NCF Softball swept a doubleheader on the road from Fort Lauderdale Tuesday, winning Game 1 9-0 and Game 2 9-4.
The Mighty Banyans improved to 28-12 overall on the season with the pair of wins and swept the season series from the Eagles as NCF swept a home doubleheader from Fort Lauderdale on Feb. 9.
Game 1 Recap
New College of Florida opened the doubleheader with a 9-0 win over the University of Fort Lauderdale.
The Mighty Banyans broke through in the third inning as
Mackenzie Mathers delivered a two-run double to score
Rylie Harwood and
Karyna Lewis for a 2-0 lead.
NCF extended the advantage in the fifth. Mathers added an RBI single and later scored on an error before
Madison Garcia drove in two more runs to make it 6-0.
New College added three more in the sixth inning. Harwood doubled home Lewis, and
Samantha Suarez followed with a two-run single to push the lead to 9-0.
Harwood led the offense with four hits and three runs scored, while Mathers finished with three RBI. Suarez added two RBI, and Garcia contributed a pair as well.
Dani Ebert earned the win, tossing a complete-game shutout while allowing five hits and striking out five. The win is her 10th of the season.
Game 2 Recap
The Banyans completed the doubleheader sweep with a 9-4 win in Game 2.
Fort Lauderdale scored twice in the opening inning, but New College responded with a five-run third to take control.
Kaitlin Kohlenberg drove in a run,
Arianna Thomason scored on an error to tie the game, and
Kelsey Harper delivered a two-run single as part of the rally.
The Banyans added two more in the fourth off Eagle errors, then extended the lead in the fifth as Harper drove in another run. Kohlenberg added a sacrifice fly in the sixth to cap the scoring.
Thomason stole a school single-game record four bases in the victory, while
Isabella Yazzetti earned the win in the circle with a complete-game effort, allowing four runs, none earned, while striking out nine.
Up Next: NCF will travel to Ave Maria for a three-game weekend series starting Friday.
