Spartans Topple Top SSC Pitcher in Game One Over Tritons
The Spartans brought the bats in their first match-up against SSC rival Eckerd College.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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#29 Eckerd
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
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#3 Tampa
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0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 8 | 10 | 1 |
TAMPA, Fla. – The Spartans brought the bats in their first match-up against SSC rival Eckerd College.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: No. 3 Tampa Spartans 8, No. 29 Eckerd Tritons 4
Records: Tampa (34-11, 17-8 SSC), Eckerd (28-16, 17-11 SSC)
Location: UT Baseball Field | Tampa, Fla.
All-time Series: The Spartans hold a 116-40 edge in the all-time series winning nine of their last 10 against the Tritons.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
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Sam Freitas singled to lead over the Spartans in the second. He would later score on an RBI-single by Nick Derr. B2 | 1-0 Tampa
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Danny Sirven hit a leadoff double in the fourth for the Spartans. Stevie Mangrum would then hit him in with an RBI-single. Mangrum then scored via a Derr double. Yorvis Torrealba later hit a two-RBI single with the bases loaded. B4 | 5-0 Tampa
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Eckerd got on the board with two runs in the sixth. T6 | 5-2 Tampa
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Derr hit a solo Home Run in the sixth to increase Tampa's lead. B6 | 6-2 Tampa
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Torrealba smacked a solo Home Run in the seventh. B7 | 7-2 Tampa
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The Tritons scored two runs in the eighth to cut into Tampa's lead. T8 | 7-4 Tampa
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Mikey Navarette dodges a tag in a rundown to score in the eighth. B8 | 8-4 Tampa
INSIDE THE STATS:
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Derr was a triple away from the cycle, batting three for four with a Home Run and four RBI's on the day.
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Torrealba hit two for four with a Home Run and three RBI's.
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Sirven hit one double for the Spartans, going one for four.
OUTSIDE THE BOX:
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Tampa is now 17-8 in the SSC.
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Danny Sirven is currently riding thirteen-game hitting streak.
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Torrealba is now tied for the lead in Home Runs (8) among the Spartans, along with Aleywine.
UP NEXT:
The Spartans finish their regular season home schedule tomorrow with a DH versus Eckerd. Tampa will honor their 13 graduating seniors prior to Game One.
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