FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (February 28, 2015) The
Rollins softball team continued its hot start to open 2015, picking
up a pair of victories over SSC opponent Nova Southeastern to
extend its record to a program-best 12 victories to open the
season. Niki
Fogle (8-0) picked up two wins today, tossing all 14 innings
while shutting out the Sharks 4-0 in Game 1 and holding NSU to a
pair of earned runs in the 5-3 second contest.
Saturday's games were the first SSC games of the year for both
teams. Rollins extends its overall record to 12-0 (2-0 SSC) while
Nova Southeastern drops to 8-7 (0-2 SSC).
Hannah
Horwath had her best day in a Tar uniform at the plate
Saturday, going a combined 4-5 with a pair of RBIs.
After a lightning delayed the start of the games both teams
battled the rain, failing to make a breakthrough until the fourth
inning. Jule
Kranz started the rally with a one-out walk followed by Rose
Stevens single to shortstop. After Hailee
Keisling moved the runners over, Hali
Marshall knocked both runners home with a double to deep left
center.
Rollins would add another pair in the fifth frame to push the
score to 4-0 with back-to-back-to-back double by Chelsea
Reed, Horwath, and Brittany
Johnson. Fogle shut down the Sharks the rest of the way to
preserve her second shutout of the year.
After Nova took a two run advantage in the first inning, Rollins
responded to tie the game in the fourth. Reed and Horwath led off
the inning with a pair of walks and advanced into scoring position
on a wild pitch. Johnson drove in the first run with a sac fly to
left and Sid
Masso followed with a single up the middle to score
pinch-runner Bailey
Miller.
Rollins would take the lead for good in the fifth, scoring three
more by stringing together singles by Courtney
Durbin, Reed, Horwath, and Johnson. Masso drove in the fifth
and final Tars run with a sac fly to right. NSU scored one unearned
run in the sixth and looked to score more until the shortstop Kranz
made a diving stop deep in the hole and threw out the lead Sharks
runner at home. Fogle again shut down Nova in the seventh to notch
her second victory of the day.
Rollins goes for the season sweep of Nova tomorrow, March 1, in
Ft. Lauderdale. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.
