WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The University of Tampa softball team took the first game of three against the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish Friday night.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: No. 9 Tampa Spartans 11, Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish 0

Records: No. 9 Tampa Spartans (21-8, 9-4 SSC), Palm Beach Atlantic (10-14, 9-7 SSC)

Location: Greene Complex I West Palm Beach, Fla.

All-time Series: The Spartans are currently 20-17 against the Sailfish on a two-game winning streak.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Top 1st

The Spartans set the tone from the gate with Corynn Miner getting on base by error that scored Mariah Galhouse, the game's first run. A single up the middle by Lexie Chevalier scored Lauren Fantone extending the Spartan's lead to 2-0. A wild pitch scored Miner while Chevalier advanced to second. | 3-0 (Spartans)

Top 5th

As the Sailfish remained quiet, Stephanie Balmer started off the inning with a leadoff solo-home run left field. | 4-0 (Spartans)

Top 6th

Lilly Keister started the inning with the Spartans scoring spree with an RBI single scoring Chevalier after an error by the second baseman. | 5-0 (Spartans) 

Balmer was next up and hit yet another RBI single that scored Kiester, now a six-point lead to the Spartans. Fantone then hit a 3RBI triple to extend the lead further. | 9-0 (Spartans)

Sam Winberg, hit a grounder to first to score Fantone, who previously was at third. | 10-0 (Spartans)

In her second at-bat of the inning, Chevalier hit an RBI double to center-field to seal the deal for the Spartans. | 11-0 (Spartans)

INSIDE THE STATS:

• (W) Galhouse (9-5); 
• (L) Arturo (5-6); 6.0IP, 3KO, 12H, 11R, 6ER, 3BB
• Chevalier; 4-4, 2RBI
• Fantone; 3-3, 3BI

BEYOND THE BOX:

• Spartans win 10 straight games.

UP NEXT: Tampa will face again in a doubleheader Saturday, March 26th at 12 & 2 pm in West Palm Beach, Fla.