WINTER PARK, Fla. (March 21, 2014) - The
Rollins baseball team hits the road after a 17-game home stand for
a three-game series against the Eckerd Tritons March 21-22 at the
Turley Athletic Complex in St. Petersburg.
ROLLINS AT A GLANCE: Rollins has struggled in
Sunshine State Conference play as they have dropped series against
Lynn and, most recently, against No. 1 Tampa. The Tars enter the
weekend with a record of 12-11 and sit at the bottom of the SSC
standings.
In their last five contests, the Tars are 2-3 with wins over
Stonehill and St. Thomas Aquinas. In their last series against the
Spartans, Rollins was outscored 27-11.
At the plate, sophomore Matt Hendricks leads the Tars. The
Arlington Heights, Ill. native is batting .357 with 20 hits, 11 RBI
and nine runs, and is also 9-10 in stolen bases. Hendricks (2-2, 1
SV) also pitches in relief for the Tars and is second on the team
with a 3.54 ERA. He is second on the team with 27 strikeouts in
28.0 innings.
Brett Flutie, who has found a permanent spot in the lineup, is
batting .333 with 17 hits, 16 RBI and nine runs. Bryan Perlmutter
is hitting .321 and holds a team-leading 25 hits and is second with
18 runs.
On the mound, southpaw Jack Murray leads the Tars pitching staff
with a 3.06 ERA in six starts. Murray (2-2) leads with 30
strikeouts in 32.1 innings and is holding opponents to a .235
average.
ECKERD AT A GLANCE: The Tritons have been on
the rise in 2014 and enter the weekend with a record of 16-6 and
4-2 in the SSC. In their last 10 games, EC is 8-2 with losses to
Florida Tech and Nova Southeastern.
Eckerd is coming off a 14-3 victory over Ave Maria on Wednesday,
March 19. EC outhit Ave Maria 16-9 Mike Vavasis leading the day
with three hits.
On the season, Mike Abraham leads the Tritons with a .366
average and ties for second with 26 hits and 15 RBI. Lincoln
Dunham is batting .364 with a team-leading 28 hits and is third in
runs scored with 17.
On the mound, Jimmy Gutowski and Richard Cruz-Sanchez have made
the most starts for the Tritons with five each. Gutowski holds a
3.00 ERA, including two complete games pitched in 36.0 innings. He
also leads the team with 29 strikeouts.
The three-game series begins Friday, March 21 at 6 p.m.
