Tars all the offense
they would need to secure the victory.
Saint Leo answered in the sixth inning scoring two runs to cut the
lead to one. Elysha Agen led the inning with a double to left
field. This brought up Tiffanie Harvey, who also came up with a
double to right field allowing Agen to score from second. This
prompted a pitching change as Rollins brought in Nicole Anderson
for the save opportunity. Ashley Urbanik singled to move Harvey
over to third and in scoring position. Ally Maddox then came up and
reached on a throwing error by Rachel Almengual allowing Harvey to
score from third. The inning would end with Saint Leo scoring two
runs.
The bottom half of the seventh inning saw Saint Leo threaten as
Amber Martyn reached on a single. The Lions would go down on a
strikeout, groundout, and line out to end the game.
Game two of the doubleheader saw the Tars take a 1-0 lead into the
bottom of the seventh only to see it evaporate quickly on a three
run home run by Brittany Yates.
The Tars struck first on the scoreboard as Rollins posted one run
in the first inning. Monica Meadows drew a leadoff walk to start
the inning. Rachael Foster also reached base on a throwing error on
Tatiana Casis to give Rollins runners on first and second.
Christine Roser also reached base on a fielder's choice as Foster
was thrown out at second, moving Meadows to third with Roser on
first. Roser would then steal second base putting two runners in
scoring position for the Tars. Missy Thogmartin colledted the RBI
as she drove in Meadows with a sacrifice fly to right field. Roser
moved to third on the play and the inning would end with Jamie
Rausch going down on strikes.
No scoring took place by either side until the bottom of the
seventh as Saint Leo tacked three runs on the board to win the
game. The Lions got things going with two singles to start the
inning and this would give Casis a chance with runners in scoring
position. She capitalized on her chance as she took the offering
from Nicole Anderson over the center field fence, as the walk off
home run ended the game.
Nicole Anderson fell to 7-1 on the season, but still holds a 1.01
ERA and 79 strikeouts in 55 and two thirds innings of work. The
Tars fell to 12-2 overall and 2-1 in SSC play with the loss.
Rollins will travel home to host Salem International March 1 at 6
p.m. at Lake Island Park. Fans can catch all the action live on the
Citizens Bank of Florida Tars Sports Network at
RollinsSports.com.
