WALTHAM, Mass. (May 8, 2007) - In the team's
first game of a season-ending three-game road trip to
Massachusetts, Rollins fell to Merrimack 10-7 on Tuesday afternoon
at DeFelice Field after a ninth inning comeback pulled the team to
within three runs.' The Tars fell to 25-29 overall, and the
Warriors improved to 16-26.
Freshman left fielder Scott Chase and sophomore first baseman
Ryan Maddern each had three hits to lead the Tars lineup.' Chase
also doubled, scored two, and drove in two, while Maddern doubled
and picked up one RBI.' Sophomore catcher Eugene Martinez (2-4,
double, two RBI), sophomore left fielder Jesse More (2-4, one run),
and junior center fielder Corey Whiting (2-5, double, two runs)
also had good days at the plate.' Freshman starter Dean Reinke
(1-2) picked up the loss after allowing four runs, three earned,
through three and one third innings.' Freshman right-hander Michael
Prusak pitched a scoreless one and two thirds innings out of the
bullpen to finish the game.
The top of the Merrimack lineup proved tough to retire for
Rollins' pitchers, as leadoff man Rick Sotiropoulos (3-4, three
runs, three RBI, walk), number two hitter Brendan Pyburn (3-5, two
doubles, one triple, one run, three RBI), and number three hitter
Jeff Bercume (2-4, double, two runs, one RBI) excelled at the
plate.' Left-handed starter Ryan O'Rourke (3-1) allowed three runs
through seven and one third innings to pick up the win.
Rollins committed five errors in the game, and several proved
costly for the team.' Sotiropoulos reached on an error to lead off
the game, and he came around to score Merrimack's first run.' The
Warriors went ahead 10-3 in the seventh inning, but Rollins rallied
for four runs in the ninth, bringing the score to 10-7.
The Tars will return to DeFelice Field for a contest against
Stonehill on Wednesday, May 9 at 3:00 p.m.' Fans can listen to all
the action live on the Tars Sports Network at www.RollinsSports.com.
