BOCA RATON, Fla. (April 1, 2010)-
The Rollins softball team collected another valuable conference
victory against the Lynn University Fighting Knights, Thursday
afternoon, by a score of 5-0. With the victory Rollins improves to
27-4 on the season and 6-1 in conference play. Meanwhile, Lynn
falls to 17-20 overall and 1-6 in conference play.
The Tars struck on the scoreboard first in the third inning as Amber
Pederson reached base on a walk by Lynn's pitcher Callie
Darlin. Christine Roser was due up
next and grounded out, but that would allow Pederson to move to
second on the play. The dynamic hitting Krista Rodden ripped an
RBI single through the middle that drove in Amber Pederson.
That would be the only run the Tars would need to score in order to
capture the victory. Pederson now leads the conference with 39 runs
scored followed by her teammate Roser with 38.
Freshmen pitcher Kirsten
Frame continued to show her dominance in the circle as she held
the top two hitters in the conference in Katrina Lavadan and
Brittany Gross to a quiet game. The two combined to go 2-for-6.
With the victory Frame improves to 19-2 on the season and also owns
19 complete games in her first season with the Tars.
The Fighting Knights hung tough all day long as freshmen pitcher,
Darlin limited the Tars scoring chances. Darlin falls to 5-12 on
the season with the loss today.
The Tars would post four more runs to secure the victory and put it
out of reach. Rodden drove in two runs, while Meredith Foster and
Lauren
Caldwell each collected an RBI.
Rollins will look to complete the series with doubleheader action,
Friday, Apr. 2 against the Lynn Fighting Knights at 1 p.m. at the
McCusker Sports Complex.
Fans be sure to check out RollinsSports.com for all the latest news
and updates on Rollins Softball. Remember if you can't be at the
game to look for live in-game statistics and audio broadcasts for
most games.
