Spartans Fall to Blazers to Open up Day Two of Regional Play
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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#6 Tampa
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
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#12 Valdosta State
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1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 0 |
TAMPA, Fla. – The No. 2 seeded Spartans fall to the No. 3 seeded Blazers on the second day of regional play.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game One Final: No. 3 Valdosta State 5, No. 2 Tampa 4
Records: No. 3 Valdosta State Blazers (35-11, 21-5 GSC), No. 2 Tampa Spartans (36-12, 23-7 SSC)
Location: Naimoli Family Softball Field | Tampa, Fla.
All-time Series: The Blazers lead the all-time series history with an overall record of 33-12.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Top 1st
Alexa Russo would single to second base which would score Lauren Fantone. Lexie Chevalier would double the Spartans lead after a single through the left side. Tampa would continue to increase their lead. Russo would score after an Emalee Jansen RBI single to right field. | Tampa 3-0
Bottom 2nd
After a pair of doubles by Blazer hitters, Clegg and Gano, Valdosta would score three runs in the second to take the lead. | Valdosta 4-3
Top 7th
The Spartans would try and mount a comeback. Corynn Miner singled to center field, scoring Lauren Fantone but Lilly Kiester would be out thrown out at home trying to score. The Spartans would later fall to the Blazers. | Valdosta 5-4
INSIDE THE STATS:
- (W) Richards (27-8);
- (L) Galhouse (15-8)
- Fantone (Tampa); 3-4, 2 R, 1 SB
BEYOND THE BOX:
- The Spartans scored three runs in the first inning
- Valdosta scored five unanswered runs
- Teams combined for 21 hits
UP NEXT: The Spartans will face the winner of Rollins/Embry Riddle on Friday, May 13th, @ 6pm.
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GAMEDAY MULTIMEDIA: Fans may watch all home games and Sunshine State Conference contests on TampaSpartans.tv. Live stats are also available through TampaStats.com.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Be sure to follow @TampaSpartans on all socials for up-to-date information on University of Tampa Athletics. Please give us a follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube and use our official hashtag, StandAsOne.
TEXT ALERTS: UT also offers a free text messaging service that sends text alerts following all Spartan events. To sign up, please register at www.tampaspartans.com.
GET YOUR UT GEAR: Purchase your official University of Tampa merchandise through our online store, TampaSpartans.store.