Drew Ehrhard Ties Career Hits Mark as UT Takes SSC Crown in Sweep of Lynn

TAMPA, Fla. – The No. 6 University of Tampa baseball team clinched its 23rd Sunshine State Conference regular season championship as Drew Ehrhard tied the school record for career hits with 339, joining Ronnie Merrill atop the charts.

Final Score Game One: No. 6 University of Tampa Spartans 6, Lynn University Fighting Knights 4
Final Score Game Two: No. 6 University of Tampa Spartans 3, Lynn University Fighting Knights 2
Records: Tampa (37-9, 26-4 SSC), Lynn (16-27-1, 7-20 SSC)
Location: UT Baseball Field || Tampa, Fla.
All-Time Series: Tampa now leads the all-time series 85-25, winning 15 straight over the Fighting Knights.

HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME ONE:

• J.D. Urso started the scoring on an RBI in the first inning. | 1-0 Tampa
• Lynn crossed a run in the fourth and the sixth to take a 2-1 lead. | 2-1 Lynn
• Jamarcus Lyons blasted a solo home run to left center to start a 5-run sixth for the Spartans. Jordan Lala, Ehrhard and E.J. Cumbo each had an RBI double as the other run scored on a wild pitch. | 5-2 Tampa
• The game was delayed in the bottom of the sixth for nearly two hours due to weather.
• Lynn scored two in the eighth, coming on a solo home run and bases loaded hit by pitch. | 6-4 Tampa

INSIDE THE STATS – GAME ONE:

• Alex Canney remained perfect at 7-0 as he went 6.0 innings, allowing just two runs while striking out five.
• Dalton Ross closed the door on the Fighting Knights as he registered his fourth save of the season. He pitched the final 1.2 innings, escaping an eighth-inning jam with a double play in a scoreless effort.
• Lala had three hits and two runs as he also swiped two bases.
• Ehrhard, Urso, Cumbo and Lyons each tallied two hits.
• The Spartans 1-4 hitters accounted for nine of the team's 13 hits.

HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME TWO:

• Lynn took the first lead on an RBI single in the third. | 1-0 Lynn
• Urso had an RBI single in the third to even the count. | 1-1 Tie
• The Fighting Knights answered with a run in the fourth. | 2-1 Lynn
• Ehrhard tied the all-time hits record at Tampa with a two-run double in the seventh inning. | 3-2 Tampa

INSIDE THE STATS – GAME TWO:

• Eric Linder started for the Spartans, throwing the first 3.0 innings.
• The winning pitcher was Beckett White who threw 4.0 scoreless innings without allowing a hit. He moved to 2-0 on the season as he struck out three.
• Eli Thurmond picked up his first save with 2.0 scoreless innings as he struck out four.
• UT drew 10 walks in the game and finished with two hits.
• Lala reached all four times via walks.
• Ehrhard and Urso drew two walks apiece.

UP NEXT: Tampa hits the road to close out the regular season at Newberry. The series begins Thursday at 6 p.m., and concludes with a 3 p.m., Friday doubleheader.