Spartans Fall to Blazers to Open up Day Two of Regional Play

TAMPA, Fla. – The No. 2 seeded Spartans fall to the No. 3 seeded Blazers on the second day of regional play.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Game One Final: No. 3 Valdosta State 5, No. 2 Tampa 4

Records: No. 3 Valdosta State Blazers (35-11, 21-5 GSC), No. 2 Tampa Spartans (36-12, 23-7 SSC)

Location: Naimoli Family Softball Field | Tampa, Fla.

All-time Series: The Blazers lead the all-time series history with an overall record of 33-12.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Top 1st

Alexa Russo would single to second base which would score Lauren Fantone. Lexie Chevalier would double the Spartans lead after a single through the left side. Tampa would continue to increase their lead. Russo would score after an Emalee Jansen RBI single to right field. | Tampa 3-0

Bottom 2nd

After a pair of doubles by Blazer hitters, Clegg and Gano, Valdosta would score three runs in the second to take the lead. | Valdosta 4-3

Top 7th

The Spartans would try and mount a comeback. Corynn Miner singled to center field, scoring Lauren Fantone but Lilly Kiester would be out thrown out at home trying to score. The Spartans would later fall to the Blazers. | Valdosta 5-4

INSIDE THE STATS:

• (W) Richards (27-8); 
• (L) Galhouse (15-8)
• Fantone (Tampa); 3-4, 2 R, 1 SB

BEYOND THE BOX:

• The Spartans scored three runs in the first inning
• Valdosta scored five unanswered runs
• Teams combined for 21 hits

 UP NEXT: The Spartans will face the winner of Rollins/Embry Riddle on Friday, May 13^th, @ 6pm.

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GAMEDAY MULTIMEDIA: Fans may watch all home games and Sunshine State Conference contests on TampaSpartans.tv. Live stats are also available through TampaStats.com.

FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:  Be sure to follow @TampaSpartans on all socials for up-to-date information on University of Tampa Athletics. Please give us a follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube and use our official hashtag, StandAsOne.

TEXT ALERTS: UT also offers a free text messaging service that sends text alerts following all Spartan events. To sign up, please register at www.tampaspartans.com.

GET YOUR UT GEAR: Purchase your official University of Tampa merchandise through our online store, TampaSpartans.store.