WINTER PARK, FLA. (February 29, 2020) – Rollins remained white hot and undefeated on the season, sweeping Barry in a Sunshine State Conference doubleheader on Saturday afternoon.
The Tars trounced the Bucs 10-2 in five innings to open the day and shutout Barry 5-0 in the series finale. Rollins outscored Barry 16-2 in the three games.
The Tars moved to 17-0 (9-0 SSC) on the year and set a new mark for consecutive wins, eclipsing a 15-game winning streak in 2015.
Barry drops to 8-15, 1-8 in conference.
Recap: Rollins 10, Barry 2
Ali Shenefield notched her seventh victory of the season, surrendering four hits and allowing two late runs to pick up the win. She threw in five innings with eight strikeouts and just two walks.
Chelsea Peace swung the big bat, going 3-3 with two RBIs and a double. Reagan Raley went 2-3 with two runs and one RBI while Ashley Troutman hit 1-3, with two runs, three RBIs and a home run.
Rollins wasted no time in scoring, hanging five runs in both the second and third innings. Taylor Waters knocked in Tyler Jo Colby to start the scoring and Ashley Worrell drew a bases loaded walk to make it 2-0. Peace and Talia Kentoffio both followed with RBI singles to put the Tars ahead 5-0.
Raley brought in Colby in the bottom of the third and Troutman cleared the bases with a three-run homer later in the fame to make the score 9-0. Peace's double then scored Worrell to put the Tars ahead by an even 10-0.
Barry got two in the fifth on a Michelle Roldan double, but Shenefield shut the Bucs down the rest of the way.
RECAP: Rollins 5, Barry 0
Ashley Worrell capped the weekend by throwing her second gem of the series, picking up her 10th win of the year. She punched six strikeouts and scattered five hits while not allowing a run.
The Tars bats continued to stay hot as Peace went 1-3 with one run, two RBIs and a deep homer. Lindsay Gehring batted 1-3, one run, one RBI, and a dinger of her own.
Rollins started the game with scoring two runs in the bottom of the first. Peace provided the fireworks and hit a two run home run that pushed Troutman across the plate for a 2-0 lead.
An inning later, Cynthia Whitty laid down a bunt single and Grimanelis scored on the throw.
Gehring's homer in the third brought the score to 4-0 in the third and Rollins plated another in the fifth on an error to lead the win.
The Tars are back on short rest, taking the field Monday, March 2 for a double header against Wilmington (Del.) First pitch is at 5 p.m. For the latest news, updates, and information on the Rollins softball team, fans can visit RollinsSports.com. Fans can also stay up-to-date on the latest #TARnation news by following Rollins Sports on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
