Written by Michael Thervil

[2026 Astros Foundation Winter Invitational Rollins Arkansas Tech] With Rollins almost embarrassingly defeating Arkansas Tech on the field 12-2, many fans in attendance were left questioning should they have even come out to watch the game. In the first inning it would be Rollins that would score the first run at the bottom of the first inning followed by Arkansas Tech scoring their first run of the game at the top of the second. After that, Arkansas Tech would score their next run until the seventh and final inning of the game.

Rollins scored six runs in the third inning and would struggle to score any additional runs until the eighth inning in which they scored a total of five runs. Granted Rollins had 11 hits and one error, Arkansas Tech had six hits and two errors. The top players of this game when it came to batting for Arkansas Tech was Levi Martin. In terms of baserunning for Arkansas Tech was Cole Dawson, Kirby Jenkins, Braden Watkins, and Matt Mitchel. The best fielding for Arkansas Tech was Tyler Sardelli and Davis Ossanna.

For Rollins, top players at bat were Joey Rubin, Collin Hughes, Michael Furry, and Jayden Brown. Although Rollins won this game by a land slide, this wasn't as simple to win despite the numbers. The top baserunners for Rollins were Michael Furry, Jayden Brown, and Connor O'Sullivan. When it came to fielding it would be Collin Hughes that made the cut.