SAVANNAH, Ga. (Feb. 21, 2015) The Rollins
softball team took both games Saturday afternoon in Savannah, Ga.,
winning 9-1 over Newberry and 7-3 over Armstrong State. Hailee
Keisling was 5-8 with a pair of doubles, a triple, and three
RBIs.
Rollins was in control early in the matchup against Newberry Tiffany
Osmanski helped her own cause in the circle in the first inning
by blasting a two run homer over the center field fence. Sid
Masso started the third inning with a single to center field
and scored on Keisling's double to left center. Keisling advanced
to third on an error by the left fielder and scored on Courtney
Durbin's sacrifice bunt.
The Tars loaded the bases in the fourth and were able to plate
three more runs to push the score at 7-0. The Wolves got one back
in the bottom of the fourth on a solo home run.
Hali
Marshall knocked in another run with a pinch-hit single in the
fifth and Rose
Stevens led off the sixth with a single and scored on a
Keisling single to set the final score at 9-1.
Osmanski tossed a gem in the circle, allowing one run on four
hits while striking out three.
The second game of the day against Armstrong State was a back
and forth affair. Rollins had a two run lead after its first two
batters stepped to the plate. Keisling led off with a slicing
double down the left field line and Brittany
Johnson followed with her first home run of the season.
Armstrong matched the feat with the leadoff batter getting aboard
and the second batter, Alexis Mercer, adding a home run of her
own.
Armstrong added a run in the bottom of the second but Rollins
rallied back to tie the game 3-3 in the fourth. Chelsea
Reed ended up on third after hitting a single that was
misplayed by the right fielder. She later scored on Fogle's
groundout.
Rollins took the lead in the top of the fifth at 4-3 after
Keisling led off with a two-strike opposite-field triple and was
singled home two batters later by Durbin. Rollins added another run
in the sixth on a Chelsea
Reed solo home run and another two in the seventh on RBI
singles by Hannah
Horwath and Reed. Rollins held the Pirates scoreless in the
bottom of the seventh to preserve the 7-3 victory.
Fogle (4-0) pitched all seven innings, earning the win by
holding Armstrong to three runs on eight hits. The junior also
racked up four strikeouts.
Chelsea
Reed was 4-6 on the day with a home run, two RBIs, and three
runs scored.
Rollins continues the Pirate Classic III tomorrow with games
against Newberry (10 a.m.) and Armstrong (12 p.m.)
