WINTER PARK, Fla. (May 3, 2013) - The Rollins
baseball team registered 11 hits but committed five defensive
miscues as they suffered a 15-5 loss to the Nova Southeastern
Sharks Friday night at Alfond Stadium.
Rollins scored their five runs in the first three frames as they
plated one run in the first, one in the second and another three in
the third. The Tars now fall to 22-20-1 overall and 7-11-1 in the
Sunshine State Conference. Nova Southeastern now improves to 26-18
and 8-11 in the league.
Eight of the nine in the starting lineup registered at least one
hit with Steve
Betcherman, Thomas
Kelly and Lucas
Valelly each with two. Hunter
Mayfield scored two runs while going 1-for-4 at the plate.
Nova Southeastern started the series opener hot as they scored
five runs in the opening frame. Rollins managed to take one run
back in the home half as Zach
Persky crossed home plate on a Brian
Lattanzi sacrifice fly.
The Shark went scoreless in the second inning but the Tars
managed to push another run through. Hunter
Mayfield scored his first run of the night on a RBI
single.
In the top of the third, NSU extended their lead to 8-2 but was
cut down in the bottom of the inning as the Tars scored three
runs. Betcherman led off with a single to left and advanced to
second on a throwing error by the Sharks. He then came around to
score on a Lattanzi base hit. Lattanzi scored the second run of
the inning on another base hit, followed by the final run by
Mayfield, who scored on the Tars' fourth hit of the frame.
NSU held the Tars scoreless in the last six innings of play as
they scored seven runs from the six through ninth innings.
Rollins starter Anthony
Figliolia (5-5) was charged with the loss as he allowed eight
runs on 10 hits in three innings of work.
Vinnie Contaldi earned the win as he went 7.2 innings. Contaldi
struck out six and did not allow a walk while allowing five runs on
10 hits.
Rollins will wrap up the series on Saturday, May 4 with the
final two home games of the season beginning at 11 a.m. The
Rollins Athletic Department will also be honoring six graduating
seniors before the start of Game 1. Fans can follow the action
live on the Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com.
