WINTER PARK, Fla. (February 27, 2022) – The Rollins softball team split a doubleheader with Wilmington on Sunday, falling in the first game by a score of 4-0 before roaring back for an 11-1 win in five innings in game two. With the split, the Tars are now 5-3 on the season, while the Wildcats are 1-1.
GAME 1 – WU 4, RC 0
Lexi Moore was 2-for-3 with a double, while
Raiven Bryant and
Ashley Troutman also went 2-for-3.
Ashley Worrell (2-2) took the loss, going all seven innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on nine hits, walking three and striking out seven.
Lexi Moore (from Wilmington, no relation) went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, and a run scored to lead the Wildcats. Tristyn Stewart was 1-for-4 with an RBI and Taylor Gillis was 2-for-3 with a run scored. Kylee Gunkel (1-0) got the win, tossing a complete game shutout, scattering eight hits with no walks and three strikeouts.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Seventh Inning
- Neither side put up much of an offensive threat until the seventh.
- The Wildcats strung together three straight singles with one out to load the bases.
- Moore then delivered a double to left-center that scored two; a third run came home on a throwing error to make it 3-0.
- Stewart followed up with an infield single to score Moore, giving Wilmington a 4-0 lead.
- The Tars could only manage a two-out single in the seventh as the Wildcats closed the door on a 4-0 win.
GAME 2 – RC 11, WU 1 (5 innings)
Bryant went 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs scored, and four RBIs in game two.
Tyler Jo Colby was 2-for-4 with a double, home run, run scored, and four RBIs, while Worrell was 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
Chelsea Peace finished 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs, and Troutman went 1-for-1 with two walks, two runs scored, and an RBI.
Emily MacMullen (3-1) earned the complete game win, allowing one run on two hits with a walk and six strikeouts.
Stewart went 1-for-2 with an RBI for the Wildcats in game two and Adriana Bueno was 1-for-2 with a stolen base. Haley Downin (0-1) took the loss, surrendering six runs on five hits and two walks in 2.2 innings of work.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Third Inning
- The Wildcats got a leadoff runner via a hit-by-pitch.
- Two batters later, Bueno singled to move that runner to third.
- After Bueno stole second and Gillis walked, Wilmington had the bases loaded with one out.
- Two batters later, Stewart singled to left to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead.
- The Tars immediately responded, scoring six times in the bottom of the inning.
- Grace Germer led off with a base hit and two batters later Troutman drew a walk.
- Bryant then drilled a three-run shot to dead center, putting Rollins up 3-1.
- After Chelsea Peace got on with a bunt single, Worrell singled up the middle.
- Two batters later, Colby connected for a three-run home run to make it a 6-1 game.
Fourth Inning
- Germer led off by drawing a walk and Moore followed with a single to move Germer to second.
- Troutman then ripped a single down the left field line to sore Germer; Moore was thrown out at the plate, but Troutman moved all the way to third on the play.
- Bryant hit a 1-1 pitch to right for a base hit to score Troutman, increasing the lead to 8-1.
- Chelsea Peach followed that with a two-run homer to right-center, making it a 10-1 game
- Worrell then singled and two batters later she came around to score on a Colby double, giving Rollins a commanding 11-1 lead.
Fifth Inning
- The Wildcats put two on in the fifth, both via hit-by-pitches, but couldn't push across any runs, giving Rollins the 11-1 win after five innings via the eight-run rule.
UP NEXT:
The Tars are back at home on Tuesday, March 1, when they host No. 20 Georgian Court in a doubleheader. The first game is slated for a 6 p.m. first pitch.
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