MELBOURNE, Fla. (April 12, 2013) - Right-hander
Anthony
Figliolia posted another stellar performance for the Blue &
Gold as he pitched the Tars past the No. 23 Florida Tech Panthers
Friday night at Andy Seminick-Les Hall Field.
Figliolia was well on his way to pitch his third complete game
of the season but was just one out short of going the distance.
After a fielding error and a walk put runners in scoring position,
the Winter Springs native was pulled in 8.2 innings of work.
Figliolia earned the win allowing one run on seven hits while
striking out five.
Junior Eric
Morse recorded the final out of the ninth to pick up his second
save of the year.
Rollins registered six hits in the win with Steve
Betcherman and Hunter
Mayfield tallying two hits apiece.
Florida Tech starter Jason Boyer was tagged with the loss in
seven innings on the mound. He recorded a game-high six strikeouts
and gave up all three Rollins runs.
The Tars offense got a late start as they jumped on the board
after three scoreless innings of play. Back-to-back Jason Boyer
walks put runners on first and second that got the Tars rally
started. Steve
Betcherman laced a ball through the left side that scored Brian
Lattanzi for the first run. A sacrifice fly by Grant
Moss on the following at-bat, which plated Matt
Hendricks, gave the Tars a 2-0 lead.
In the top of the seventh, the Tars added an insurance run with
two outs on the board. Hunter
Mayfield led off the frame on a base hit and stole second on
the following at-bat. He then made his way to third on a Yuta
Okazaki sac bunt and scored on a Zach
Persky RBI single.
Florida Tech chipped away at the Tars lead in the bottom of the
ninth as catcher Austin Allen blasted a solo home run to right
center to put the Panthers on the board. Allen's run would be all
that the 23rd-ranked Panthers could muster up as they
fell 3-1 to the Tars.
Allen and Jimmie Koch had two hits each for FIT.
Rollins will return to Melbourne to complete the three-game
conference series against the No. 23 Florida Tech Panthers. First
pitch is set for 1 p.m. Fans can follow the action live on the
Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com.
