Rollins
18 -
5
Ave Maria
Box
Score
| Line Score |
| TEAM |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
| Ave Maria |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
11 |
2 |
| Rollins |
0 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
X |
18 |
15 |
1 |
| Pitching |
| |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
| W - Tahernia
(1-0) |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| L - Marcantonion
(0-1) |
2.2 |
7 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
WINTER PARK, Fla. (April 7, 2016) - The Tars
offense came alive with a dominating performance in an 18-5 win
over Ave Maria. Rollins scored early and often on their way to the
victory. With the win the Tars improve to 20-14 on the season, and
they stand at 5-7 in the Sunshine State Conference. The Gyrenes
drop to 14-27 on the year.
Skip
Kovar led the Rollins offense, after coming in for an injured
Tyler
Fairbanks. The senior went 2-4, tallying four RBI. Leadoff
man Nick
Breen went 3-4, driving in three runs and scoring one of his
own.
Rollins sent six pitchers to the mound to take on Ave Maria. Brad
Case started for the Tars, throwing one inning, striking out
one. Philip
Tahernia threw the second inning, picking up his first win of
the season. Brandon
Burgess threw two innings, surrendering only two hits. Whit
Drennan pitched 2.2 innings, giving up five runs, striking out
three. Brett
Scafidi threw 1.1 frames, striking out one. Isaiah
Sakany pitched a perfect ninth, striking out two, to close out
the game.
Rollins got on the board first, sending six runners across in
the second inning, all with two outs. Mike
Dolan scored Christopher
Corbett with a single. Dolan then came home on a Breen
single. Thomas
Boyajian and Isaiah
Russell scored when Grant
Ashline reached on an error by the Ave Maria second baseman.
Kovar then tripled to deep centerfield, sending Breen and Ashline
home.
The Tars sent another three runs across with two outs in the
third. Peter
Nicoletto scored on Boyajian's ground-rule double. Boyajian
and Russell both tallied on a double by Breen, making the score 9-0
after three frames.
Rollins waited until the sixth inning to extend their lead
again. Ashline started the scoring, crossing the plate after a Mike
Purcell single. Nicoletto then singled home Purcell with a
shot to right field. Dolan's fielder's choice scored Teddy
Meissner, giving the Tars a 12-0 lead after six innings.
Ave Maria tried to mount a comeback with five runs in the
seventh, but Rollins quickly squashed the attempt, responding with
three runs in the bottom of the frame. Ashline singled up the
middle to score Russell. Purcell hit a sacrifice fly ball that
allowed Alex
Miller to cross the plate. Ashline made the score 15-5 when he
crossed the plate on a wild pitch.
Rollins tallied three more insurance runs in the bottom of the
eighth. Ashline doubled home Mark
Angelo, who scored his first run of the year. A Kovar single
batted in Ashline and Miller to round out the scoring. Sakany
controlled the ninth inning, seeing out the victory for the
Tars.
Rollins will take to the field on Friday, April 8 against the
Florida Southern Moccasins. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
Prior to the game the Tars will honor eight seniors for their
contribution to the Rollins baseball program.
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