No. 1 Spartans Sweep Embry-Riddle

No. 1 Spartans Sweep Embry-Riddle
March 22, 2025

TAMPA, FL. – The #1 University of Tampa Spartans sweep the Embry-Riddle Eagles in a double-header and the weekend series.

Final (Game 1 – 10 Innings): #1 Tampa 4, Embry-Riddle 3

Final (Game 2 – 7 Innings *Run Rule): #1 Tampa 10, Embry-Riddle 0

Records: #1 Tampa (23-4, 9-0 SSC), Embry-Riddle (16-10, 3-6 SSC)

Location: UTampa Baseball Field | Tampa, FL. 

All-Time Series: This was the 34th meeting between these two programs. The Spartans are 22-12 against the Eagles.

GAME ONE

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • Brayden Woodburn led the inning off, beating out an infield single to second base. Jhoander Irigoyen would move Woodburn to second with a ground ball to the Eagle's shortstop. Cole Russo followed with a single up the middle to bring home Woodburn for the game's first run. Kevin Karstetter followed, reaching base on an error by the Eagle's first baseman, and Russo would advance to third on the play. Maddox King followed with a fly ball to center field to bring Russo home. End 2 | 2-0 Tampa
  • With one out and down to their final two outs, Woodburn delivered, launching his second home run of the season. End 9 | 3-3 Tie
  • Karstetter led the inning off with a single through the left side. Karstetter advanced to second on a King ground out. Jordan Williams was intentionally walked, and Mike Valdez followed with a walk to load the bases up. On a 0-2 off-speed pitch, J.D. Urso delivered with a single over the shortstop's head to bring home Karstetter to walk it off. Final | 4-3 Tampa

AT THE PLATE:

  • Woodburn: 2-4 (Game tying home-run), R, & RBI
  • Karstetter: 2-4 & R
  • Urso: 1-5 (Walk-off single) & RBI
  • J. Williams: 1-4, BB, & SB
  • Russo: 1-4, R, & RBI

ON THE MOUND:

  • Skylar Gonzalez started on the mound. He threw 6 innings while striking out 3 and giving up 1 run. Gonzalez ended with a no-decision on the afternoon.
  • Ryan Stefiuk came in relief for Gonzalez. He threw 2.1 innings while striking out 2 and giving up 2 earned runs.
  • Jacob Fletcher came in relief for Stefiuk. He got 2 outs in the ninth.
  • Michael Alfonso came in relief for Fletcher. He threw a scoreless tenth while striking out 1. Alfonso picked up the win and improved to 2-1 on the season.

GAME TWO

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • With one out, Nico Saladino would double to right field. Urso followed with a single through the 5-6 hole to bring in Saladino for the game's first run. Saladino would ground out to shortstop; however, Urso would advance to second on the play. Woodburn continued to swing a hot bat singling through the left side to bring home Urso. End 1 | 2-0 Tampa
  • Karstetter led off the inning, beating out an infield single that the Eagle's shortstop through into the turf and passed the first baseman, advancing Karstetter to second. Santiago Garavito followed, launching his first home run of the season over the left-field wall. King then reached first on an error by the Eagle's shortstop, who threw the ball away once again, giving King a free extra 90 feet. J. Williams then perfectly executed a bunt single to the pitcher to advance King to third. J. Williams then stole second base. Saladino then hit a fly ball to left field to bring home King. Bot 2 | 5-0 Tampa
  • Russo led off the inning with a walk. Karstetter followed with a single through the right side to set the Spartans up in business with first and second and nobody out. Russo and Karstetter would advance to second and third on a wild pitch, and King would walk to give the Spartans the bases loaded with nobody out. J. Williams doubled to the right field to bring Karstetter and Russo home and advance King to third. King would come into score, and J. Williams would advance to third on a wild pitch. Urso would bring in J. Williams, grounding out to second base. End 5 | 9-0 Tampa
  • Woodburn would lead off the inning with a walk and come around to score on a throwing error by the Eagle's pitcher. End 6 | 10-0 Tampa

AT THE PLATE:

  • Saladino: 2-2, BB, R, & RBI
  • Woodburn: 2-3, BB, SB, R, & RBI
  • Williams: 2-4, SB, R, & 2 RBI's
  • Karstetter: 2-4, 2 R's, & RBI
  • Garavito: 1-4 (HR), R, & 2 RBI's
  • Russo: 1-3, BB, & R
  • Urso: 1-4, R, & 2 RBI's

ON THE MOUND:

  • Jake Stipp started on the mound. He threw 7 scoreless innings while striking out 4. Stipp picked up the win in his outing and improved to 5-0 on the season.

UP NEXT: The #1 Spartans will play a mid-week matchup with SSC opponent St. Leo on Tuesday, March 25th, at 6:00 PM.