March 10, 2024
Valdez's Cycle helps Sweep Lenoir-Rhyne
4
Lenoir-Rhyne
14-10
5
#1 Tampa
20-1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Lenoir-Rhyne
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3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
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#1 Tampa
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0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 2 |
TAMPA, Fla. – The #1 University of Tampa Spartans sweep Lenoir-Rhyne.
Final: #1 Tampa Spartans 5, Lenoir Rhyne 4
Records: Tampa (20-1, 3-0 SSC), Lenoir Rhyne (14-10, 4-5 SAC)
Location: UT Baseball Field | Tampa, Fla.
All-Time Series: Spartans stay undefeated over the Bears with an 9-0 record.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Stephen Klein doubled down the rf line, Jake Griffith scored; Brayden Woodburn scored. Mike Valdez tripled to right center, Klein scored. Bot 3 | 4-3 Lenoir-Rhyne
- Anthony Nunez reached on a fielder's choice, J.P. Gates out at second 1b to ss; Valdez scored. Bot 5 | 4-4 Tie
- Valdez homered to left field, RBI. Bot 7 | 5-4 Tampa
AT THE PLATE:
- Valdez: 4-4, 2 RBI's, & 2 R's.
- Klein: 2-4, 2 RBI's, & R.
- *Mike Valdez's go ahead home-run in the seventh inning completed the cycle! Valdez's cycle is the 5th in program history, first since 2019.
ON THE MOUND:
- Jake Stipp started on the mound. He pitched 3.1 innings, giving up 9 hits, 2 earned runs while striking out 4.
- Andrew Carson relieved Stipp. He picked up his first win of the season. He pitched 3.2 innings, giving up 1 hit and no runs while striking out 3.
- Drew Howard relieved Carson. He picked up his third save of the season. He pitched 2 scoreless innings while striking out 2.
UP NEXT: #1 Tampa will travel to Daytona Beach for their first road conference series of the season against Embry-Riddle.