Rojas’ Walk-Off Homer Caps Off Baseball’s Dramatic 5-4 Victory Over Colby

WEYMOUTH, Mass.- Rookie Elvis Rojas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) clubbed a walk-off, two-run home run as the Eastern Nazarene College baseball team collected a come-from-behind 5-4 win over Colby Sunday afternoon at Libby Field.

             
THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 5, Colby 4
Records: Lions (8-3) | Mules (3-2)


HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The home team scored one run in the bottom of the third inning to snag a 1-0 edge. Frank Landeiro (Orlando, Fla.) launched his team-leading second home run of the season.
• Colby tallied three runs in the fifth to capture a 3-1 advantage.
• The visitors tacked on a run in the seventh inning to widen the gap to 4-1.
• Eastern Nazarene engineered a two-out rally in the bottom of the ninth, chalking up four runs to claim its fifth consecutive victory. Anderson Jimenez (Lowell, Mass.) roped a double to left-centerfield to drive in Shane McNamara (Londonderry, N.H.) and Jaime Roldan (Boston, Mass.). Elvis Rojas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) crushed the first pitch he saw, belting a walk-off home run to knock in Anderson Jimenez (Lowell, Mass.) to lift the Lions to a thrilling victory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Elvis Rojas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) recorded his first two collegiate hits to go with two RBIs and one run scored.
• Frank Landeiro (Orlando, Fla.) posted a pair of hits, one RBI, and one run scored.
• Anderson Jimenez (Lowell, Mass.) finished with one base knock and a pair of RBIs.
• Shane McNamara (Londonderry, N.H.) and Jaime Roldan (Boston, Mass.) each chipped in with one hit and one run scored.
• Jon Tessier (Coronado, Calif.) hurled six innings and registered seven strikeouts in his second start. Morgan Weast (Cincinnati, Ohio) worked three innings and fanned three batters in his third relief appearance.

UP NEXT:
Eastern Nazarene is slated to host Tufts March 14.