Thursday,
May 15, 2003
#7 TAMPA
11, PRESBYTERIAN 3
GAME 1 NCAA DIV. II SOUTH REGIONAL
LAKELAND,
FL — Tampa’s
Wally Quigg had
four hits to pace the Spartans’ 19-hit attack in an 11-3 win
over Presbyterian in the opening game of the NCAA Division II
South Regional at Lakeland, Fla., Friday.
The win advances Tampa (39-16) to Friday’s 3 p.m.
game against Florida Southern.
Presbyterian (27-27) faces Tusculum in an elimination
game at 11 a.m. Friday.
In addition to Quigg’s four hits, Matt Armstrong and Tim Duff each
had three. All
three of Armstrong’s hits were doubles, which matched a
school record. Altogether, seven of the Spartans’ hits were doubles.
Eric Beattie
pitched into the eighth inning to improve his record to 13-2.
The Blue Hose were led at the plate by senior first baseman Matt Warren and junior designated hitter Heath McCutcheon who each tallied a pair of hits versus the Spartans. Presbyterian’s Kevin White was hitless in four at-bats, ending his school-record 42-game hitting streak.