WINTER PARK, Fla. – It was a positive start to the day for the No. 8 Augustana softball team in a 3-1 win over Rollins in Winter Park, Florida. However, the second game did not fall in favor of AU in a 7-1 loss.
 
Augustana moves to 7-4 on the seasons while Rollins is 11-4 after Wednesday's contests.
 
Game One: No. 8 Augustana 3, Rollins 1
The Vikings tallied six hits in the contest but were able to scratch three runs across the plate in the 3-1 victory. In the top of the second, Gracey Brink doubled into left center, scoring Torri Chute from second base. Chute had reached base on a single into left field.
 
In the fourth inning, the Vikings plated two runs to take a 3-0 lead. Chute again singled into left field to lead-off the inning. She was pushed to second base when Abby Lien was hit by a pitch. Both Chute and Lien were waiting on second and third base, respectively, when Brink drove in the Vikings' run(s). She singled and advanced to second on the throw.
 
The Tars answered with just a single run in the bottom of the fourth as Ashley Mickschl picked up the win, throwing five innings. Olivia Hazelbaker earned the save with two innings of relief.
 
However, it was Brink's day at the plate with a 2-for-3 batting line and three RBI. She was aided with those RBI by Chute reaching base on a 2-for-3 day. The Vikings also got hits from Mary Pardo and Amanda Dickmeyer.
 
Game Two: Rollins 7, Augustana 1
It was an uncharacteristic fifth inning that doomed the Vikings as the home Tars plated five runs. However, it was the Vikings who struck first.
 
Mary Pardo rounded the bases after being sent to first base on an opening pitch, hit-by-pitch. She advanced to second on a single by Liz Dierks and scored on a Delaney Young single into right field.
 
Rollins answered back in the third inning with a pair of runs with the first coming on a fielder's choice and the second on a sacrifice fly.
 
The fifth inning got away from the Vikings on a pair of RC home runs accounting for all five runs.
 
Augustana's offense manufactured just two hits, the first inning singles from Dierks and Young.
 
Up Next
Augustana is back in action with The Spring Games on Thursday with a pair of contests. First, AU faces Bloomfield at 9 a.m. followed by an 11:15 a.m. contest with Southern New Hampshire.
  Read Full Article