TAMPA, Fla. - The Eckerd baseball team dropped game one of the series to No. 1 Tampa, 27-1, on the road Friday afternoon.
Tampa erupted early with a 6-0 lead after the first two frames. They added an eight-run third and six-run fourth for a 20-1 tilt. The Spartans added seven runs over the final three innings.
Eckerd added a run in the seventh with a run scoring with the bases loaded on a fielder's choice ground out.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: No. 1 Tampa 27, Eckerd 1
WP: Williams (10-2) LP: Calise (1-4)
RECORDS: Eckerd 10-31 (5-17 SSC); Tampa 36-6 (20-2 SSC)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
UP NEXT
Eckerd and Tampa conclude the three-game series tomorrow at 1:00 PM with a doubleheader.