WINTER PARK, Fla. | The middle of the Rollins College lineup drove in 13 runs and had eight hits as the Tars took a 16-4 non-conference baseball victory in seven innings Sunday (Feb. 4) afternoon at Alfond Stadium.

The Tars improved to 3-0, while the Mountain Lions remained winless in three tries. Young Harris remains on the road with a 3 p.m. game Wednesday (Feb. 7) against Anderson (S.C.) University in Anderson, South Carolina.

The Mountain Lions struck first in their initial at-bat. Zavier Lushington, who collected two hits, led off with a one-out single through the left side before Rudy Gaona blasted a two-run homer, his first of 2018.

Brian Brooker, who went 3-for-4 with 5 RBI, responded with a three-run homer of his own in the bottom half of the inning off YHC starter McLain Harris (0-1) to give Rollins a 3-2 lead.

Young Harris tied the game at 3 in the third inning as Lushington led off with single and later scored on a wild pitch. Rollins tied the game with a run in the bottom half of the inning before the Mountain LIons tied the game at 4 in the top of the fourth on a Lushington ground out that scored Corley Reynolds, who had led off with a walk.

Rollins broke the game open with five runs in the fourth and seven more in the fifth to take a 16-4 lead. Bryce Peterson, who went 3-for-5, hit a grand slam in the fourth and Grant Ashline, who went 2-for-4 with 4 RBI, added a grand slam of his own an inning later.

Garrett Leonard (1-0) picked up the win with six strikeouts in four innings.

The Mountain Lions had seven hits. Jackson Jones, Reynolds, Brett Graczyk and Skylor Murphy had one hit apiece with Muphy stroking a double to right field in the fourth.