Rollins will welcome Oakland City Tuesday, followed by Albany
State Wednesday, to MLK Park for a pair of games each day. 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:
Tuesday - No. 18 Rollins (24-4, 9-3 SSC) vs. Oakland City
(2-6)
Wednesday - No. 18 Rollins (24-4, 9-3 SSC) vs. Albany State
(7-13, 5-0 SIAC)
WHEN:
Rollins vs. Oakland City - Tuesday - March 24, 2015 - 6
p.m. and 8 p.m.
Rollins vs. Albany State - Wednesday - March 25, 2015 -
5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
WHERE:
MLK Park - Winter Park, Fla.
425 Harper Street, Winter Park, FL 32789
ROLLINS AT A GLANCE: Rollins (24-4, 9-3 SSC) is
coming off a three game SSC sweep of Eckerd in St. Pete this past
weekend. The Tars outscored the Tritons 27-7 in the series. The
Tars middle infielders stayed hot at the plate all series long.
Second baseman Brittany
Johnson went 7-10 at the plate with six RBIs and shortstop Jule
Kranz wasn't far behind at 6-10 with six runs scored.
Rollins is the ninth-best hitting team (.356) in Division II led
by the reigning SSC Player of the Week sophomore Hailee
Keisling (.518 b/avg). Over the course of the five games last
week, Keisling went 13-for-21 (.619) with eight RBI's, six runs,
and no strikeouts, including the first five-hit performance in Tars
history.
Junior Niki
Fogle (19-4) is tied for the most wins in the nation and
anchors the Tars pitching staff with a 1.60 ERA. The
Tennessee-native has notched 126 strikeouts in 140.1 innings
pitched this season. Tiffany
Osmanski is a perfect 5-0 on the year with a 1.43 ERA.
OAKLAND CITY AT A GLANCE: The Oaks (2-6) are
just beginning their 2015 campaign, with their best performances
coming in wins over Brescia 9-8 and 8-4. OCU is led offensively by
Kiersten Atkinson (.409) and Bailey Gilbert (.348) with each
driving in a team-best four RBIs. Amanda Schmitt (1-3, 2.92 ERA)
has tossed the most innings for the Oaks (24.0) and racked up the
most strikeouts (11).
Oakland City University is a coeducational, small-town, urban,
private university in Oakland City in eastern Gibson County, about
25 miles (40 km) north and slightly east of Evansville in
Southwestern Indiana, United States. The Oaks are NCAA DII
independents and members of the NCCAA Division I Midwest
region.
ALBANY STATE AT A GLANCE: Albany State (7-13,
5-0 SIAC) swept SIAC-foe Claflin over the weekend in a three game
set before dropping two games to Georgia College on Monday. The
Lady Rams travel south to take on Nova Southeastern Tuesday before
squaring off against the Tars Wednesday.
The Golden Rams lead the SIAC in fielding percentage (.965)
while ranking second in ERA (3.38) and third in home runs
(.71/game). Ambrionna Atkism leads the squad with a .392 batting
average while Toni Coleman has jacked a team-best four home runs.
Alexa Lopez leads Albany State with three victories in the circle
and 51 innings pitched. Chelsea Hicks checks in with a the lowest
ERA on the squad at 1.75.
PAST MATCHUPS: The Tars have never previously
faced the Oaks. Rollins beat Albany State four times last season,
twice in Albany - 9-0 and 2-0 - and twice in Winter Park - 9-3 and
6-1.
NEXT UP FOR ROLLINS: The Tars will travel south
to Miami Shores for a three game series against SSC-leading Barry
next Saturday and Sunday. The single game on Saturday night will
begin at 6 p.m. while the doubleheader on Sunday is set for a noon
start.
