GREENWOOD, SC (February 8, 2025) - Softball split the final two games of their trip to South Carolina, defeating UNC Pembroke 10-1 and losing to Catawba, 8-5. The Tars now stand at 2-2 on the season.
Rollins 10
UNC Pembroke 1
With the game tied at one each through two innings, Rollins started inflating their lead in the third inning thanks to
Grace Germer. She drove in
Avery Dunn with a triple, and then scored on a wild pitch to make it 3-1.
Claire Long then provided the offense with a home run in the fourth, and a sac fly in the sixth that brought in
Brianna Perantoni.
Emma Gipple also recorded an RBI in the sixth, ripping a single through the left side to plate
Marisa Edevane.
Rollins put a bow on the game with a power display in the seventh.
Jaden Walker drove in three with her moonshot to left, while Edevane launched a solo shot, the first of her career, to make the final of 10-1.
In the circle,
Grace Hautzinger fired the first complete game of her career. In seven innings of work, she scattered five hits and allowed one run. She walked four and struck out five.
Catawba 8
Rollins 5
The Catawba Indians went to work early against Rollins in the Tars' second game of the day. They collected three hits, including a home run, and were also helped with two errors from the Tars to score four runs. Then, in the second, Brianna Gallagher connected on a grand slam to make it 8-0.
Rollins got a pair of runs back in the third when
Brooke Theisen singled up the middle to score Germer and
Kaeli Zahradnik. A third run came across for Rollins when GErmer and Zahradnik executed a double steal, moving the score to 8-3.
The scoring wrapped up in the fifth inning with a
Claire Long RBI single, and an Edevane single that brought home Long.
Rollins had the tying run at the plate in the sixth with two on, but a groundout ended the threat.
Camila Leon-Blanco was solid in her relief appearance, tossing five innings while allowing just one hit and two earned runs.
Next up for the Tars is the SSC opener against Florida Southern. First pitch against the Mocs is scheduled for 6:00 pm from Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Winter Park on Friday, February 14.
