WINTER PARK, Fla. (March 11, 2025) – The Rollins softball team swept a doubleheader with visiting Caldwell on Tuesday, winning 2-0 and 9-1 in five innings. The Tars are now 18-5 on the year, while the Cougars drop to 0-7.
Game 1 – Rollins 2, Caldwell 0
Brianna Perantoni went 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI while
Brie Michelli was 2-for-3 with a double.
Reese Twiggs (7-0) was nearly unhittable in the circle, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out five in a complete game shutout.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
First Inning
- Perantoni led off the home half of the first with a base hit and moved to second on a wild pitch.
- Brooke Theisen then laced a double to score Perantoni with the first run of the game.
Second Inning
- Kaeli Zahradnik reached on a one-out single and moved to second on the play as Rachel Matthiesen was thrown out trying to advance to third.
- Perantoni followed with a base hit up the middle that scored Zahradnik, making it a 2-0 game.
Seventh Inning
- Twiggs didn't need any more run support, as she held the Cougars hitless until the seventh inning.
- Caldwell did break up the no-hitter with a leadoff single in the seventh, but Twiggs set down the next three batters in order to preserve the 2-0 shutout.
Game 2 – Rollins 9, Caldwell 1 (5 innings)
In the second game, Perantoni was 4-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBIs, and two runs scored, while Theisen was 2-for-2 with a stolen base, three RBIs, and a run scored.
Camila Leon-Blanco (5-0) gave up one run on five hits in four innings of work, striking out five.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
First Inning
- Perantoni again led off with a base hit, and Theisen followed with a single to put two on with no outs.
- Two batters later, Madi Carr doubled to score both runners, putting the Tars up 2-0.
Second Inning
- Rachel Matthiesen, Emma Gipple, and Perantoni recorded three straight singles to load the bases with one out in the second.
- Theisen knocked in Matthiesen with a sacrifice fly to make it 3-0.
Third Inning
- After Caldwell got on the board in the top of the third, the Tars answered back in the home half.
- Jenna Borkey reached on a bunt single and stole second.
- Two batters later, Borkey stole third and scored on a throwing error by the catcher, pushing the lead to 4-1.
Fourth Inning
- Gipple led off the fourth with an infield single, and pinch runner Lucy McLogan immediately stole second.
- Perantoni then singled, moving McLogan to third, and Perantoni wasted no time swiping second.
- Theisen delivered her second sacrifice fly of the game, scoring McLogan and moving Perantoni to third.
- Two pitches late, Perantoni scampered home on a wild pitch to make it 6-1 Tars.
Fifth Inning
- Chloe Bauer led off the fifth with a pinch-hit bunt single, and Cambrie Todd then pinch hit and singled to move Bauer to second.
- Two batters later, Taylor Hartman drew a pinch-hit walk to load the bases.
- Grace Germer came back in the game to run for Todd and Monica Kading came off the bench to run for Hartman.
- Perantoni laced a single to center to score both Bauer and Germer, putting the lead at 8-1, just one run away from a run-rule win.
- Theisen put the game away with a long single to left, scoring Kading with the walk-off run.
UP NEXT:
The Tars will get back into SSC play this weekend as they travel to Fort Lauderdale to face Nova Southeastern in a three-game series. The series gets underway on Friday, March 14th at 6 p.m.
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