WINTER PARK, Fla. (April 2, 2011)- The Rollins
softball team captured a huge win against the twelfth ranked
University of Tampa Spartans, Saturday afternoon, 3-2. Rollins
improves to 33-1 on the season and still maintains a perfect
conference mark at 10-0. Tampa falls to 10-3 in conference play
with a doubleheader scheduled for tomorrow starting at noon.
Each team was held in check by the opposing pitching staffs,
with neither team able to scratch any runs across. Rollins and
Tampa threatened multiple times, but Hope
Bitzer and Deanna Henriott shut down the chances.
The Spartans struck first on the scoreboard tallying two runs in
the sixth inning as Elizabeth Milhan and Brittany Joseph picked up
the RBIs for the Spartans. Bitzer was able to get out of the inning
with only allowing two runs after the Spartans were able to load
the bases.
Rollins came right back in the bottom half of the inning to
score a run to cut the deficit in half after a catch and carry was
called that allowed the Tars to score Brittney
Pumpelly after Jessica
Moreland was called out on the play.
Bitzer shutdown the Spartans in the seventh inning to give her
team a chance to win the game in the bottom half of the seventh.
After Meredith
Foster reached on a leadoff single and then advanced to second
on a fielding error the Tars had a runner in scoring position with
no outs. Veronica
Alred took a pitch from Henriott deep to left center field over
the fence to win the game for the Tars.
Bitzer allowed five hits and two runs, while striking out 11
batters en route to her 14th victory.
Rollins will finish the series up with a doubleheader starting
at noon tomorrow from Lake Island Park.
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information on Rollins athletics.
