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Austin Long pitched the final three innings to earn his second save of the year
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Winner Rollins RC 8-2
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Flagler FLG 5-7
Winner
Rollins RC
8-2
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Final
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Flagler FLG
5-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rollins RC 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 11 1
Flagler FLG 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1

W: Whitehead, Jaylyn (3-0) L: Gage Voorhees (1-1) S: Long, Austin (2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Michael Pierce

No. 22 Rollins Wins Seventh Straight

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (February 25, 2022) – Behind a solid pitching performance from Jaylyn Whitehead and a strong offensive showing by Jeslyn Whitehead, the 22nd-ranked Rollins baseball team won its seventh straight contest on Friday, defeating Flagler 8-1 in St. Augustine. The win improves the Tars' season record to 8-2, while the Saints fall to 5-7.


Jeslyn Whitehead finished 3-for-5 with three RBIs and a run scored, while Joey Rubin was 3-for-5 with a pair of runs scored. Chase Achuff was 1-for-2 with two walks, two runs scored, and an RBI, while Adams Torres was 1-for-3 two RBIs and a run scored.
 
Jaylyn Whitehead (3-0) went six strong innings, allowing one run on four hits and a walk while striking out nine. Austin Long earned his second save of the season, tossing the final three scoreless innings, surrendering just two hits and a walk while picking up three strikeouts.
 
Ashton Thomas was 2-for-4 with an RBI for the Saints, while Mason Gray went 2-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base, and a run scored.
 
Gage Voorhees (1-1) took the loss, giving up three runs on seven hits in seven innings of work, walking one and striking out five.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
Second Inning
  • Jeslyn Whitehead opened the second with a base hit and Nick Santucci followed with a single that moved Whitehead to third.
  • Parker Smith then hit a sac fly to center field that turned into a double play with Santucci being thrown out trying to advance to second, but Whitehead also came home to score the game's first run.
Third Inning
  • Jared Herron singled with one out before Timothy Mira came in to pinch run for him.
  • Rubin and Achuff followed with back-to-back singles, scoring Mira.
  • Torres then squeeze bunted, scoring Rubin to make it 3-0 Tars.
 
  • The Saints got one back in the bottom of the third on a two-out RBI single from Thomas.
Eighth Inning
  • Achuff opened the eighth with a five-pitch walk and moved to second on a Torres sacrifice bunt.
  • Jeslyn Whitehead delivered a single to left to score Achuff, giving Rollins a 4-1 lead.
Ninth Inning
  • The Tars tacked on four insurance runs in the ninth, beginning with a four-pitch walk to Mira.
  • Rubin then reached on a bunt single and Achuff followed with another four-pitch walk, loading the bases.
  • Torres ripped the first pitch he saw down the right field line for a single that scored Mira.
  • Jeslyn Whitehead kept the train moving, singling up the middle to score Achuff and Rubin. Torres also came home on the play thanks to a fielding error by the center fielder, increasing the lead to 8-1.
 
  • Long hit a batter in the bottom of the ninth, but stranded that runner as he nailed down the save.
 
UP NEXT:
The Tars and Saints will wrap up this short two-game series tomorrow afternoon. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. in St. Augustine.

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