No. 14 Tampa Splits a Pair of Games with PBA

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The No. 14 University of Tampa softball team (7-2) split a pair of games with Palm Beach Atlantic (6-8) at Simpson Field on Saturday afternoon by final scores of 2-1 and 9-3 respectively.

Senior Julia Morrow took the circle for the Spartans in game one and tossed 7.0 innings with nine strikeouts. She allowed one unearned run on three hits and claimed her fifth victory of the year.

Lindsay Dring gave Tampa an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first on a two out RBI single to score Kandi Kuder.

Sahrina Cortes reached on Sailfish throwing error in the top of the third and came around to score on a passed ball giving the Spartans a 2-0 advantage.

Palm Beach Atlantic was unable to mount a comeback after scoring an unearned run in the bottom of the seventh with Tampa taking the game by a final score of 2-1.

Cortes led all Spartans with two hits in game one.

Jennie Sittloh started game two for the Spartans and suffered her first loss of the season. She tossed 2.1 innings with three strikeouts while allowing four runs on four hits. Bre Setree took the mound for 0.2 innings as Morrow concluded the game pitching the final 3.0 innings.

UT opened game two with two runs in the top of the first after loading the bases and scoring off a PBA fielder's choice followed by a throwing error to take a 2-0 advantage.

The Sailfish responded in the bottom half of the inning as Lindsey Johnson was credited with an RBI groundout that plated Devin Williams after she tripled to left field.

Tampa extended the lead to 3-1 in the top of the second as Kuder belted an RBI double that scored Alyssa Colletti.

PBA rallied in the following innings as the Sailfish plated three runs in the third and four in the fourth to take an 8-3 advantage in the game. Palm Beach Atlantic added a run in the bottom of the sixth for a 9-3 lead, which would be the eventual final score.

Meagan Burke and Cortes also chipped in with a base hit each for the UT offense in game two.

Game One Box Score

Game Two Box Score

Tampa returns to action Sunday at Ave Maria for a doubleheader with the first game set to begin at 12 p.m. Live stats will be available through www.tampa.statbroadcast.com.

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