Another Sweep Against a SSC Opponent

TAMPA, Fla.  – Another offensive onslaught by the Spartans against another SSC opponent.

Final Score: No. 2 University of Tampa Spartans (11), Nova Southeastern University Sharks (1)

Final Score – Game 2: No. 2 University of Tampa Spartans (12), Nova Southeastern University Sharks (1) 

Records: Tampa (23-4, 12-0 SSC), Nova Southeastern (12-12, 3-6 SSC)

Location: UT Baseball Field || Tampa, Fla.

All-Time Series: The Spartans now have 56 wins all-time against the Sharks.

HOW IT HAPPENED: GAME 1

• The Sharks jumped on the Spartans early in the first with a double down the left-field line by Noriega with two outs and scored the first run of the ball game | 1-0 Sharks.
• After three scoreless frames from the Spartans, Danny Gutcher had a bases-clearing double to right center | 3-1 Spartans.
• Jordan Lala scored Gutcher from second with a single to left | 4-1 Spartans.
• In the fifth, the Spartans loaded up the bases with no outs. Jamarcus Lyons walked with one out, which brought home E.J. Doskow | 5-1 Spartans.
• In the same inning, Gutcher reached by a fielder's choice and Santiago Garavito scored. E.J. Cumbo scored on a double steal on the first pitch Lala saw. Lala collected his second RBI of the game with a single down the left-field line | 8-1 Spartans.
• With two outs and a man on in the seventh, Gutcher blasted one to left for his fifth home run of the season. | 10-1 Spartans.
• After a double from J.D. Urso and advanced to third on a throwing error in the eighth. Doskow singled to bring home Urso and extend the Spartans lead | Final: 11-1 Spartans.

INSIDE THE STATS:

• Eli Thurmond's final line: 6.0 IP, 5 K's, and only allowed a run.
• Gutcher went 2-3 with 6 RBI and a walk.
• Lala went 4-5 with 2 RBI.
• Drew Ehrhard played in his 234^th career game for the Spartans which is now the new record for most games played.

HOW IT HAPPENED: GAME 2

• A scoreless first inning for Alex Canney in the top half. Jordan Lala led off the bottom half with a walk and J.D. Urso singled to left field and scored Lala | 1-0 Spartans.
• Urso collected his second RBI of the game with a sac fly to right | 2-0 Spartans.
• With two men on, Doskow hit his sixth homer of the 2023 campaign to left | 5-0 Spartans.
• An infield single from Ehrhard with two outs scored Nico Saladino | 6-0 Spartans.
• In the bottom of the sixth, the Spartans put up four runs, with a big bases-clearing hit from Lyons | 10-0 Spartans.
• A sac fly from Noriega in the seventh gave the Sharks their first run of the game | 10-1 Spartans.
• Cumbo and Gutcher go back-to-back in the bottom half of the seventh to extend the large Spartan lead | 12-1 Spartans.
• Dalton Ross and Jack Brodsky pitched three innings and one hit combined in relief to shut the door | Final: 12-1 Spartans.

INSIDE THE STATS: GAME 2

• Canney's final line: 6.0 IP, 3 K's, 4 hits, with no runs allowed.
• Gutcher hit another home run to improve his team lead.
• Lyons went 2-3 with 3 RBI.

UP NEXT: The Spartans host Rollins next weekend. The first game is on Friday at 6 p.m. and the series finale doubleheader is on Saturday, starting at 1 p.m.