Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 MELBOURNE — Polk State Softball added another win over a nationally ranked team to its resume on Tuesday — this time on the road. The Eagles split the doubleheader with Eastern Florida State College.

Eastern Florida State rolled to a 9-2 victory in the first game. It seized control with three unearned runs in the second inning. The Titans opened things up with a five-run fifth. 

Polk State's Chelsi Rae' Hebert broke up the shutout with a two-run homer — her team-leading seventh of the season. The Titans finished with 16 hits. Ashley Grieser finished with four hits.

Polk State (19-16, 6-10 Citrus Conference) bounced back nicely with a 9-4 win in the second game.

The Eagles broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the fourth. RBI doubles by Silvia Franzoni and Jamie Reinhardt highlighted the inning.

Hebert capped the scoring for the Eagles with a three-run home run in the sixth. Tessa Anderson went the distance in the circle, allowing just two earned runs to pick up the win.

Top performers for Polk State (Game 1):

Nayeli Hernandez, SS: 2-for-4
Chelsi Rae' Hebert, LF: 1-for-2, home run, two RBIs, walk

Top performers for Polk State (Game 2):

Silvia Franzoni, 1B: 3-for-4, double, two runs, RBI
Karyna Lewis, RF: 3-for-4, two RBIs, run scored 
Chelsi Rae' Hebert, LF: 1-for-4, home run, three RBIs

Up next:

Polk State will return home to take on another highly ranked opponent in No. 1 Florida SouthWestern State College. Game times are scheduled for 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.