Tampa Welcomes Embry-Riddle Eagles for Three Game Series
The Spartans will look to make up ground on the Eagles in the SSC standings
TAMPA, Fla. – The University of Tampa softball team hosts the Embry-Riddle Eagles for a big three-game conference series for both sides as the Eagles are currently second in the Sunshine State standings while the Spartans are third.
The Matchup: Tampa vs. Embry-Riddle
Date/Time: Friday, March 23rd at 6 p.m. and Saturday, March 24th at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
Location: Naimoli Family Softball Field | Tampa, Fla.
About the Spartans: Tampa comes into the series off a rough 2-1 series loss to NSU last weekend on the road. At the plate, UT is led by Sahrina Cortes who leads the team in average (.343), runs (13), hits (34), and doubles (9). Freshman standout Bailey Phillips is a close second to Cortes as she comes into this series with a .341 AVG, 11 runs, seven doubles and leads the team in walks drawn with nine. Junior Makaleigh Dooley leads the Spartans in the circle as she has carried the load this season already racking up 155.1 innings of work and has a 1.40 ERA. Dooley has given up 33 runs and 17 walks and has set a career high in strikeouts with 147.
About the Eagles: Embry-Riddle comes into this series with a 24-6 overall record and 12-3 in conference. Offensively, Mackie Chandler leads the team with a .380 AVG while Destiny Carroll and Kailah Rain round out the top three as they are batting .370 and .363 respectively. As a team, the Eagles have also shown their willingness to test pitchers and catchers when they get on base as they have 66 stolen bases on 75 attempts. In the circle, Ilona Andringa has been the workhorse taking the ball most of the season with 124.1 innings of work. The senior comes in with a 1.41 ERA giving up 38 runs on 96 hits.
Series History: Tampa leads the all-time series 6-2. The Spartans won the series against the Eagles last season on the road 2-1 after falling 5-1 in the Friday night game but sweeping the Saturday doubleheader 2-0 and 7-0.
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