TAMPA, Fla. – Maryville University baseball dropped its final game to the fifth-ranked University of Tampa on Sunday, falling to 0-3 to begin the season.
 
No. 5 Tampa Recap
The Spartans put a pair of runners on base in the bottom of the first, but Maryville starting pitcher Ryan Louck worked out of the jam with a strikeout and a lineout. The Saints then struck for two in the top of the second on a Nick Hofmann RBI double to bring home Camden Ruby and Michael Long.
 
E.J. Doskow started the bottom of the second with a double for Tampa, jolting a five-run inning for the home team. They added another in the bottom of the fourth on a sacrifice fly to extend the lead to 6-2.
 
UT continued to stifle the Maryville offense and tallied two more in the sixth to push the lead to six runs. Alex Canney closed out the game with a three-inning save to wrap up an 8-2 win for the Spartans.
 
Winning Pitcher: Beckett White (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Ryan Louck (0-1)
Save: Alex Canney (1)
  
Batting Leaders
Nick Hofmann: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI
Michael Gould: 2-for-4, 2B
Camden Ruby: 1-for-3, SB, R
 
Records:
Maryville: 0-3
Tampa: 7-2

What's Next?
The Saints kick off a three-game series against Saginaw Valley State University in their home opener on Friday, Feb. 24, at 2 p.m.