Spartan Bats Heat Up in Win at Florida Southern
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LAKELAND, Fla. – The University of Tampa softball team picked up another Sunshine State Conference victory with a lopsided win at Florida Southern College on Friday night.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final Score: University of Tampa Spartans 7, Florida Southern College Moccasins 1
Records: Tampa (14-4, 12-3 SSC), Florida Southern (7-13, 6-10 SSC)
Location: Chris Bellotto Field | Lakeland, Fla.
All-time Series: Florida Southern leads the all-time series, 74-48. The Spartans have enjoyed recent success, winning eight of the last 11 meetings over the Mocs.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Spartans struck first when Bailey Phillips doubled home Lexie Chevalier to give the visitors an early lead. Top 2 | 1-0 Tampa
- Chevalier led off the fifth with a triple, and would score on a Phillips single. Top 5 | 2-0 Tampa
- UT broke the game wide open with a four-run sixth. A two-run double off the bat of Alexa Russo started the scoring. Russo would later score on a Phillips single. The final Spartan run of the frame came on a Abigail Siegel triple that crossed Devin Hammonds. Top 6 | 6-0 Tampa
- The Mocs got on the board in the sixth on a two-out RBI double. Bottom 6 | 6-1 Tampa
- Tampa added another run in its final at bat. Anyssa Grant reached via a single, and would account for the final UT run of the contest on an Emily Proffitt RBI double. Top 7 | 7-1 Tampa
INSIDE THE STATS:
- Phillips led the way for the Spartan offense, finishing 3-for-3 with three RBI.
- Chevalier had a pair of hits, also scoring two runs.
- Lauren Fantone was 2-for-3 at the plate with one run scored.
- Corynn Miner improved to 7-3 on the season as she tossed 6.0 innings, allowing just one hit while striking out eight Mocs.
- Kate DeSimone threw a scoreless seventh inning with a pair of strikeouts.
BEYOND THE BOX:
- UT's starting 1-2-3 hitters were a combined 0-for-9 as the 4-through-9 starters accounted for nine of the team's hits.
- The Spartans now sit second in the SSC, one game behind Rollins College.
UP NEXT: Tampa will host Florida Southern on Saturday at 2 p.m., for a single game at Naimoli Family Field.
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