2008 Woodie Awards
Tars Baseball Team Triumphs in Two of Three against Florida Tech
Angela Gonzalez
Issue date: 4/7/06 Section: Sports
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The baseball team took on Florida Tech in a three game series over the weekend. On Friday, junior starting pitcher David Nathanson collected his fourth win of the season. The Tars had previously lost to Florida Tech in the non-conference season opener game by a devastating score of 8-0.
There was no scoring until the fourth inning, when Florida Tech collected one run off an RBI from Stone. Then in the bottom of the fourth, Rollins landed five runs, the first coming when junior Ryan McKenzie doubled to left center, sending freshman Anthony Soto home. McKenzie was brought home by sophomore Steve Mannenbach's ball to right field. Mannenbach, sophomore Stefano Foggi, and freshman Eugene Martinez all made it home before the close of the fourth inning.
The Tars kept the Panthers from scoring in the fifth and went on to score two more runs in the bottom of the inning. The score stayed at 7-1 with Rollins up until the bottom of the seventh. Soto scored on a hit by McKenzie down the right field line. The Panthers tried to come back in the eighth, but only managed to secure three runs. Rollins collected one more run the bottom of the inning. The Panthers were unsuccessful in the ninth, ending the game with a score of 9-4.
On Saturday, the Tars took on the Panthers again in a double-header. The first game followed in the spirit of the previous game. There was no scoring early on in the match. Then in the fifth inning, Jesse More came home after Soto hit a single up the middle. Before the inning was up, Gene Howard hit a right field homerun that sent Anthony Soto home and put Rollins up 3-0. Scoring again came to a halt until the Tars half of the seventh. This time Soto hit a homerun to right field. Howard again scored a run for the Tars after Mannenbach hit out to right field. The Panthers missed out on scoring in the eighth inning. Rollins half saw runs collected by Jesse More and Tyler Hartman, sealing the win for the Tars by a score of 7-0.
But the Tars lost their offensive momentum in the second game of the day. Junior starting pitcher Mario Lombardo gave up some early runs. Florida Tech took down two runs straight away in the first, and scoring halted until senior Brent Magnuson came home on a ground ball to third base in the fourth. But the Panthers closed out the scoring in the game in the fifth inning when they took down three runs, making the score 5-1, where it remained until the end.
The Tars will be back in action on Friday April 7, when they begin a three game series against Saint Leo in Saint Leo, Fla. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m.
There was no scoring until the fourth inning, when Florida Tech collected one run off an RBI from Stone. Then in the bottom of the fourth, Rollins landed five runs, the first coming when junior Ryan McKenzie doubled to left center, sending freshman Anthony Soto home. McKenzie was brought home by sophomore Steve Mannenbach's ball to right field. Mannenbach, sophomore Stefano Foggi, and freshman Eugene Martinez all made it home before the close of the fourth inning.
The Tars kept the Panthers from scoring in the fifth and went on to score two more runs in the bottom of the inning. The score stayed at 7-1 with Rollins up until the bottom of the seventh. Soto scored on a hit by McKenzie down the right field line. The Panthers tried to come back in the eighth, but only managed to secure three runs. Rollins collected one more run the bottom of the inning. The Panthers were unsuccessful in the ninth, ending the game with a score of 9-4.
On Saturday, the Tars took on the Panthers again in a double-header. The first game followed in the spirit of the previous game. There was no scoring early on in the match. Then in the fifth inning, Jesse More came home after Soto hit a single up the middle. Before the inning was up, Gene Howard hit a right field homerun that sent Anthony Soto home and put Rollins up 3-0. Scoring again came to a halt until the Tars half of the seventh. This time Soto hit a homerun to right field. Howard again scored a run for the Tars after Mannenbach hit out to right field. The Panthers missed out on scoring in the eighth inning. Rollins half saw runs collected by Jesse More and Tyler Hartman, sealing the win for the Tars by a score of 7-0.
But the Tars lost their offensive momentum in the second game of the day. Junior starting pitcher Mario Lombardo gave up some early runs. Florida Tech took down two runs straight away in the first, and scoring halted until senior Brent Magnuson came home on a ground ball to third base in the fourth. But the Panthers closed out the scoring in the game in the fifth inning when they took down three runs, making the score 5-1, where it remained until the end.
The Tars will be back in action on Friday April 7, when they begin a three game series against Saint Leo in Saint Leo, Fla. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m.