Spartans Score 23 Runs in Win Over Lenoir-Rhyne

TAMPA, Fla. – The #1 University of Tampa Spartans bats were alive in a win over Lenoir-Rhyne today.

Final: #1 Tampa Spartans 23, Lenoir Rhyne 7

Records: Tampa (19-1, 3-0 SSC), Lenoir Rhyne (14-9, 4-5 SAC)

Location: UT Baseball Field | Tampa, Fla. 

All-Time Series: Spartans stay undefeated over the Bears with an 8-0 record.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Santiago Garavito homered to left center; Stephen Klein scored; Jake Griffith scored. | Bot 1 | 3-0 Tampa
• Maddox King singled up the middle; Anthony Nunez scored. Bot 2 | 4-0 Tampa
• Mike Valdez doubled to left center, and Klein scored. J.P. Gates doubled to left center, Valdez scored. Bot 3 | 7-0 Tampa
• Valdez doubled down the lf line, Klein advanced to third; Griffith scored. Gates hit by pitch, Garavito advanced to second; Valdez advanced to third; Klein scored. Gates advanced to second on a passed ball; Garavito advanced to third on a passed ball; Valdez scored on a passed ball. Gates advanced to third on a wild pitch; Garavito scored on a wild pitch. Nico Saladino singled to second base, Nunez advanced to second; Gates scored. Brayden Woodburn homered to left center, King scored; Saladino scored; Nunez scored. Bot 4 | 16-0 Tampa
• Aiden Nolasco homered to left field, Grant Jordan scored. Macallister Jorgensen flied out to rf, sacrifice fly, King scored. Bot 5 | 19-1 Tampa
• Nolasco walked; Jordan scored on a wild pitch. Woodburn doubled, King advanced to third; Nolasco scored. Woodburn advanced to third on a wild pitch; King scored on a wild pitch. Ray Mercer flied out to lf, sacrifice fly, Woodburn scored. Bot 6 | 23-1 Tampa

AT THE PLATE:

• Woodburn: 3-6, 5 RBI's, & 2 R's.
• King: 3-3, 3 BB, 2 RBI's, & 3 R's
• Garavito: 2-3, 3 RBI's, & 2 R's.
• Valdez: 2-3, 2 RBI's, 2 R's.

ON THE MOUND:

• Alex Canney picked up his fifth win of the season improving to a 5-0 record. He pitched 5 innings, giving up 3 hits and 1 run while striking out 5.
• Eli Thurmond relieved Canney. He pitched 2 innings, giving up 2 hits and 2 runs while striking out 1.
• Jeremy Goins relieved Thurmond. He pitched 0.2 innings, giving up 2 hits and 4 runs while striking out 1.
• Carson Caso relieved Goins. He got one out after giving up 1 hit and 1 walk.
• Ryan Stefiuk relieved Caso. He pitched pitched a scoreless ninth including striking out two.

UP NEXT: #1 Tampa will finish their series between Lenoir-Rhyne tomorrow at 12pm as they look for the sweep.