Augustana University Athletics

Box Score - Game 1

Box Score - Game 2

For the second day in a row, the Augustana softball team faced dominant pitching in a pair of losses to Rollins College Monday night in Winter Park, Fla.

Augustana dropped the first game 1-0 and lost the lead in a 3-2 loss in the second to drop to 5-14 overall this season. The Tars are now 30-4 this season and are on a 6-game winning streak.

Game 1
In the first game of the doubleheader, Augustana could not help out starting pitcher Kelly Ottis in a 1-0 loss, as the Tars starting pitcher Nicole Anderson dominated the Vikings batters.

Ottis (1-4) gave up just 1 earned run on 4 hits in 6 innings for Augie, but she was outdone by Anderson (15-3) who threw a complete game shutout, which included 15 strikeouts.

Anderson gave up the first and only hit to Augie when Elizabeth Murray led off the top of the third inning with a single.

Ottis held her own for 5.0 innings, before giving up a leadoff home run to Kristina Holland to score the only run of the game in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Game 2 
For the second consecutive game, Augie turn pitching turned in a solid performance, but Rollins College had just enough to take a one run ball game.

Britt Stewart was the starting pitcher for Augie and finished the game giving up 3 runs on 5 hits in 6 innings, while striking out 3 batters. Rollins College starting pitcher Rachael Foster (12-1) held on for 7 innings, giving up 2 runs on 3 hits, while striking out 14 batters.

The Vikings got on the board for the first time in the doubleheader when Stewart hit a home run over the center field fence in the top of the second inning.

Augie kept things going in the next inning when Taylor Kapsch led off with a double and advance to third on a sacrifice bunt from Kayla Henke.

Then with two down, Ally Rutherford came through with a clutch single to make it a 2-0 game. 

But just as the Vikings had momentum in its favor, the Tars drew even in the bottom of the fifth inning when Rachel Almengual connected on a home run to lead off the inning. Rollins College then tied the game up on an infield ground ball, as the runner from third base advanced home.