NCF Softball (28-12, 11-7) will play its final road regular season series Friday and Sunday when it takes on Ave Maria (6-24, 2-16).
The Mighty Banynas enter play having won five games in a row and 10 of its last 11 games.
IMPORTANT LINKS
LIVESTREAM
LIVE STATS
INSIDE THE SERIES
(NCF vs. Ave Maria)
Overall Record: (2-5)
At Home: (2-3)
On The Road: (0-2)
OF NOTE
- NCF swept a road doubleheader at Fort Lauderdale Tuesday, winning Game 1 9-0 and Game 2 9-4 to improve to 28-12 overall. It swept a three-game home series from Florida Memorial last weekend to move to 11-7 in Sun Conference play.
- 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.
- 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.
- Harwood was named the Sun Conference Player Of The Week Monday as she led the Mighty Banyans to a series sweep of Florida Memorial by going 5-for-8 at the plate with a home run and six RBI's during her Senior Day Weekend.
Up Next: April 24-25 - vs. St. Thomas - NCF Field
