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Rollins RC 5-4
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Winner Flagler FLG 3-8
Rollins RC
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Flagler FLG
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Rollins RC 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 4
Flagler FLG 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 10 0

W: Pesante, Blake (1-0) L: Jacob Burr (0-1)

Taylor Clapp swings at a pitch
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Game Recap: Baseball |

Clapp’s RBI single in the 10th ends the game as Flagler upsets No. 25 Rollins

ST. AUGUSTINE – Flagler College loaded the bases in the 10th inning, with nobody out, and Taylor Clapp belted a single to the base of the wall in left-center to drive in the winning run in a 5-4 victory over No. 25 (NCBWA Division II Top 25) Rollins College in a non-conference baseball game Tuesday night at Drysdale Field.

Flagler extended its winning streak to three games and improved to 3-8. Rollins lost its second game in a row and fell to 5-4. Flagler opens a three-game homestand this weekend, starting on Friday at 6 p.m., against American International College.

Mason Gray led off the 10th with a single to right field and Luke Welborn followed as he dropped a single into the left-center gap and Gray hustled to third, just beating the throw. Welborn advanced to second on defensive indifference and then Payton Palladino ran a 3-0 count. The Tars coaching staff opted to intentionally walk him to load the bases. With the infield and outfield drawn in, Clapp belted the third pitch he saw well over the head of the Rollins left fielder and Gray trotted home.

The Saints fought back from a 4-1 deficit. Palladino hit an RBI double and then scored on Clapp's single to pull Flagler to within a run.

Bryce Fitzgerald hit a leadoff home run over the right field fence to tie the game.

Blake Pesante (1-0) tossed two scoreless innings to finish the game and earn the win. He allowed only two hits and he walked a batter. Pesante was the fifth pitcher to work in the game for Flagler. Huston Wynne started and was relieved by Justin Haskins, Drew Rosenberg, and Clay Callan.

Gray, Welborn, Palladino, and Clapp each finished with two hits. Gray scored three runs while Palladino and Clapp each drove in two runs.

Jacob Burr (0-1) took the loss as he started the 10th for the Tars and failed to retire a batter.

Jeslyn Whitehead and Mason Wilson each collected two hits for Rollins. Whitehead scored a pair of runs. Chris Sparber drove in two runs.     

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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play RC FLG
RC TOP 1st Wilson doubled to right center, RBI (1-2 FSB); Whitehead scored. 1 0
RC TOP 1st Sparber doubled to left center, RBI (1-1 BF); Wilson scored. 2 0
FLG BOT 1st Palladino singled to shortstop, RBI (0-0); Welborn advanced to second; M. Gray scored, unearned. 2 1
RC TOP 2nd Perez homered to left field, RBI (3-2 SBKBFB). 3 1
RC TOP 3rd Sparber flied out to cf, SF, RBI (1-1 BS); Whitehead scored. 4 1
FLG BOT 3rd Palladino doubled down the lf line, RBI (2-2 SSBB); M. Gray scored, unearned. 4 2
FLG BOT 3rd Clapp singled up the middle, RBI (0-0); Palladino scored. 4 3
FLG BOT 4th Fitzgerald homered to right field, RBI (0-1 K). 4 4
FLG BOT 10th Clapp singled to left center, RBI (1-1 BK); Palladino advanced to second; Welborn advanced to third; M. Gray scored. 4 5

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