Tampa Baseball Takes Road Series Over Georgia College
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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#1 Tampa
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4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
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Georgia College
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0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The top-ranked University of Tampa baseball takes the series decider to the Georgia College Bobcats.
Final: No. 1 Tampa (6), Georgia College (4)
Records: Tampa (2-1), Georgia College (2-2)
Location: John Kurtz Field || Milledgeville, Georgia
All-Time Series: The improve the all-time series record to 55-22.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
In the top of the first Nicholas Winkelmeyer led off with a laced single to left. Winkelmeyer steals second base on his first attempt on the year. He was driven in by Drew Ehrhard on a single to left. Dan Sullivan doubled to left field, Ehrhard scored, and advanced Giovany Lorenzo to third. Center fielder Jordan Lala came up big with the bases loaded and collected two RBI | 4-0 Tampa. Nick Long gets out of a jam led by a 4-6-3 double play in the bottom of the first | 4-0 Tampa. Ehrhard extended the Spartans' lead in the top of the second with a homer over the left-center field wall | 5-0 Tampa. Dan Sullivan opened his 2022 home run account over the left center field wall in the top of the third | 6-0 Tampa. In the bottom of the third, the Bobcats got one back off a single to left | 6-1 Tampa. Georgia College tallied three in the bottom of the fourth off a couple hard hits | 6-4 Tampa. Long finished the bottom of the fifth strong with a strikeout, and that was it for him on the day | 6-4 Tampa. Alex Passarella came into relief for two scoreless frames. Dalton Ross records a two-inning save after not allowing a runner in the last two frames | Final: 6-4 Tampa
INSIDE THE STATS:
- Lala, Ehrhard, and Sullivan all collected two RBI.
- Long recorded 5 K's.
- Passarella and Ross combine for 4.0 scoreless IP and 5 K's.
UP NEXT: Next up for Tampa, they will start their 16-game homestand. Their first series features Georgia Southwestern on Friday, February 11 at 6 p.m.
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