Rollins will welcome Central Missouri to MLK Park for a pair of
games Monday evening. These games will mark the first-ever meetings
between these two softball programs. Fans who can't make it to the
games can listen to the free audio stream and follow live stats
through links on RollinsSports.com.
WHAT:
No. 15 Rollins (20-3, 6-3 SSC) vs. Central Missouri (14-5)
WHEN:
Monday - March 16, 2015 - 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
WHERE:
MLK Park - Winter Park, Fla.
425 Harper Street, Winter Park, FL 32789
ROLLINS AT A GLANCE: Rollins (20-3, 6-3 SSC) is
coming off a 7-2 win in the final game a three-game series verses
Tampa. Tiffany
Osmanski and Niki
Fogle combined for the victory. Osmanski and Brittany
Johnson smashed home runs in the contest.
Niki
Fogle (15-3) anchors the Tars pitching staff with a 1.29 ERA.
The junior has already tossed three shutouts this year and racked
up 97 strikeouts. Tiffany
Osmanski is a perfect 5-0 on the year with a 1.43 ERA.
Rollins leads the Sunshine State Conference with a .346 team
batting average and ranks second with a 1.56 team ERA. Sophomore Hailee
Keisling continues to lead the SSC in on-base percentage (.566)
and has the fifth-most doubles (5) in the conference.
Head Coach Michelle
Frew notched her 800th career victory with the 10-0
win over St. Thomas Aquinas last Tuesday and currently stands just
17 victories away from her 700th win at Rollins. Her
overall career record stands at 802-358.
CENTRAL MISSOURI AT A GLANCE: Central Missouri
(14-5) is riding a 10-game win streak, the program's longest run
since 2011 when they notched 11 victories in a row. With the two
games tonight, the Jennies will have played eight games in the
state of Florida in the past four days, previously securing
victories over Minot State, Urbana, Northwood, SW Minnesota State,
and Sioux Falls.
Central Missouri is batting .293 as a team with Lauren Mabe
leading the pack with a .422 batting average and a .711 slugging
percentage. Lindsey Dawson and Jakki Prater own batting averages of
.370 and .317 respectively and have each driven in 14 runs this
year.
The Jennies trot out a trio of pitchers with Jessica Wilkes
(3-0), Jakki Prater (5-2), and Katie Shockley (4-3) each seeing
innings in the circle. Shockley leads the team in starts and
appearances (9) while Prater boasts the most innings (53) and
strikeouts (48).
PAST MATCHUPS: The Tars and Jennies have never
previously faced each other.
NEXT UP FOR ROLLINS: The Tars will travel to
St. Petersburg this weekend for a three-game conference clash with
Eckerd. The matchup on Friday is slated for 7 p.m. while the
doubleheader on Saturday is set for a 1 p.m. first toss.
