WINTER PARK, Fla. (February 17, 2017) - The
Tars timely hitting in Sunday's affair gave Rollins the edge,
defeating the Bentley Falcons 7-6. With the victory, Rollins moves
to 7-2 on the season, winning their last three games played.
Five Tars had extra base hits in the contest, three of which
were triples. Peter
Nicoletto stroked his third of the season, while Christopher
Corbett and BJ
Minarcin both hit their first three baggers this year. Freshman
outfielder, Nick
Santucci hit his third double of the season and drove in three
RBI on the day.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The game started with a bang as lead-off batter BJ MInarcin
drove a deep fly ball over the right fielder's head for a triple.
Minarcin was driven in as the first run of the game on a sac fly by
the next batter, Nick
Santucci.
The Falcons answered in the next inning, putting a couple of men
on base thanks to a pair of singles. Both runners crossed the plate
after Jake Pierce hit a high fly ball to right field that was
dropped, giving Bentley a 2-1 lead in the top of the second.
Rollins was able to regain the lead in their half of the second, Brian
Brooker drove in a run with a single to right field. Brooker
later scored the second run of the inning when left fielder Mike
Dolan drove him in with a line shot up the middle, giving the
tars the 3-2 lead.
The Bentley offense was able to pull even again in the sixth.
Brandon Grover and Ryan Berardino tied together a pair of hits to
scrape together a run, in Caleb
Jakes' last inning of work.
Two frames later, the Rollins offense exploded to separate
themselves from their opponent. Senior Captain, Christopher
Corbett led off the inning with his first triple of the season.
Peter
Nicoletto answered with his own triple, scoring Corbett. The
next batter drove in the centerfielder as he reached on a throwing
error by the Falcon shortstop. Nick
Santucci came in clutch with the bases loaded, scorching a
double to right field which drove in two runs to extend the lead to
7-3.
Despite Bentley scoring three more runs in the game, the Tars
defense was able to back up their pitchers to maintain their lead.
Garrett Leonard earned the save on the game, his first of the
season and the third Tar to earn a save.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS:
· Nick
Santucci (RC) - 2-3, 2B, 3 RBI
· Brian
Brooker (RC) - 2-3, 2 R, RBI
· Caleb
Jakes (RC) - 6.0 IP, 3 R, 1 ER, 5 K
· Brandon Grover (BEN) - 2-4, 3 R, 2B
· Drew Abramson (BEN) - 3-4, R, RBI
· Luke Dawson (BEN) - 6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER
NOTES:
· With the victory on Sunday, Rollins improves to
34-8 all-time vs. Bentley
· With his third triple of the season, Peter
Nicoletto moves up in the Rollins record book and is tied for
second place with 14 career triples.
· BJ
Minarcin's triple was also his first in a Rollins uniform.
NEXT:
Tars return to action on Friday, February 24, 2017 as they take
on SSC provisional member, Embry-Riddle at Alfond Stadium. Game is
scheduled to start at 6:00 p.m. For the latest news, updates, and
information on the Rollins baseball team, fans can visit
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