Tampa Baseball Takes Sweep Over Bobcats

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TAMPA, Fla. - With a 5-1 victory Saturday afternoon, the No. 4 University of Tampa baseball team swept visiting Georgia College & State University in their three game series. The Spartans jump to 5-1 while the Bobcats take their third straight loss for a 3-3 overall tally.

Junior Connor Obrochta led all players with three hits while four other UT batters recorded multiple base-hits. Jake Schrader, Michael Danner, and Jacob Tillotson each tacked on an RBI to go along with their multi-hit games as second baseman Tyler Ding hit 2-for-3.

Tampa tallied a pair of runs in the third thanks to a RBI double from Danner. Tillotson plated the other Spartan runner to give the home squad a 2-0 lead.

Georgia College scored their only run of the game in the following inning, but the Tampa team never trailed as they scored a run in each of the next three innings, ultimately winning by a 5-1 final mark.

Starting pitcher Ben Brown picked up his second win in as many starts, throwing five innings of one-run baseball, scattering four hits. Senior Matt Abramson pitched four innings in relief of Brown, allowing just three hits and striking out two. The right-hander earned his first save of the season closing out Tampa's gem.

Georgia College starter Matt LaMothe was tabbed with the loss, pitching six innings and allowing nine hits and five runs.

Tampa hits the road Wednesday to face Columbus State at 4 p.m. Live stats will be available through www.tampaspartans.com.

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