TAMPA, Fla. - The Eckerd softball team went toe-to-toe with the No. 2-ranked team in the national, dropping both games in the doubleheader by a run as Tampa took the opener 2-1 and the finale 1-0 on Saturday.
UT scored early in the opener with an RBI single in the opening frame. The Spartan took a 2-0 lead in the fourth with an RBI double.
Eckerd had quality chances in the second and third innings, with runners on third, but were unable to push a run across. However, the Tritons plated a run in the fifth as Lauren Margolis delivered a one-out bases-loaded RBI single. EC was unable to push another run across, falling 2-1.
Tampa plated the only run of the finale in the third on an RBI triple. Jadyn Wright broke up the Spartans' no-hit bid in the seventh with an infield single, but UT turned a double play to end the threat. Hannah Taylor added a single as well, but Eckerd was unable to push a run across.
HOW IT ENDED
Game One
FINAL: No. 2 Tampa 2, Eckerd 1
WP: Feldman (5-1) LP: Johnson (4-5) S: McGinnis (1)
Game Two
FINAL: No. 2 Tampa 1, Eckerd 0
WP: Galhouse (14-2) LP: Benefield (1-3)
RECORDS: Eckerd 12-26 (6-18 SSC); Tampa 38-6 (20-4 SSC)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
UP NEXT
Eckerd returns to the Turley Athletic Complex for the final home series of the season, hosting Saint Leo starting Friday at 6:00 PM.
