Spartans Earn Shutout in Series Opener With Eckerd
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
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0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
TAMPA, Fla. - The No. 5 University of Tampa Spartans took on the Eckerd College Tritons in the first of a three-game Sunshine State Conference series. Tampa outlasted the Tritons, winning 6-0 and improving to 31-9 on the year, while the Tritons drop to 12-27.
Tampa's starting pitcher Jon Keller, was lights out tonight, going six complete innings and only allowing two hits with five strikeouts. Keller moves to 2-3 with the win in the 2013 season.
The bullpen contributed in impressive fashion to close out the game. Preston Packrall, Caleb Kellogg and Brad Hencke each pitched a scoreless inning to preserve the shutout.
The Spartans carried a 3-0 lead going into the sixth inning and added three insurance runs in the eighth to bring the contest to its 6-0 final.
Center fielder Connor Obrochta and first baseman Sean O'Brien led the squad with both registering multiple hits as O'Brien was 3-for-4 with a run. Michael Danner, Zach Gawrych, Adam Pendleton and Jacob Tillotson each drove in a run.
The Spartans will continue their homestead and finish the three game series with a doubleheader against Eckerd College. The Sunshine State Conference match-up will start on Saturday at 11 a.m.
Live stats as well as a live video webcast will be available through www.tampaspartans.tv.
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