Jake Barlow_Mike Allen_NCAA Regional_2021
Christian Johnston
6
Delta State DSU 28-19
7
Winner Tampa UT 17-4
Delta State DSU
28-19
6
Final
7
Tampa UT
17-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Delta State DSU 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 6 8 3
Tampa UT 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 X 7 11 0

W: Jordan Leasure (2-1) L: Rutledge, Jackson (2-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Fred Sington

Statesmen Fall Late to Tampa in NCAA South Region Opener

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The University of Tampa (17-4) scored a run in the eighth inning to take a 7-6 lead and held on for the win over the Delta State University baseball team (28-19) in the opening game of the NCAA Division II South Region Baseball Tournament on Thursday at Jim Spooner Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL: #13 Tampa 7 | #22 Delta State 6
DATE/TIME: Thursday, May 28, 2021
START: 11:00 a.m. | TOG: 3:12
LOCATION: Jim Spooner Field | Pensacola, Fla.
RECORDS: Statesmen: 28-19 | Spartans 17-4
SERIES: Tampa leads 7-6

HOW IT HAPPENED 
  • Tampa took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on a Dan Sullivan RBI single to right field.
  • The Statesmen tied the game 1-1 in the top of the second. Wyatt Pratt walked and scored on a Darek Sargent sac-fly.
  • Chad Ragland doubled and scored on a Kirkland Trahan RBI groundout to put the Statesmen in front 2-1.
  • Ground outs by Drew Ehrhard and Jamarcus Lyons produced two runs in the third as the Spartans regained a 3-2 lead.
  • Jake Barlow tied the score 3-3 on a solo home run to left field in the fourth.
  • Hayden White launched a solo home run to left field and a run came home on a wild pitched to give the Statesmen a 5-3 lead in the fifth.
  • An Ehrhard RBI ground out in the fifth trimmed the Delta State advantage to 5-4.
  • JD Urso's RBI single up the middle tied the game at 5-5 in the bottom of the sixth.
  • A Barlow solo home run gave the Statesmen a 6-5 lead in the top of the seventh.
  • An Ehrhard excuse-me bunt single in the seventh tied the game, 6-6.
  • Urso scored when Jose Cadenas reached on a fielder's choice that gave Tampa a 7-6 lead. 
ON THE MOUND 
  • Jackson Rutledge (2-1) gave up one run on two hit with two strikeouts to take the loss for the Statesmen.
  • Jordan Leasure (2-1) worked three innings with four strikeouts while allowing a run on one hit to earn the win for Tampa.
  • TJ Childree worked two-thirds of an inning with a strikeout in relief of the Statesmen.  
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • The Statesmen hit two home runs and now have 71 round trippers on the season, ranking first in the GSC and 18th nationally.
  • Barlow's two home runs moved to give him 19 on the year and into a tie for fifth with Zack Shannon on DSU's single season home list. The Jonesville, La., product moved into seventh on the DSU career home run list with 32 total.
  • Delta State spun a pair of double plays to stretch their GSC and NCAA leading number to 46.
UP NEXT

The Statesmen play the winner of game between No. 1 seed West Florida and No. 6 seed Shorter University on Friday, May 28 at 7 p.m. in an elimination game.
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