WINTER PARK, Fla. (March 9, 2022) – The Rollins softball team earned a doubleheader split with eighth-ranked Augustana (S.D.) on Wednesday, falling in the first game, 3-1, before coming back to take game two, 7-1. The split puts the Tars at 11-4 on the season, while the Vikings move to 7-4.
Game 1 – Augustana 3, Rollins 1
Ashley Worrell finished game one 2-for-3 with a double, while
Chelsea Peace was 2-for-3 with a run scored and
Taylor Waters was 1-for-3 with an RBI. Worrell (4-2) also pitched a complete game and took the loss, giving up three runs on six hits, striking out four and walking none.
Gracey Brink went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs to lead the Vikings, while Torri Chute was 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Askley Mickschl (1-1) got the win, giving up a run on five hits in five innings, walking one and striking out one. Olivia Hazelbaker collected her first save, tossing two shutout innings, surrendering two hits and a walk without recording a strikeout.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Second Inning
- The Vikings got on the board first on a two-out RBI double from Brink that scored Chute.
Fourth Inning
- Bring made it 3-0 Augustana with a two-run single in the fourth.
- Waters singled home Chelsea Peace with two outs in the bottom of the inning to make it a 3-1 game.
Seventh Inning
- The Tars got the leadoff batter on base but she was quickly erased on a double play, and the Vikings held on for a 3-1 win.
Game 2 – Rollins 7, Augustana 1
Chelsea Peace led the way offensively, going 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, a stolen base, a run scored, and two RBIs.
Tristin Peace went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run while
Raiven Bryant went 1-for-2 with a walk, two runs scored, and an RBI.
Grace Germer finished 2-for-2 with a stolen base and a run scored.
Emily MacMullen (7-1) pitched a complete game to earn the win, giving up one run on two hits, walking two and striking out six.
Delaney Young went 1-for-1 with a walk and an RBI for the Vikins, while Liz Dierks was 1-for-3. Amber Elliott (3-1) took the loss, giving up two runs on two hits in three innins, walking two and striking out one.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
First Inning
- Augustana got on the board first on an RBI single from Young that scored Mary Pardo.
- The Vikings then had the bases loaded with nobody out, but MacMullen was able to strike out the next three batters to limit the damage to one run.
Third Inning
- Germer led off the third with an infield single and promptly stole second.
- Two batters later, Bryant bunted Germer home with a successful sacrifice; she also reached base because the Vikings tried to cut down Germer at home unsuccessfully.
- Two pitched later, Chelsea Peace roped a double to left-center to put runners on second and third.
- Worrell then hit a sac fly to score Bryant, giving the Tars a 2-1 lead.
Fifth Inning
- The Peace sisters helped break the game open in the fifth.
- Chelsea Peace hit a two-run homer to center field with two outs, increasing the lead to 4-1.
- Three batters later, Tristin Peace connected for a three-run shot to left-center, making it a 7-1 game.
Seventh Inning
- Augustana could mount much of a threat the rest of the game as MacMullen nailed down the complete game win.
UP NEXT:
The Tars will host West Chester on Saturday, March 12, in a doubleheader that is set to begin at 12 p.m.
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