Spartans Defeat Griffins
The No. 2 University of Tampa Spartans defeated the Seton Hill Griffins 11-2 during their midweek matchup.
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0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 11 | 13 | 2 |
TAMPA, Fla. - The No. 2 University of Tampa Spartans defeated the Seton Hill Griffins 11-2 during their midweek matchup.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: No. 2 Tampa Spartans 11, Seton Hill 2
Records: Tampa (11-5) (3-3 SSC), Seton Hill (4-3)
Location: UT Baseball FIeld | Tampa, Fla.
All-time Series: Tampa leads all-time versus Seton Hill 7-1. The Spartans lost their previous matchup in 2017 11-8.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Danny Sirven began the scoring for the Spartans with a three-run Home Run into to the left field corner. | 3-0 Tampa
- Stevie Mangrum hit a solo Home Run in the bottom of the second. | 4-0 Tampa
- Seton Hill scored a run courtesy of a triple followed by a sacrifice fly. | 4-1 Tampa
- The Spartans scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth off of two doubles via Yorvis Torrealba and Alec Aleywine. | 8-1 Tampa
- Torrealba hit a bases-clearing double in the bottom of the fifth to increase the Spartan lead to double digits. | 11-1 Tampa
- The Griffins scored a run in the top of the eighth on an RBI single. | 11-2
INSIDE THE STATS:
- Sirven hit his first Home Run of the season, recording three RBI's for the Spartans.
- Mangrum slammed his fourth Home Run on the season while scoring three runs for the Spartans.
- Torrealba was 2/4 on the day, hitting two 2B's, tallying five RBI's and one run on the day.
- Bo Weiss earned his first Win as a Spartan, pitching four innings of one run ball while striking out three.
OUTSIDE THE BOX:
- Head coach Joe Urso now stands at 798 career wins as the all-time winningest coach in UT history is approaching another milestone.
- The Spartans employed 22 players (19 position players, 3 pitchers) in today's game.
UP NEXT:
The Spartans travel up to Georgia for a series versus Albany State beginning on Friday, March 8th, at 6:00 PM.
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