Keven Pimentel Tosses Gem to Give Spartans Lead in Super Regional Series
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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#5 Delta State
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
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#3 Tampa
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 7 | 0 |
TAMPA, Fla. – No. 1 seed Tampa Spartans won game one of the NCAA South Super Regional against the No. 2 seed Delta State Statesmen. The Spartans now hold a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series to advance to the NCAA Division II Championship Series in Cary, N.C.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: No.1 Tampa Spartans 3, No. 2 Delta State Statesmen 1
Records: Tampa (40-14), Delta State (42-13)
Location: UT Baseball Field | Tampa, Fla.
All-time Series: Delta now leads the all-time series against Tampa 6-5.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Delta State got on the board first with one run on three hits. T6 | 1-0 Delta State
- Drew Ehrhard led off the inning with a single to right field followed by a single from Danny Sirven. Ehrhard andSirven scored on Stevie Mangrum bunt and throwing error from Delta State. Sam Freitas moved Mangrum over with a sac bunt. Cole Perry scored Mangrum on a fielder's choice. B6 | 3-1 Tampa
INSIDE THE STATS:
- Pimentel earns his 12th win on the year after throwing a complete game only allowing one run.
- This marks the first-ever complete game at UT for Pimentel.
- Sirven went 2-3 on the day with one run scored.
- Ehrhard finished 2-4 with one run scored.
OUTSIDE THE BOX
- The Spartans are one win away from advancing to the DII NCAA Championships in Cary, North Carolina.
- This game marked the first-ever NCAA Super Regional played in the South Region.
UP NEXT:
The Spartans will complete their best-of-three NCAA South Super Regional tomorrow with the first game scheduled for 1 p.m. If necessary, game two is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
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