Top-Ranked Spartans Secure Another Sweep in Conference Play
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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#1 Tampa
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0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 28 | 1 |
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Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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#1 Tampa
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 |
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Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Top-Ranked Spartans Complete their Sixth Sweep of the Year.
Game One -- Final Score: No. 1 University of Tampa Spartans (9), Embry-Riddle University Eagles (2)
Game Two -- Final Score: No. 1 University of Tampa Spartans (19), Embry-Riddle University Eagles (3)
Records: Tampa (29-3, 14-1 SSC), Embry-Riddle (14-17, 4-11 SSC)
Location: Sliwa Stadium || Daytona Beach Fla.
All-Time Series: Tampa now has 12 wins against the Eagles all-time.
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game One):
It was scoreless baseball through three and a half innings innings in Daytona Beach. The Eagles got on the board first with a single to right-center | 1-0 ERU. Tampa answered the run back with one of their own in the following inning, which came off the bat of Drew Ehrhard | 1-1 Tampa. Embry-Riddle cashed in on another run in the bottom of the 6th, which took the lead back | 2-1 ERU. That would be the last time the Eagles would score, and Tampa went on to score eight unanswered runs in the 7th, 8th, and 9th innings. Michael Paul's day was done after 6.0 IP along with 7 K's, and 3 BBs. Braydon Nelson collected his 6th save of the year, closing out the last three innings | Final: 9-2 Tampa.
INSIDE THE STATS:
- Jordan Lala went 4-for-6 with 2 RBI.
- E.J. Cumbo went 3-for-5 with 2 runs scored.
- Nicholas Winkelmeyer scored 2 runs, collected a hit, with 3 walks.
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game Two):
Three scoreless frames began the game. In the T4th, the Spartans rattled off four consecutive singles by Cumbo, Dan Sullivan, Jamarcus Lyons, and Giovany Lorenzo | 2-0 Tampa. Embry-Riddle answered right back in the bottom half, to cut the lead to only one | 2-1 Tampa. Sullivan hit his 8th homer of the year in the T5th, which extended the Spartans' lead. Luke Glancy added two more to the lead with a double that scored two. Tampa would go on to score two more in that inning | 9-1 Tampa. The Spartans put up another seven runs in the following inning | 15-1 Tampa. Tampa would coast home to complete the sweep in the 8th and 9th innings. | FINAL: 19-3 Tampa
INSIDE THE STATS:
- Tampa totaled 25 hits as a team.
- Lala had 4 hits, 3 RBI, and 2 runs scored.
- Nick Long tallied 5.0 IP, with 4 K's, and only allowing 4 hits.
- Joe Urso now has 898 career wins as the Spartans' skipper.
Up Next: The top-ranked Spartans hit the road again for a three-game series against Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn.