WINTER PARK, FLA. - The Eckerd baseball team fell 6-5 in its final non-conference matchup of the season at No. 9 Rollins on Tuesday night as the Tars walked off the game with a double.
An early lead for the Tritons was soiled by the Tars late in the ninth for the 6-5 loss. Kyle Ericsson and Peter Stavrakos opened the game with RBI singles for a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Darius Bradley added a one-run single to center field for a 3-0 advantage.
The Tars added their first tally in the fourth before regaining the lead in the fifth, 4-3. In the sixth, Rollins extended their favor to two, leading 5-3.
Tyler Young hit a two-run single through the left side to tie the game in the seventh. Sarringar closed the game for the Tars with a walk-off double to defeat Eckerd 6-5.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: No. 9 Rollins 6, Eckerd 5
WP: Whitehead (1-0) LP: Reynolds (0-1)
RECORDS: Eckerd (20-23, 8-16 SSC), Rollins (32-12, 20-4 SSC)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Young and Stavrakos each collected two hits while Young led Eckerd with two RBIs.
- Michael Ballard drew three walks.
- The Tritons tallied 10 hits on the day.
- Fletcher Reynolds closed with three strikeouts over 4.1 innings of work.
UP NEXT
The Tritons return home for their final home series of the season on Friday night against Nova Southeastern at 6:00 PM. Eckerd will celebrate their seniors before Saturday's second game.
