February 3, 2024
Bats Stay Hot in Win Over Millersville
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#7 Millersville
1-1
13
#2 Tampa
2-0
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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#7 Millersville
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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#2 Tampa
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | X | 13 | 9 | 0 |
TAMPA, Fla. – The #2 University of Tampa Spartans hot bats continue to look impressive in Houston as they beat Millersville
Final: #2 University of Tampa Spartans 13, #7 Millersville Marauders 1 (7 Innings: Run-Rule)
Records: Tampa (2-0), Millersville (1-1)
Location: Minute Maid Park || Houston, TX.
All-Time Series: Spartans take the first-ever meeting between Tampa and Millersville.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- After a Jake Griffith double for the game's first base runner, Stephen Klein would drive in Griffith with a single to center for the game's first run. After a single off the bat of Anthony Nunez and Brayden Woodburn getting plunked by a pitch, the bases were all loaded up. J.P. Gates would draw a walk followed by a Santiago Garavito ground-out to bring two more Spartans across the plate. With two outs, Nico Saladino came up with timely hitting with a 2-run double. End 1 | Tampa 5-0.
- Klein and Woodburn would continue their production at the plate. Klein is knocking in Ray Mercer with a single, and Woodburn is in Klein and Griffith with a single. After a Gates walk, Garavito would smash a shot to left center off of the wall to score Gates and Woodburn before getting thrown out at third trying to stretch his double into a triple. End 4 | Tampa 10-0
- Nunez and Klein would reach base safely via walks; Woodburn would then drive in Klein with a ground out. Saladino, with the bases loaded, would drive one through the right side of the infield to put one more on the board before Gates would score on a wild pitch. End 6 | Tampa 13-0
AT THE PLATE:
- Saladino: 2-3, 3 RBIs and BB.
- Klein: 2-2, 3 R, 2 RBIs, and BB.
- Griffith: 2-4 and 2 Runs.
- Woodburn: 1-3, 2 R, and 3 RBIs.
- Garavito: 1-3, R, 3 RBIs, and BB.
ON THE MOUND:
- Skylar Gonzalez picked up his first win of the season and went 4 innings, giving up 0 runs, 1 hit, and striking out 5.
- Eli Thurmond came in for relief, going 3 innings, giving up 1 run, 1 hit, and striking out 2.
UP NEXT: #2 Tampa looks for the sweep at the Winter Invitational as they take on #5 Central Missouri tomorrow, Sunday, Feb. 4, at 2:30 pm EST.