WINTER PARK, Fla. (February 17, 2008) '
Sophomore right-hander Marc Hewett pitched a complete game win,
striking out 10 while allowing just two runs, in the Rollins
baseball team's 8-2 victory against Bryant at Alfond Stadium on
Sunday night.' The Tars picked up their sixth win in a row,
improving to 6-2 overall, while Bryant fell to 2-2 with the
loss.
Hewett (2-0) scattered six hits over nine innings, and he did
not walk a batter.' The only blemish on the record for Hewett was a
two-run homerun by Bryant shortstop Pat McKenna in the fourth
inning.' The Tars hurler had retired the 11 in a row to start the
game before allowing a double by center fielder Nick Campbell and
McKenna's homerun the following batter.
Rollins took an early 3-0 lead in the first inning, highlighted
by a two-run single by sophomore right fielder Phil Hendricks.'
Four more runs came home in the third, giving the Tars a 7-0 lead.'
Junior designated hitter Bryan Bennett, making his first start for
the Tars, brought home three of the four runs on a bases loaded
double.' Bryant got on the board with McKenna's homerun in the
fourth, but that would be all the offense the Bulldogs could mount
against Hewett.
Senior center fielder Corey Whiting led the Rollins lineup with
three hits in four at bats, including two doubles, a run scored,
and two stolen bases.' Sophomore catcher Ben Hewett also went 2-4
with two run-scoring singles.' Senior left fielder Mike Crane and
Hendricks also tallied two hits for the Tars in their sixth
straight game with eight or more runs.
Bryant starter Brett Almeida (0-1) was credited with the loss
after allowing seven runs through three innings.' John Michael
Ryan, Mark Andrews, and Scott Merritt combined to give up just one
run through the final five innings for the Bulldogs.
The Tars will finish their series against Bryant in a
President's Day game on Monday, February 18 starting at 2:00 p.m.
at Alfond Stadium.' Fans can listen to all the action live on the
Citizens Bank of Florida Tars Sports Network at www.RollinsSports.tv.
