WINTER PARK, Fla. (March 18, 2011) - After two
ties and two lead changes, Rollins used a four-run sixth to lift
the Tars past the UMass.-Lowell Riverhawks, 8-6, Friday night at
Alfond Stadium.
Kevin Mager led Rollins offensively finishing a perfect 3-for-3
at the plate with an RBI, run scored, and a pair of stolen bases.
Nick Adams added a 2-for-4 performance with two runs, two doubles,
and a stolen bag. Freshman Zach Persky also got two hits, to go
along with a pair of runs scored.
In his fifth start of the year, senior Will Krasne (3-1) got the
winning nod in seven complete innings of work. Krasne struck out
five Riverhawks batters and walked one on the night, while giving
up three earned runs. Alex Venegas received the no decision with
two innings on the hill.
UMass.-Lowell took the early lead, 3-0, before Rollins took back
all three runs to tie the score in bottom of third. Greg Smith
scored on a Leathersich wild pitch, while Nick Adams scored on a
Max Pavy groundout to short. Zach Persky scored the final run of
the inning on a Mager RBI single.
Zach Persky put Rollins up 4-3 in the bottom of the fifth
scoring on a Sean Reilly sacrifice.
The score evened once again in the top of the sixth as the
Riverhawks scored on a Matt Jacobs sacrifice plating Mark Sanborn
from third.
Rollins took back the lead in the bottom half of the inning with
the Tars going up 8-4. Rollins started off with a Nick Adams
double down the leftfield line, followed by a Pavy walk. The two
scored on a two-out, bases clearing double by Tony Brunetti. Kevin
Mager put runners on the corners on single through the left side
and stole second to put runners in scoring position. Mager and
Brunetti then scored on two-run single by John Avanzino to cap the
night for Rollins.
UMass.-Lowell's Rob Sanborn, Dylan Flynn, and Mark Sanborn each
got two hits off the Tars, while southpaw Jack Leathersich (2-1)
picked up the loss in 5 2/3 innings of work and fanned eight Tars
batters.
Rollins will be back in action on Saturday, March 19 as the Tars
near the end of their non-conference slate. The Tars will host the
UMass.-Lowell Riverhawks with first pitch slated for 7 p.m. For
live action of the Tars, check out the Tars Sports Network at
RollinsSports.com.
