WINTER PARK, Fla. (April 13, 2017) - The Tars
and Fighting Knights tangled in a pair of competitive matches,
opening their three game series with a doubleheader split. Lynn
took game one 5-3, in eight innings, while the Tars rebounded to
win game two 6-5 on a walk-off grand slam by Amanda
Guglietta. With the split Rollins moves to 25-21 overall and
7-10 in the Sunshine State Conference. Lynn now sits at 24-17
overall, and 10-7 in conference play.
Rollins was dependent on the long ball for their points in the
two contests. All three of the Tars game one runs came courtesy of
a Chandler
Middlebrook shot. Middlebrook sent another ball over the
fence, her fourth of the season, in game two, scoring Rollins'
second run of the game. Guglietta then accounted for four runs
with her game winning grand slam to straight away center
field.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Game One
· Hailee
Keisling and Sarah
Harrison both got on base to leadoff the bottom of the first
for the Tars, bringing up Chandler
Middlebrook. The junior lifted the ball over the wall, just
past the outstretched glove of the Lynn centerfielder, making the
score 3-0.
· The Fighting Knights started to chip away in the next
frame, using a trio of singles to make the score 3-1 after two
innings.
· Lynn would equalize in the fifth, again scoring with
a procession of singles driving home a pair of runs.
· The game was still locked at 3-3 after seven, but
Lynn struck first in the bonus frames. Karolina Flores and Leanne
Wright starting the inning with back-to-back home runs, giving Lynn
their first lead at 5-3.
· The Tars got two runners on the the bottom of the
eighth, but could not capitalize on the threat.
Game Two
· The Tars again got on the board first. Hailee
Keisling singles up the middle, and scored on a bunt single by
Sarah
Harrison.
· Lynn equalized in the second, then pulled ahead with
a pair of runs in the third. The Fighting Knights chased Rollins'
starter Amanda
Guglietta after 2.2 innings, Sarah
Piening came on in relief, registering the final out of the
frame.
· Lynn extended their lead in the top of the fifth, but
Chandler
Middlebrook kept the Fighting Knights in striking distance,
sending a moon shot over the left field wall.
· Lynn again tried to pull away in the sixth. The
Fighting Knights managed to get one run across, but the Tars also
gunned down a pair of runners at home in the inning.
· Keisling was the first Tar in the seventh, reaching
on a one out single. Middlebrook and Brianne
Lint walked with two outs to load the bases for the freshman
Guglietta. The Miami native quickly got two strikes before fouling
off pitches to stay alive. She then got a pitch she liked driving
the ball over the wall in centerfield, giving the Tars a 6-5
win.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS:
Game One
· Chandler
Middlebrook (3B) - 3-4, HR, 3 RBI, 1 Run
· Karolina Flores (SS) - 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, 1 Run
· Grace
Street - L, CG, 5 Runs, 3 SO
· Francais Olexa - W, CG, 3 Runs, 2 Earned Runs, 2
SO
Game Two
· Amanda
Guglietta - (P/DP) - 1-4, HR, 4 RBI, 1 Run
· Victoria Rios (3B) - 1-3, 2B, 1 RBI, 2 Runs
· Sarah
Piening - W, 4.1 IP, 2 Runs, 2 SO
· Kayla Sheffield - L, CG, 6 Runs, 1
SO
NOTES:
· Amanda
Guglietta's walk-off grand slam was her first homerun as a
Tar
· This was the Tars fourth walk-off victory of the
season.
· Rollins is now 48-17 all-time when facing off with
the Lynn Fighting Knights.
· Chandler
Middlebrook has 12 hits in 11 games in the blue and gold; four
of those 12 hits are homeruns.
· Rollins stretched their conference leading totals,
now Rollins has tallied 30 homeruns and 26 double plays
· Hailee
Keisling is just six hits away moving into third all-time on
the Rollins hit list.
· Michelle
Frew is now 766-322-1 in her 22nd season at the helm
of the Rollins softball program.
NEXT:
Rollins and Lynn will conclude their three game set with a
Friday afternoon matinee. The Tars and Fighting Knights will take
the field field tomorrow, April 14, at 3 p.m.
