Rollins
6 -
1
Eckerd
Box
Score
| Line Score |
| TEAM |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
| Rollins |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
| Eckerd |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
| Pitching |
| |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
| W - Auerbach
(5-1) |
8.0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| L - Silberman
(0-4) |
2.1 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 11, 2016)
- Rollins came out victorious in their first road
contest of the year, defeating the Eckerd College Tritons 6-1 on
Friday night. The win boosts the Tars overall record to 14-7,
while Rollins sits at .500, 2-2, in Sunshine State Conference
action. Eckerd falls to 7-8 with the loss, and are 1-6 in the
SSC.
The Tars were lead by a strong pitching performance from
sophomore Brian
Auerbach. The Palm Harbor, Florida native went eight strong
innings, giving up just one run on five hits, while striking out
five. Matt
Hendricks closed out the game, striking out the side in a
perfect ninth inning.
At the plate Tyler
Fairbanks paced the Tars. The sophomore went 1-5 on the night,
driving in two runs, and scoring another. Mike
Purcell finished the evening 1-4, with two RBI of his own.
Eckerd's offense was lead by Nick Hill. The senior tallied the
Triton's lone run on his first homerun of the year. Jack Silberman
started for Eckerd, recording the loss. The Deerfield, Illinois
native threw 2.1 innings, surrendering five runs, four earned, on
five hits, striking out three.
The Tars jumped into the lead with five runs in the top half of
the third inning. Peter
Nicoletto led off the inning with a double, and eventually
scored on a Nick
Breen double. Mike
Dolan and Breen came home after a Fairbanks double. Fairbanks
and Mike
Purcell crossed the plate courtesy of a Purcell double to left
center field. The Tritons pulled a run back in the bottom of the
frame, making the score 5-1 after four innings.
Rollins sent the final run home in the top of the sixth. Isaiah
Russell singled home catcher Christopher
Corbett. The Tars shut down Eckerd for the rest of the game to
clinch the victory.
Rollins and Eckerd conclude their three game series with a
double header on Saturday, March 12. First pitch is scheduled for
1 p.m.
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