WINTER PARK, Fla. (March 27, 2007) ' The
Rollins baseball team suffered a 10-1 loss to No. 7 Florida
Southern in a non-conference game at Alfond Stadium on Tuesday
night.' Rollins fell to 20-13 overall with the loss, and Florida
Southern improved to 26-6.
Rollins starter Alex Venegas (1-2) allowed six runs in two
innings in his second loss of the year.' The Rollins bullpen saw
plenty of action, as junior Bill Bradley, sophomore Mike
Stopperich, and freshmen Bobby Coster, Chad Giannuzzi, and Dean
Reinke combined to allow four runs over the final seven innings.'
Freshman second baseman Ryan Luker and junior third baseman Gary
Martoccio led the Tars at the plate, both going 2-4 with two
singles.' Corey Whiting scored the only run for the Tars, as he
reached base on an error by the second baseman in the sixth and
came around to score on a wild pitch.
Florida Southern starter Steven Batman (2-0) pitched five
scoreless innings for the win, striking out seven while allowing
four hits and one walk.' Randy Cseh, Brad Davidson, Ryan Koch, and
Brett Robinson combined to pitch the final four innings, giving up
just one unearned run on two hits and three walks.' Right fielder
Will Cherry went 3-4 with three runs scored to lead the Moccasins
at the plate.' Shortstop Bryan Brown, third baseman Arden
McWilliams, and left fielder Brian Schultz all collected two hits
as well.
The Moccasins did not waste time getting on the scoreboard, as
they scored one in the first, two in the second, and four in the
third.' Brown doubled to lead off the game and came around the
score on a triple by Shultz.' Designated hitter Tristan Rainone
homered to right field in the second to give Florida Southern two
more runs, and the Mocs piled on in the third with hits by Brown,
Cherry, center fielder Kyle Patrick, and Shultz.' Rollins came back
with its lone run in the sixth, but FSC responded with two more in
the seventh and one in the ninth.
The Tars will return to conference play on Friday, March 30 at
7:00 p.m. when they start a weekend series against Saint Leo at
Alfond Stadium.' Fans can listen to all the action live on the Tars
Sports Network at www.RollinsSports.com.
