ICYMI: In Case You Missed It, last week Kiira Riihijarvi on the women’s golf team, notched her second top-three NCAA South Super Regional finish, qualifying for the NCAA Division II National Championships. Tampa Baseball lost 2-1 in the final series of regular season competition against the Florida Southern Moccasins. However, even with this loss, Tampa Baseball received their 19^th straight NCAA Tournament bid. Tampa was chosen as the No. 2 seed in the South Region. The number-one seed and host for the regional is Florida Southern College. The regional will be played from May 17-21 at Henley Field in Lakeland, Fla. Also over the weekend, the No. 7 men’s lacrosse team finished their 2018 season with an overall record of 15-5. The Spartans lost 12-11 to the No. 6 Saint Leo Lions in overtime in the NCAA Quarterfinals.

This Week’s Events:

Women’s Golf:
For the second year in a row, sophomore Kiira Riihijarvi will compete at the NCAA Division II National Championships. The NCAA Nationals is scheduled for May 17-19 at Bay Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas.

Baseball:
Tampa will open play at the regional on Thursday when it meets No. 7 seed Albany State University. The two teams met on March 9-10 as the Rams took two of three in a series played in Albany, Ga. The two teams have only met one time in the NCAA Tournament, with UT taking a 14-0 victory in 2006, a year where the Spartans won the national championship.

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