Spartans Outlast Palm Beach Atlantic in 17-Inning Thriller

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The University of Tampa softball team implemented a suicide squeeze in the seventeenth inning to sink the Sailfish.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final (17 Innings): Tampa 2 (W: Corynn Miner, 4-1), Palm Beach Atlantic 0 (L: Abbey Busby, 4-2)
Records: University of Tampa Spartans (6-3, 1-0 SSC), Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish (7-4, 0-1 SSC)
Location: Simpson Field || West Palm Beach, Fla.
All-Time Series: The Spartans hold the series lead, 17-13, as Tampa's won the last two meetings against the Sailfish. 
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

TOP 17TH | Ansley Casillas, a freshman from Tennessee, pinch-hit in the seventeenth inning. Casillas led off the inning with a base-knock to center field. Emalee Jansen re-entered the game following the base-hit. Jansen moved to second on a single from Stephanie Balmer. With one out, a passed ball allowed both runners to advance into scoring position. In a scoreless tie, the Spartans struck first with a perfect suicide squeeze from Cristina Clauberg. In a close play, Jansen made a sprint for home plate and beat the tag for the first run of the game. Balmer advanced to third base on the play. In the following at-bat, Corynn Miner helped the cause with a sacrifice fly to add an insurance run for UT. || UT 2, PBA 0

INSIDE THE STATS:

• Corynn Miner pitched a complete game shutout in the conference opener; the red-shirt junior went all 17 innings and totaled 247 pitches.
• Miner eclipsed her career-high with 15 strikeouts, after tying her personal record (11) in her previous start. The right-hander has logged 26 strikeouts in the last two games. 
• Mariah Galhouse tied the school record for hits in a game, as the freshman tallied four hits in eight at-bats. 
• Galhouse and Cristina Clauberg totaled eight at-bats a piece, setting the record for most at-bats in a game by a Spartan.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• The previous record for most innings played was 15 innings, which had occurred three times prior. 
• Tampa set the school record with 59 total at-bats in a game; the previous high was 58 at-bats against Embry-Riddle in 2016.
• It was the first extra-inning game for the Spartans this year. In 2019, UT played in eight extra-inning games and compiled a 5-3 record. 
• Tampa did not commit an error for the first time this season, snapping an eight-game streak.

UP NEXT: Tampa's scheduled for a doubleheader tomorrow afternoon against Palm Beach Atlantic, the first pitch is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.

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