Rollins (6-3-1)
vs
Kentucky State (0-9)
When:
Sunday, February 21 - 12 p.m.
Where:
MLK Park - Winter Park, Fla.
Notes:
The Rollins College softball team welcomes Kentucky State to
Winter Park on Sunday for their home opener. Game one is slated for
12:00 p.m. Fans that can't make it to the games can follow live
stats and the broadcast through links on RollinsSports.com.
ROLLINS AT A GLANCE: Last time out, the
Tars swept both games on Day Two of the ESPN Wide World of Sports
Citrus Classic. The Tars defeated Dominican College (N.Y.) in game
one by the score of 4-1 and recorded a comeback victory in game
two, besting Illinois-Springfield 4-3.
The Tars scored first in game one as Jule
Kranz was able to score Hannah
Horwath from third. The next batter, Brianne
Lint, singled down the right field line scoring Sid
Masso to make it 2-0.
Dominican would get one back in the top of the fourth to pull
without one. Rollins extended the lead in the bottom of the fifth
when Tiffany
Osmanski singled to center scoring Hailee
Keisling and Masso to collect two RBIs and seal the 4-1
victory.
In game two, the Tars were down early as Illinois-Springfield
scored three in the bottom of the first. After a pitching change
for Rollins that saw Niki
Fogle enter the game, the Tars shutdown the Prairie Stars the
rest of the way.
Rollins got two back in the next inning as Chelsea
Reed scored off an error by the first baseman. Fogle helped her
own cause as the White House, Tennessee native doubled to right
center to score Courtney
Durbin.
Small ball would again help the Tars take over the lead as
Osmanski would again single to center field scoring Kranz and
Keisling to secure the 4-3 win.
Head Coach Michelle
Frew enters her 19th season at Rollins. She has led
the Tars to four Sunshine State Conference Titles and boasts a
career record of 772-358, good for a .683 winning percentage.
KENTUCKY STATE AT A GLANCE: Last time out, the
Thorobrettes were swept by Palm Beach Atlantic in a mid-week
matinee. Kentucky State fell to the Sailfish in game one by the
score of 2-1 and then stumbled to a 7-4 loss in game two.
Alysha Sakamura leads the Thorobrettes offensively with a .385
batting average and 7 hits on the year. Tyniesha WIlson is not far
behind as she has a .375 batting averageand has 6 hits.
Cheyenne Carpenter has seen the most innings on the mound (0-4).
The sophomore has a 5.60 ERA in seven innings while allowing 30
hits and 32 runs.
Oscar Downs, Jr. leads the Thorobretts softball program. Last
year he guided Kentucky State to a 21-16 overall record and 16-5 in
the SIAC conference.
NEXT UP FOR ROLLINS: Rollins will open up SSC
play as they travel to Lakeland to take on Florida Southern in a
weekend series. The first pitch is slated for 7:00 p.m on Friday.
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softball team, fans can visit RollinsSports.com. Fans can also
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