BOCA RATON, Fla. (March 15, 2013) - Rollins
found themselves in an early hole, ultimately suffering a 38-4 loss
to the Lynn Fighting Knights in the Tars' Sunshine State Conference
opener at the Lynn Baseball Field.
Southpaw Brett
Mueller managed to keep the Fighting Knights (15-7, 1-0)
scoreless in the opening frame, allowing just one hit. In the
bottom of the second, the floodgates opened for LU as they scored
seven runs, four on a Jason Matusik grand slam, which gave Lynn a
7-3 lead. Mueller was charged with his first loss of the season,
allowing nine runs on eight hits.
The Tars (13-8, 0-1) quickly jumped on the board in the first
frame as they scored a pair of runs. Hunter
Mayfield scored the first run on a Brian
Lattanzi sacrifice fly. Evan
Rivera gave the Tars a 2-0 lead on a Brandon
Curson double.
Rollins' lone run in the top of the second would not be enough
as Lynn scored at least two runs in all but the first and final
inning. The Fighting Knights had their biggest scoring run in the
fifth with 11 runs.
Rollins went through seven arms on the mound, including a pair
of position players. The Tars pitching staff struggled on the bump
as they managed to record only six strikeouts but issued 12
walks.
Freshman third baseman Matt
Hendricks was the only Tar to post multiple hits as he went
3-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and one run.
Lynn's Paul Stortini registered a game-high six hits with two
doubles, five runs and six RBI. Joe Perrotta went six innings to
earn the win. He struck out three and allowed four runs on nine
hits. TJ Sullivan pitched three innings in relief to pick up a
save. He did not allow a hit or run and struck out three.
Rollins and Lynn will wrap up the series on Saturday, March 16
with a doubleheader beginning at noon. Fans can follow the action
live on the Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com.
