Spartans Start Conference Play with a Sweep
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Florida Tech
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
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#1 Tampa
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 11 | 12 | 1 |
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Florida Tech
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
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#1 Tampa
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1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | X | 17 | 20 | 0 |
TAMPA, Fla. – Another Spartan sweep! The top-ranked Spartans put up 38 total runs in their first conference series of the 2022 campaign.
Game One -- Final Score: No. 1 University of Tampa Spartans (17), Florida Tech Panthers (2)
Game Two -- Final Score: No. 1 University of Tampa Spartans (11), Florida Tech Panthers (3)
Records: Tampa (12-1, 3-0 SSC), Florida Tech (11-4, 3-3 SSC)
Location: UT Baseball Field || Tampa, Fla.
All-Time Series: The Spartans extended their winning streak against the Panthers to six games in a row.
HOW IT HAPPENED -- Game One:
E.J. Cumbo hit his second of the year in as many days, and opened up the scoring early in the bottom of the first | 1-0 Tampa. A John Malcom double off the center field wall scored J.D. Urso, which sparked a couple runs for the Spartans in the bottom of the second | 3-0 Tampa. J.D. Urso did the same as Cumbo and tallied three more on the board with a shot to left field | 6-0 Tampa. Drew Erhard singled to center to score Jordan Lala | 7-0 Tampa. Luke Glancy scored from a groundout from Lala | 8-0 Tampa. The Panthers got two back in the top of the sixth off of Michael Paul | 8-2 Tampa. Cumbo in the bottom of the seventh cleared the bases with a towering home run to right field | 13-2 Tampa. The Spartans solidified the huge lead in the bottom of the eighth with another four runs | Final: 17-2 Tampa.
HOW IT HAPPENED -- Game Two:
The Panthers got two in the first off Nick Long with a single to center by Parrish | 2-0 Tech. The Spartans answered right back with a single by Ehrhard that scored Lala. A one out triple by Urso scored two runs, followed by a Glancy double. | 4-2 Tech. In the bottom of the third, Urso drove in Ehrhard to add another to the Spartan lead | 5-2 Tampa. Ehrhard blasted one off the left center field wall for a double and scored Winkelmeyer, which sparked another two runs for the Spartans in the bottom of fourth | 8-2 Tampa. Ford doubled down the left field line to cut the Spartan lead down in the top of the fifth | 8-3 Tampa. Winkelmeyer scored off a Ehrhard groundout to the pitcher | 9-3 Tampa. The Spartans scratched off a couple more in the bottom of the seventh and those would be the last runs of the game | Final: 11-3.
INSIDE THE STATS -- Game One:
- Paul 7.0 IP, and secures his third win of the year.
- Season high of 17 runs and 20 hits
- Cumbo had two HRs and 5 RBI.
INSIDE THE STATS -- Game Two:
- Urso collected four more RBI.
- Ehrhard crossed the plate three times along with three RBI.
- Lala recorded his third SB on the 2022 campaign.
UP NEXT: The top-ranked Tampa Spartans have another mid-week matchup on Tuesday at 6 p.m. with Bridgeport University.