Box score
WINTER PARK, Fla. − Ben Hewett and Ryan Luker combined to go 7-for-9 with two doubles, a home run, seven runs scored and eight runs batted in to lead Rollins College to a 17-5 victory over Flagler College in a non-conference baseball game Tuesday night at Alfond Stadium.
Rollins raised its record to 26-15 while Flagler fell to 21-19.
Rollins broke open a 1-all tie with a five-run third inning. Hewett hit a two-run single to chase Flagler starter
Josh Kempa (Baltimore, Md./Dundalk CC). Luker welcomed reliever
Tim Lappin (Jacksonville, Fla./Paxon HS) with a two-run home run and the Tars jumped ahead 6-1.
Rollins added another five runs in fourth and tacked on three more in the eighth.
Hewett finished the night with a double, three singles, scored four times and drove in four runs. Luker singled, doubled, homered scored three times and collected four RBI. Josh Band singled twice, doubled and drove in a pair of runs while Taylor Ferguson singled and doubled and Tony Brunetti singled twice for the Tars.
Brad Renner (2-0) tossed five innings, scattered eight hits and allowed five runs.
Zach Bove (Winter Haven, Fla./Central Florida CC) went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI. He belted a three-run home run in the fifth inning.
Dagmar Pena (Jacksonville, Fla./U. of Tampa) and
Charlie Stewart (Port St. Lucie, Fla./Lincoln Park Academy) both singled twice for the Saints.
Kempa (1-3) went two and two-thirds innings, surrendered five hits, five runs and walked four batters.
Flagler will return to Peach Belt Conference action with a key East Division series at Lander University this weekend. The two will play in a doubleheader on Saturday (Apr. 17) at noon.
Rollins 17, Flagler 5 (04/13/10 at Winter Park, FL)
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Flagler............. 001 130 000 - 5 8 2 (21-19)
Rollins............. 015 512 03X - 17 18 2 (26-15)
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Battery: Flagler -
Josh Kempa;
Tim Lappin(3);
Danny Vliet(5);
Tyler McKendree(8) and
Payne Maddox. Rollins - Brad Renner; Chad Giannuzzi(6); Jordan Davis(8); Matt White(9) and Ben Hewett.
Win-Brad Renner(2-0) Loss-
Josh Kempa(1-3) T-2:41 A-201
2B FCB –
Zach Bove 2.
2B RCB – Justin Yount; Taylor Ferguson; Ben Hewett; Ryan Luker; Josh Band.
HR FCB -
Zach Bove (6).
HR RCB - Ryan Luker (3).
Weather: 76 Degrees, Overcast
