WINTER PARK, Fla. (February 18, 2011) - Riding
a five-game win streak, the Rollins Tars defeated the Bentley
Falcons, 5-3 Friday at Alfond Stadium in the Tars second home
series of the season.
With the win, Rollins improves to 5-2 for the season, while the
Falcons begin the 2011 season 0-1.
Junior Garrett Yount (2-0) tossed a career-high 7 1/3 innings of
work to pick up his second win of the season. After giving up a
three-run first, Yount was able to hold off Bentley, while senior
Alex Venegas secured the Tars win. Venegas retired Bentley 1-2-3
in the ninth to notch his first save of the season.
The Falcons pitching staff managed to keep the Tars scoreless
through five innings after Rollins scored a lone run in the opening
frame. Chris Holloway scored on a Tony Brunetti RBI single.
Holloway finished the night 3-for-4 with a double, a run, and an
RBI.
Down 3-1, a late seventh-inning rally would be exactly what the
Tars needed. Nick Adams, Tony Brunetti, and Kevin Mager combined
for three unanswered runs. Rollins took advantage of two costly
Bentley errors early in the inning that allowed for Adams and
Brunetti to make their way around the bases.
After reaching on a hit-by-pitch, Adams reached second on a
throwing error by Bentley first baseman Lamarre Rey. A pass ball
by RHP JP Ashline would allow Adams to advance to third and would
score on a Kevin Mager single.
Brunetti, the tying run, would score two batters later on a
groundout to short, while Kevin Mager would give the Tars a one-run
lead. The Tars scored an insurance run in the eighth with Josh
Band giving the Tars the two-run advantage.
Brian Lattanzi and Josh Band each had two hits while Kevin Mager
had two hits and an RBI against the Falcons.
Rollins will be back in action tomorrow afternoon (Saturday,
Feb. 19) as the Tars take on the Bentley Falcons in game two of the
four-game series. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. For live
action of the Tars, check out the Tars Sports Network at
RollinsSports.com.
