WINTER PARK, Fla. (March 12, 2023) – The Rollins softball team extended its winning streak to nine games with its fourth consecutive doubleheader sweep on Sunday, defeating Mercy College 8-0 in six innings before taking the finale, 5-1. The wins put the Tars at 15-9 overall, while the Mavericks fall to 1-13.
Game 1 – Rollins 8, Mercy 0 (6 inn.)
Six players registered at least one hit and one run scored for Rollins, led by
Ashley Troutman, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI, two runs scored, and two stolen bases.
Brie Michellie was 3-for-3 with a run scored and
Grace Germer finished 1-for-2 with two runs scored and four steals.
Emily MacMullen (8-6) got the win, tossing a six-inning complete game shutout, allowing six hits and no walks while striking out four.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
First Inning
- Troutman opened the first with a bunt single and took second on a wild throw from the pitcher before moving to third on a wild pitch.
- After Germer was hit by a pitch and stole second, both runners advanced 60 feet on another wild pitch, which plated Troutman.
- Claire Long then drew a walk, and on a fake stolen base attempt by Long, Germer was able to score on a steal of home, doubling the lead to 2-0.
Third Inning
- Germer got on base with a one-out bunt single in the third and promptly stole two bases.
- Two batters later, Taylor Waters delivered a sacrifice fly to score Germer, making it a 3-0 game.
Fourth Inning
- Michelli got the fourth inning started with a base hit, and Sarah Young followed that with an infield single.
- After a sacrifice bunt from Emma Gipple, Morgan Lebeda lifted a sacrifice fly to score Michelli.
- Troutman followed up with a base hit to score Young, increasing the lead to 5-0.
Fifth Inning
- Long opened the fifth with a single, and two batters later Jaden Walker launched a two-run home run to left to make it a 7-0 game.
Sixth Inning
- Troutman led off the bottom of the sixth with a solid single through the left side of the infield.
- On the next pitch, Troutman took off for second; the throw from the catcher sailed into center field, allowing Troutman to race to third; the center fielder tried to cut her down at third but that throw was also errant, allowing Troutman to score the game-ending run, giving Rollins an 8-0 run-rule win.
Game 2 – Rollins 7, Post 2
In game two, Troutman went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, two runs scored, and two RBIs, while Germer was 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored, an RBI, and three steals. Waters finished 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI and Gipple was 1-for-2 with a walk and a run scored.
Taylor Hartman (3-0) got the win, giving up one run on two hits in 6.2 innings of work, walking one and striking out four.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
First Inning
- Mercy used a single, stolen base, sacrifice bunt, and RBI groundout to get on the board in the top of the first.
- Troutman wasted no time getting that run back, hitting a leadoff home run in the bottom half to tie the game at one.
Fifth Inning
- The Tars finally untied it in the fifth to take their first lead of the game.
- Germer led off with a bunt single and then stole second and third.
- Two batters later, Waters allowed her to score easily on a triple to the right field corner, putting Rollins up, 2-1.
Sixth Inning
- A one-out walk to Gipple sparked a three-run rally for Rollins in the sixth.
- Troutman followed with a laser of a double to left-center, scoring Gipple.
- Germer then launched a ground-rule double that hopped over the right-center field wall, scoring Troutman.
- During the next at-bat, Germer stole third and came home to score on an errant throw by the catcher, giving Rollins a commanding 5-1 lead.
Seventh Inning
- Hartman took care of the first two hitters in the seventh and Lebeda came on in relief to strike out the final batter.
UP NEXT:
The Tars will be back on the field on Wednesday, March 15, when they host Bloomsburg in another non-conference doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m.
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