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BSB Parker Smith
Parker Smith hit a two-run home run to account for both of Rollins' runs in Thursday's game
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Rollins RC 1-1
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Winner St. Thomas STUBSB22 2-0
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St. Thomas STUBSB22
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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rollins RC 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2
St. Thomas STUBSB22 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 X 4 8 0

W: C. Bringhurs (1-0) L: Stone-Frisina, Tate (0-1) S: F. Medina (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Michael Pierce

Baseball Falls at NAIA No. 17 St. Thomas

Bobcats score all four of their runs in the fifth to come back for a 4-2 win

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (February 3, 2022) - The Rollins baseball team held a 2-0 lead through four innings on Thursday, but a four-run fifth for NAIA No. 17 St. Thomas was enough to lift the Bobcats to a 4-2 come-from-behind win. The loss evens the Tars' mark at 1-1 on the young season, while STU improves to 2-0.

Parker Smith finished 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, while Adams Torres was 1-for-2 with a double and a run scored. Chase Achuff, Kyle Bullock, and Sam Tanous also picked up doubles in the game. Nick Berger started and threw two scoreless innings, allowing a walk and a hit with one strikeout. Tate Stone-Frisina (0-1) was dealt the loss, allowing all four runs on three hits and a walk with a hit batter in 0.2 innings of relief.

Emanuel Montesino went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for the Bobcats, while Ezequiel Valdez was 2-for-2 with two walks, two stolen bases, a run scored, and an RBI. Gio Soto pitched the first 3.1 innings, giving up both Rollins runs on five hits, walking three and striking out three. Crosby Bringhurst (1-0) earned the win with 1.2 perfect innings of relief with one strikeout. Fernando Medina got his first save of the year, striking out the side while allowing one hit in a scoreless ninth.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
Second Inning
  • Torres doubled with one out to give Rollins its first baserunner of the afternoon.
  • Smith came up next and belted a two-run home run over the left-field fence to put the Tars up 2-0.
Fifth Inning
  • The Bobcats batted around in the fifth, plating four runs in the process.
  • After the leadoff man was hit by a pitch, Chris Schoeller and Valdez stroked back-to-back singles, with Valdez driving home Andrew Fernandez to make it a 2-1 game.
  • After Stone-Frisina got the next two batters to line out, Angelo Piloto kept the inning alive by drawing a walk to load the bases.
  • During the next at-bat, Schoeller came home to tie the game on a wild pitch, which also advanced the other runners to second and third.
  • Montesino then singled to center, scoring both baserunners to put STU ahead, 4-2.
Eighth Inning
  • The Bobcats may have been able to tack on an insurance run in the eighth, were it not for the pickoff skills of the Tars.
  • Brian Garcia singled with one out, but Chris Allande pinch ran for him and was promptly picked off at first base by Alfredo Caraballo.
  • Fernandez then drew a two-out walk, but he, too, was picked off at first, this time by catcher Jared Herron.
Ninth Inning
  • Tanous provided a spark in the ninth, leading off the inning with a double.
  • Unfortunately for the Tars, Medina struck out the next three batters to nail down the save.
UP NEXT:
Rollins will play its first home game of the season on Tuesday, Feb. 8, when Saint Leo visits Alfond Stadium at Harper-Shepherd Field for a non-SSC game. First pitch is set for 5 p.m.

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