LAKELAND, Fla. (May 3, 2024) – The 19th-ranked Rollins softball team took the first game of a three-game set at Florida Southern on Friday, winning the opener, 6-0. The Tars are now 36-11, 19-9 in SSC games, while the Mocs fall to 16-33 overall, 8-20 in conference play.
Grace Germer went 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored, an RBI, and a stolen base, while Claire Long was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base. Ashley Worrell (21-5) got the complete game shutout, allowing just two hits and three walks with five strikeouts.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Third Inning
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Long opened the third inning with a single and moved to second when Hayley Lazo was hit by a pitch.
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After Kaeli Zahradnik laid down a sacrifice bunt to move both runners up, Germer delivered an RBI single to score Long with the first run of the game.
Fifth Inning
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Long started off the fifth by reaching on an error and then promptly stealing second.
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Chloe Bauer reached on a pinch-hit bunt single that moved Long to third, and Bauer also immediately stole second.
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Zahradnik then ripped a double to plate both runners to make it 3-0 Tars.
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Germer followed that with a bunt single to push Zahradnik to third, and Germer then took advantage and stole second base.
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Taylor Waters kept the train moving with a two-run double to push the lead to 5-0.
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Following a pitching change, Brie Michelli singled, moving Waters to third, and Michelli then stole second.
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Following a walk to Worrell, Sarah Young singled home Waters to increase the lead to 6-0.
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Young then promptly stole second base, marking the fifth steal of the inning for Rollins.
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The Tars then loaded the bases with one out, but FSC was able to prevent any further damage.
Seventh Inning
UP NEXT:
These same two teams will be back at it tomorrow, playing a doubleheader that is set to begin at 6 p.m.
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