WINTER PARK, Fla. (March 14, 2009) -
The Rollins College softball team was swept in doubleheader
action against Florida Southern, Saturday afternoon, 3-2 and
13-1.
With the two losses the Tars fall to 24-4 overall and fall to 3-3
in the Sunshine State Conference, while Florida Southern improves
to 19-6 and 4-2 in the conference. Nicole
Anderson drops to 12-3 on the season as the offense could not
get going against the pitching of Florida Southern.
The first game saw the Tars fall behind 2-0 after the Moccasins
posted two runs. Rollins responded by scoring two runs of its own.
Holland and Almengual were responsible for the runs as they reached
safely on a single and walk, respectively. Christine
Roser and Missy
Thogmartin each collected RBIs as they both reached on
singles.
The game was tied until the Mocs came up to bat in the top half of
the sixth were they posted the winning run as Peggy Alex came
around to score. Alex reached on a double and then moved over on a
wild pitch. Lindsey Powell grounded out to the pitcher to score
Alex from third.
The seventh inning saw both teams stymied by pitching as the Moc
secured the win.
Game two of the doubleheader was one sided as the Moccasins posted
13 runs on 13 hits, while the Tars collected one run on four hits.
The Moccasins scored runs in every inning except the third and
fourth innings. The sixth inning is where the most damage was done
as Florida Southern tallied six runs to put the game away.
The lone run came in the bottom of the seventh as Kristina
Holland came around to score after she reached on a single to
start the inning off.
Nicole
Anderson suffered her third loss of the season on the day as
the Tars could not provide any offense to counter the hot bats of
Florida Southern.
The Tars return to action with a doubleheader scheduled for
Thursday, March 19 against St. Thomas Aquinas starting at 5
p.m.
