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Polk State Softball sweeps St. Pete with 2 wins in last at-bat

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 WINTER HAVEN — Polk State Softball has its first Citrus Conference doubleheader sweep of the year. The Eagles won two straight games in their final at-bat against St. Petersburg College on Saturday.

Polk State started the day with its first walk-off and first extra-innings win of the year. After Sarah Sosa's sacrifice fly tied the game in the seventh, Chelsi Rae' Hebert's double in the eighth capped the 3-2 comeback win.

St. Petersburg was able to get to Polk State starting pitcher Tessa Anderson for two runs in the first. Anderson settled in and allowed just three hits the rest of the way.

The Eagles got on the board in the fourth on Hebert's RBI groundout to score Nayeli Hernandez. Makenzie Foster started the seventh-inning rally with a one-out walk before pinch runner Rylee Hartnell scored the tying run. Savannah Jacobs walked to open the eighth and scored the winning run on Hebert's double.

Hebert and Hernandez each finished with two hits in the win. Ella Carroll plated both runs for St. Petersburg on a two-run double.

The second game was scoreless until the bottom of the sixth. Polk State scored four times in the inning for a 4-0 victory.

Leia Hurst ignited the offense and broke the scoreless tie with a two-run blast. Veronica Fernandez added an RBI double later in the frame before Destiny Driskell scored on a wild pitch.

With the exception of a sixth-inning jam, Dee Allen was phenomenal in the circle. She pitched a three-hit shutout without allowing a walk.

Natalie Hiles finished with two of the six hits for the Eagles (18-15, 5-9 Citrus Conference). In the circle, Kayla Ocanas was solid for the Titans, shutting out Polk State for five innings. Only one of the four runs allowed in the sixth was earned.

With the sweep, Polk State has already equaled last season's conference win total. It will try to eclipse it on Tuesday when it visits No. 18 Eastern Florida State College for a doubleheader.
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Players Mentioned

Dee Allen

#8 Dee Allen

P/UTIL
5' 7"
Sophomore
R-R
Veronica Fernandez

#17 Veronica Fernandez

OF
5' 5"
Sophomore
R-R
Chelsi Rae

#5 Chelsi Rae' Hebert

OF
5' 5"
Redshirt Sophomore
R-R
Nayeli Hernandez

#1 Nayeli Hernandez

MI/OF
5' 4"
Sophomore
L-R
Natalie Hiles

#18 Natalie Hiles

IF
5' 6"
Sophomore
R-R
Savannah Jacobs

#6 Savannah Jacobs

IF
5' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
R-R
Leia Hurst

#21 Leia Hurst

C
5' 6"
Freshman
R-R
Sarah Sosa

#00 Sarah Sosa

P
5' 4"
Freshman
R-R
Makenzie Foster

#44 Makenzie Foster

IF
5' 6"
Freshman
R-R
Rylee Hartnell

#11 Rylee Hartnell

OF/P
5' 3"
Freshman
L-L
Tessa Anderson

#7 Tessa Anderson

P
5' 6"
Freshman
R-R
Destiny Driskell

#22 Destiny Driskell

OF
5' 5"
Freshman
L-R

Players Mentioned

Dee Allen

#8 Dee Allen

5' 7"
Sophomore
R-R
P/UTIL
Veronica Fernandez

#17 Veronica Fernandez

5' 5"
Sophomore
R-R
OF
Chelsi Rae

#5 Chelsi Rae' Hebert

5' 5"
Redshirt Sophomore
R-R
OF
Nayeli Hernandez

#1 Nayeli Hernandez

5' 4"
Sophomore
L-R
MI/OF
Natalie Hiles

#18 Natalie Hiles

5' 6"
Sophomore
R-R
IF
Savannah Jacobs

#6 Savannah Jacobs

5' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
R-R
IF
Leia Hurst

#21 Leia Hurst

5' 6"
Freshman
R-R
C
Sarah Sosa

#00 Sarah Sosa

5' 4"
Freshman
R-R
P
Makenzie Foster

#44 Makenzie Foster

5' 6"
Freshman
R-R
IF
Rylee Hartnell

#11 Rylee Hartnell

5' 3"
Freshman
L-L
OF/P
Tessa Anderson

#7 Tessa Anderson

5' 6"
Freshman
R-R
P
Destiny Driskell

#22 Destiny Driskell

5' 5"
Freshman
L-R
OF

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