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St. Leo SLB 21-12
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Winner Rollins RCB 19-13
St. Leo SLB
21-12
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Rollins RCB
19-13
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Leo SLB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
Rollins RCB 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 4 11 2

W: Cloar, Rob (1-1) L: Clements (2-1) S: Howard, Gene (3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Late Inning Heroics for Tars in Win Over Saint Leo

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WINTER PARK, Fla. (March 28, 2006) ' Rollins pitcher Rob Cloar helped his own cause with a two RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to break the tie and give Rollins a thrilling 4-2 non-conference victory over Saint Leo on Tuesday. The Lions (21-12) had the bases loaded in the ninth, but Tars (19-13) closer Gene Howard was able to hold on for the save.

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Saint Leo took control early as Sean VanGuilder led off the game with a single and after a Rhett Teller walk, stole second to put runners on second and third with one out. Eric Thompson hit a sac fly that scored VanGuilder followed by a Ricky Nolan RBI double that plated Teller and gave the Lions an early 2-0 advantage.

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Rollins caught a break in their half of the frame with Howard reaching on an error with one out. After a groundout, Brent Magnuson sent a shot over the right-center fence to put two on the board for Rollins and knot the game.

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Both pitchers then settled down through the middle innings and preserved the tie. Cloar moved from DH to pitcher in the seventh and allowed a single, walk and wild pitch, but kept the Lions from crossing the plate. In the bottom of the inning, Saint Leo got two quick outs, but Tyler Hartman and Howard fired off singles to put two on base. Cloar then sent the second pitch to the gap in right center and brought them both home for a 4-2 Rollins lead.

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The Lions loaded them up in the ninth with a VanGuilder double, Teller walk and Scott single, but Howard got Thompson looking to end the game and make it back to back wins for Rollins.

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Cloar picked up the victory in relief, allowing two hits with one walk and four strikeouts in two scoreless innings. Howard surrendered two hits and struck out two in the ninth to record his third save of the season. Jon Wano started the game for Rollins scattering five hits and allowing two runs in six innings of work.

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Starter Carter Clements suffered the loss for the Lions, allowing 10 hits and four runs, two earned, while totaling 10 strikeouts in seven innings of work.

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Rollins' bats were led by Magnuson who went 2-3 with two RBI and a run scored. Hartman and Howard each knocked out two hits with Cloar racking up two RBI.

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VanGuilder went 3-5 with a run scored to pace the Lions with Scott batting 2-5. Thompson and Nolan each tallied an RBI for Saint Leo.

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Rollins returns to action on Friday, March 31 when they will open up a Sunshine State Conference series at home against Florida Tech. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m. with a doubleheader on Saturday slated for 1 p.m.

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