Game 1 boxscore

Game 2 boxscore

FORT PIERCE − Breezy Collings (Orange City, Fla., Brevard CC) continued her hot start at the plate going 5-for-6 with four runs batted in to lead Flagler College to a pair of mercy-rule wins over Ave Maria University in a non-conference doubleheader player at the Indian River State College Softball Field Friday afternoon. Flagler won the opener 9-0 and took the second game 8-0.

Flagler has now opened the season with six consecutive victories. Ave Maria fell to 2-5 on the season.

In the opener, the Saints fell behind early, but scored all the runs they needed in a nine-run third inning. Flagler sent 14 batters to the plate in the frame and Collings (3-3, R, 2RBI) collected two of her three hits, all singles, in the inning. 

Brittany Simmons (Ocala, Fla., Chattanooga State Tech CC) hit a two-run single and three batters later Lauren Bessent (Jacksonville, Fla., Trinity Christian Academy) socked a two-run double. Collings' single produced two runs.

Kristen Chapman (Jacksonville, Fla., Sandalwood HS) singled twice, scored a run and drove in another. Sarah Albino (Adelaide, Australia, Florida State College-Jacksonville) belted a double in the third and Lauren Ely (Winter Springs, Fla., Winter Springs HS) hit a triple in the fifth.

Kelly Riddick (Hampton, Fla., Central Florida CC) (3-0) tossed three innings, scattered four hits, allowed one run and fanned five. Chapman closed the game with two scoreless innings and allowed one hit and struck out two.

Alex Campbell singled twice for Ave Maria. Samantha Crews (1-2) went the distance and took the loss. She surrendered 11 hits and nine runs.


Flagler 9, Ave Maria 1 (Feb 11, 2011 at Fort Pierce, FL) (Game 1)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Flagler............. 009 00 - 9 11 1 (5-0)
Ave Maria........... 100 00 - 1 5 1 (2-4)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Batteryh: Flagler - Kelly Riddick; Kristen Chapman(4) and Katelyn Guinsler. Ave Maria - Samantha Crews and Sarah Bronson.
Win-Kelly Riddick(3-0) Loss-Samantha Crews(1-2) T-1:23 A-33
2B FC – Lauren Bessent; Sarah Albino.
3B FC – Lauren Ely.
Weather: 58; cldy.; w: 7 mph l-r

In the nightcap, Bessent led off the game with a triple into the left field corner and scored on Collings' one-out single to give Flagler all the runs it would need.

The Saints erupted for six more runs in the fourth and then invoked the mercy rule in the bottom of the fifth when an errant throw by the Ave Maria left fielder allowed Chapman to score all the way from second base.

Bessent went 2-2 with two triples to pace the Saints 11-hit attack. She scored two runs and collected a pair of RBI. Collings singled twice and drove in two runs while Simmons singled, doubled, scored a run and drove in another. Albino singled twice, scored a run and collected an RBI.

Kalyn Loverich (St. Johns, Fla., Bartram Trail HS) (3-0), the Peach Belt Conference Freshman of the Week, tossed four innings and allowed two hits and fanned four. Donna Munafo (Satellite Beach, Fla., Brevard CC) pitched the final inning and fanned two.

Kayla Sterling and Maureen Mullally each singled for the Lady Gyrenes. Beth Vaccarezza (1-2) tossed 4.2 innings and allowed 11 hits and seven earned runs.

Flagler takes on Palm Beach Atlantic Univeristy in a doubleheader tomorrow (Feb. 12) at 2 p.m.


Flagler 8, Ave Maria 0 (Feb 11, 2011 at Fort Pierce, FL) (Game 2)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ave Maria........... 000 00 - 0 2 2 (2-5)
Flagler............. 100 61 - 8 11 0 (6-0)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pitchers: Ave Maria - Beth Vaccarezza and Sarah Bronson. Flagler - Kalyn Loverich;
Donna Munafo(5) and Breezy Collings.
Win-Kalyn Loverich(3-0) Loss-Beth Vaccarezza(1-2) T-1:29
2B FC – Tori Jolley; Brittany Simmons.
3B FC – Lauren Bessent 2.