Tampa Falls to Mississippi College in Series Finale
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
TAMPA, Fla. – Top-ranked Spartans drop the game three against Mississippi College. UT takes the series 2-1.
Final Score: Mississippi College Choctaws (4), No. 1 University of Tampa Spartans (3)
Records: Tampa (15-2, 3-0 SSC), Mississippi College (6-12, 3-3 GSC)
Location: UT Baseball Field || Tampa, Fla.
All-Time Series: This marks the first Spartan loss against the Choctaws.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Mississippi College got on the board first in the top of the fourth, with an RBI single. | 1-0 Mississippi College. The Choctaws would score another off Michael Paul with a single in the second inning. | 2-0 Mississippi College. MC would add another run in the third, with a bases-load walk. | 3-0 Mississippi College. The Spartans would get one back in the bottom of the third with a Sac Fly from Drew Ehrhard to score Nicholas Winklemeyer. | 3-1 Mississippi College. In the fifth inning, Ehrhard would bring in Josh Rulli to score another Spartan run. | 3-2 Mississippi College. The Choctaws would hit a single off of Cameron Sereda in the eighth. | 4-2 Mississippi College. J.D. Urso kicked off the bottom of the ninth with a solo home run. | 4-3 Mississippi College. Despite the energy from the homer, the Spartans came up short suffering their second loss of the season. | Final: 4-3 Mississippi College
INSIDE THE STATS:
- Ehrhard: 2 RBI
- Urso: 1 HR
UP NEXT: The top-ranked Tampa Spartans are back in action on Monday at 3 p.m. against Seton Hill, at UT Baseball Field