Spartans Welcome 1992 National Champs Before Florida Southern Series
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Florida Southern
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
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#2 Tampa
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
TAMPA, Fla. – The Florida Southern Mocs visit the Spartans for a three-game series.
About the 1992 Team: University of Tampa's 1992 baseball team was the first of eight national titles in porgram history. Alumni of team will be celebrating the 30th anniversary this weekend, of their national title. Donations can be made to in support of the team at supporttampabaseball.com
The Matchup: No. 2 University of Tampa Spartans vs. Florida Southern College Mocs
Records: Tampa (32-6, 16-2 SSC), Florida Southern Mocs (24-16, 15-6 SSC)
Dates/Times: Friday 6 p.m., Saturday 1 p.m. (DH)
Location: University of Tampa Baseball Field | 601 North Blvd. | Tampa, Fla.
About the Spartans: The Spartans enter the series 3-3 in their last two series. In 18 conference games, the Spartans have hit 17 homeruns with 146 RBI. Expected Friday starter is Haden Erbe who is 8-0 in 11 starts on the year. He has pitched 57.2 IP, with a 2.03 ERA, and 79 K's. The Spartans team ERA is second in the nation with a 2.69, and Braydon Nelson leads the country with a .89 ERA. In a team leading 151 AB, Drew Ehrhard is hitting .351, 74 total bases, and 5 HRs with 33 RBI.
About the Mocs: Their last game the Mocs played Rollins College in a makeup game, where they lost 13-5. Their last series the Mocs played they swept Lynn University at home at Henley Field. Nathan Chevalier leads the Mocs in average, batting .362. Jeff Liquori leads the team in homeruns with 13, and Hunter Duncan is just behind him with 11. Expected starter for Friday is Nathan Madej who has a 5-1 record, a 3.02 ERA, with 44.2 IP.
Series History: The Spartans lead 110-107 in a total of 217 meetings. The Spartans are 8-2 in the last 10 meetings against the Mocs.