FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (March 30, 2009)-
The Rollins softball team picked up a victory and dropped one
game to Nova as the teams completed doubleheader action Monday
afternoon, 5-0 and 2-7.
Game one of the doubleheader saw the Tars jump out to the early
lead as they posted runs in the second and third inning to gain a
2-0 advantage. Rollins also posted runs in the sixth and seventh to
round out the scoring.
Offensively the Tars relied on the hot bat of Christine
Roser, as she went 4-for-4 with two homeruns and three RBIs.
Also collecting an RBI for the Tars was Monica
Meadows. The Tars posted 10 hits against Dani Caron.
Rachael
Foster picked up the win as she improved to 13-1 on the season
and drops her ERA to 0.63. Foster went seven innings and allowed
four hits and collected eight strikeouts.
With the win Rollins improves to 31-5 on the season and 4-4 in
Sunshine State Conference play.
Game two of the doubleheader saw the Tars dig a deep hole they
could not get out of. Two errors in the first inning allowed Nova
to put four runs on the scoreboard in the first inning. Defensively
the Tars committed three errors on the afternoon, which cost them
four runs on the day.
Rachael
Foster and Kristina
Holland led the way as they each went 2-for-3 on the afternoon.
The lone runs came from the bat of Christine
Roser as she belted a two homerun to left field in the sixth
inning. The two runs were not enough to get the Tars back into the
game as the lead was only cut to five.
With the loss Nicole
Anderson falls to 15-5 on the season and now hold a 0.93 ERA.
Anderson pitched strong as she only allowed three earned runs. With
the loss the Tars fall to 31-6 on the season and 4-5 in conference
play.
The Tars will return home to face the Lynn Fighting Knights April 3
at 7 p.m. at Lake Island Park.
Fans remember to check out RollinsSports.com to stay current with
the latest news and information. Also look for live in-game
statistics and audio broadcasts for many of the games this
season.
