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In only seven years, Joe Urso already is the winningest baseball coach in Tampa history.
Win No. 318 will be easy to remember after Urso guided his alma mater to its second consecutive and fifth overall Division II Baseball Championship June 1.
The Spartans were crowned after junior pitcher Jonathan Holt threw a complete game to lead them to a 7-2 victory over Columbus State at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama.
It is the first time a team has won consecutive Division II national titles since Tampa celebrated back-to-back titles in 1992 and 1993. Urso was a second-team all-American second baseman on the 1992 club.
Tampa finished the 2007 season with a 53-10 record. The Spartans are a combined 107-16 (.870) over the last two springs.
“We were all in awe of it,” Urso told the Tampa Tribune. “It’s something I take a lot of pride in. It’s something that is so important to me, because I’m able to say that I’ve been a big part of continuing this tradition here.”
This edition of the Spartans went 4-0 at the finals with the five-run spread against Columbus State being the smallest margin of victory.
Holt, who was named the tournament’s most outstanding player, allowed six hits, one earned run and struck out eight against Columbus State (51-19).
Normally, the team’s closer (he led the Spartans with 19 saves on the season), Urso selected Holt to make only his second start of the year in the final. Holt’s first start was in the regional final that advanced his team to Montgomery.
“Coach Urso and (pitching) coach Sam Militello told me to go as long and as hard as possible,” Holt told the Montgomery Advertiser. “I’m thankful I was able to and it was nine innings.”
Holt kept the Cougars off balance by working both sides of the plate. Seventy-three of his 93 pitches were strikes.
“He got tougher as the game wore on,” said Columbus State coach Greg Appleton. “The difference in the game was how he held us down.”
Columbus State grabbed a 1-0 lead in the third inning thanks to an unearned run. Tampa’s offense awoke in the top of the fourth.
Spartans catcher Chris Rosenbaum delivered a run-scoring double to tie the game, and Tampa took the lead later on a wild pitch by Columbus State starter Anthony Arrington.
Rosenbaum hit his second double in the championship game in the eighth to give Tampa a 4-1 advantage. The Spartans added three insurance runs in the top of the ninth on back-to-back homers from Junior Mejia and Troy Ferguson.
Holt gave up a run in the ninth, which prompted Militello to visit the mound.
“I looked him in the eye and asked him if he could finish it,” Militello said. “He gave me a flat yes. I told him thanks for getting me some television time.”
Two fly outs later, the title was secure.
Game 1
Kutztown 000 002 101 0 — 4 11 1
Neb.-Omaha 010 001 200 1 — 5 12 0
Jason Mills, Darin Gorski (6), Matt Keller (6) and Matt Kulbacki; Tyler Cloyd, Tim Huber (7), Shawn Smith (10) and Brian Goliber. W — Smith. L — Keller. HR — Weimer (NO), Eikmeier (NO).
Game 2
Cal St. L.A. 020 111 000 — 5 9 2
Tampa 410 300 50x — 13 18 4
Isaac Morales, Sean O’Leary (5), John Mitchell (7) and Henry Contreras; Kevin Ferguson, Anthony Perez (4), Jonathan Holt (6), Scott Leffler (9) and Chris Rosenbaum. W — Holt. L — Morales. HR — Crowell (CSLA), Winkleman (CSLA), Rosenbaum (T).
Game 3
Angelo St. 000 000 110 (10) — 12 9 1
Franklin Pierce 000 100 001 1 — 3 13 6
Michael Gunter, Joseph Key (9) and Bucky Strickland; Mike Adams, Tyler Bishop (9), Clay Jenkins (10), Alex Szymanski (10) and Matt Anderson. W — Key. L — Bishop. HR — Rivers (FP).
Game 4
Southern Ind. 000 100 010 — 2 6 2
Columbus St. 210 402 11x — 11 15 2
Adam Summers, Jeremy Kehrt (4), Brent Wendholt (7), Aaron Clark (8) and Garrett Oros; Jarrett Coker and Trent Bianco. W – Coker. L – Summers.
Game 5
Cal St. L.A. 000 000 202 — 4 7 0
Kutztown 000 000 001 — 1 10 0
Kyle Owsley, Arturo Reyes (8) and Henry Contreras; Mike McCardell, Phillip Rummel (9) and Matt Dierolf. W — Owsley. L — McCardell. HR — Winkleman (CSLA).
Game 6
Tampa 103 032 000 — 9 15 3
Neb.-Omaha 100 100 000 — 2 11 3
Ross Jackson, Johnny Williams (8), Craig Benner (9) and Chris Rosenbaum; Josh Lundin, Brandon Dahl (3), Tim Huber (5), Blake Denoyer (8), Nick Lauver (9), Jason Peterson (9), Ryan Lafountain (9) and Brian Goliber. W — Jackson. L — Lundin. HR — Mena (T).
Game 7
Franklin Pierce 000 000 000 — 0 3 1
Southern Ind. 200 010 00x — 3 9 0
Keith Renaud, Kyle Vazquez (7), Clay Jenkins (8) and Matt Anderson; Cory Julian and Garrett Oros. W — Julian. L — Renaud.
Game 8
Columbus St. 014 000 000 — 5 11 0
Angelo St. 110 002 000 — 4 7 2
Korey Noles, Blake Norrell (9) and Trent Bianco; Cody Broussard, Joseph Key (8) and Bucky Strickland. W — Noles. L — Broussard. HR — Rutherford (CS), Cox (AS), Lenderman (AS).
Game 9
Angelo St 073 000 000 — 10 15 1
Southern Ind. 623 100 00x — 12 17 1
Brett Nightingale, Bradley Durst (1), Jeremy Tietze (2), Clay Calfee (5) and Matt Lenderman; Adam Vetter, Jeremy Kehrt (2), Aaron Clark (3), Brent Wendholt (6) and Garrett Oros. W — Clark. L — Tietze. HR — Calfee (AS), Rudden (SI), Pleiss (SI).
Game 10
Neb.-Omaha 000 001 001 — 2 9 2
Cal St. L.A. 200 010 10x — 4 11 1
Ryan Hines, Blake Denoyer (5), Shawn Smith (8) and Brian Goliber; Hector Molina, John Mitchell (7), Arturo Reyes (8) and Henry Contreras. W — Molina. L — Hines. HR — Cloyd (NO), Gallo (CSLA).
Game 11
Columbus St. 200 020 122 — 9 18 2
Cal St. LA. 000 040 000 — 4 6 1
Bryan Kilgore, Johnny Floyd (5), Blake Norrell (7) and Trent Bianco; Isaac Morales, Sean O’Leary (4), John Mitchell (6), Manny Hernandez (8), Kyle Owsley (8), Arturo Reyes (9) and Henry Contreras. W — Floyd. L — Mitchell. HR — Linton (CS).
Game 12
Southern Ind. 000 000 100 — 1 6 3
Tampa 200 230 01x — 8 12 1
Adam Summers, Brent Wendholt (4), Casey Geiger (5) and Garrett Oros; Scott Chapman, Johnny Williams (8), Craig Benner (9) and Chris Rosenbaum. W — Chapman. L — Summers.
Championship game
Tampa AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Troy Ferguson, lf 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 1
Ryan Kennedy, 2b 5 1 0 0 0 0 4 2
Craig Corrado, rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 0
Roberto Mena, ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 4
Jose Jimenez, 3b/1b 3 2 1 0 2 0 3 1
Nolan Brannon, 1b 4 2 2 0 0 0 6 0
Charlie Raley, 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Chris Rosenbaum, c 5 0 3 2 0 0 8 0
Paul Cruz, dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Junior Mejia, cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 0
Jonathan Holt, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 39 7 11 5 3 4 27 9
Columbus St. AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Kurt McKee, ss 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 1
Billy Howard, 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 13 1
Drew Candlin, lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Brad Linton, 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Rodney Rutherford, dh 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
David Brown, 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 6
Trent Bianco, c 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Brand Bowen, rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jonnie Geiger, cf 3 1 2 0 0 0 5 0
Anthony Arrington, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Johnny Floyd, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blake Norrell, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2 0 8 27 13
Tampa 000 201 013 — 7 11 1
Columbus St. 001 000 001 — 2 6 3
E — Rosenbaum; McKee; Howard; Linton. DP — Columbus St. LOB — Tampa 9; Columbus St. 3. 2B — Rosenbaum 2; Candlin. HR — Ferguson; Mejia. SH — Ferguson. SB — Corrado; Mena; Mejia; Geiger.
Tampa IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Holt 9.0 6 2 1 0 8 32 32
Columbus St. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Arrington 7.2 7 4 3 3 3 30 34
Floyd 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 3 3
Norrell 1.0 2 1 0 0 1 6 6
W — Holt. L — Arringotn. WP — Arrington. PB — Bianco. Umpires – Ross Barlow; Dave Carter; Scott Taylor; George O’Brien. Attendance — 2,354.
Win No. 318 will be easy to remember after Urso guided his alma mater to its second consecutive and fifth overall Division II Baseball Championship June 1.
The Spartans were crowned after junior pitcher Jonathan Holt threw a complete game to lead them to a 7-2 victory over Columbus State at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama.
It is the first time a team has won consecutive Division II national titles since Tampa celebrated back-to-back titles in 1992 and 1993. Urso was a second-team all-American second baseman on the 1992 club.
Tampa finished the 2007 season with a 53-10 record. The Spartans are a combined 107-16 (.870) over the last two springs.
“We were all in awe of it,” Urso told the Tampa Tribune. “It’s something I take a lot of pride in. It’s something that is so important to me, because I’m able to say that I’ve been a big part of continuing this tradition here.”
This edition of the Spartans went 4-0 at the finals with the five-run spread against Columbus State being the smallest margin of victory.
Holt, who was named the tournament’s most outstanding player, allowed six hits, one earned run and struck out eight against Columbus State (51-19).
Normally, the team’s closer (he led the Spartans with 19 saves on the season), Urso selected Holt to make only his second start of the year in the final. Holt’s first start was in the regional final that advanced his team to Montgomery.
“Coach Urso and (pitching) coach Sam Militello told me to go as long and as hard as possible,” Holt told the Montgomery Advertiser. “I’m thankful I was able to and it was nine innings.”
Holt kept the Cougars off balance by working both sides of the plate. Seventy-three of his 93 pitches were strikes.
“He got tougher as the game wore on,” said Columbus State coach Greg Appleton. “The difference in the game was how he held us down.”
Columbus State grabbed a 1-0 lead in the third inning thanks to an unearned run. Tampa’s offense awoke in the top of the fourth.
Spartans catcher Chris Rosenbaum delivered a run-scoring double to tie the game, and Tampa took the lead later on a wild pitch by Columbus State starter Anthony Arrington.
Rosenbaum hit his second double in the championship game in the eighth to give Tampa a 4-1 advantage. The Spartans added three insurance runs in the top of the ninth on back-to-back homers from Junior Mejia and Troy Ferguson.
Holt gave up a run in the ninth, which prompted Militello to visit the mound.
“I looked him in the eye and asked him if he could finish it,” Militello said. “He gave me a flat yes. I told him thanks for getting me some television time.”
Two fly outs later, the title was secure.
Game 1
Kutztown 000 002 101 0 — 4 11 1
Neb.-Omaha 010 001 200 1 — 5 12 0
Jason Mills, Darin Gorski (6), Matt Keller (6) and Matt Kulbacki; Tyler Cloyd, Tim Huber (7), Shawn Smith (10) and Brian Goliber. W — Smith. L — Keller. HR — Weimer (NO), Eikmeier (NO).
Game 2
Cal St. L.A. 020 111 000 — 5 9 2
Tampa 410 300 50x — 13 18 4
Isaac Morales, Sean O’Leary (5), John Mitchell (7) and Henry Contreras; Kevin Ferguson, Anthony Perez (4), Jonathan Holt (6), Scott Leffler (9) and Chris Rosenbaum. W — Holt. L — Morales. HR — Crowell (CSLA), Winkleman (CSLA), Rosenbaum (T).
Game 3
Angelo St. 000 000 110 (10) — 12 9 1
Franklin Pierce 000 100 001 1 — 3 13 6
Michael Gunter, Joseph Key (9) and Bucky Strickland; Mike Adams, Tyler Bishop (9), Clay Jenkins (10), Alex Szymanski (10) and Matt Anderson. W — Key. L — Bishop. HR — Rivers (FP).
Game 4
Southern Ind. 000 100 010 — 2 6 2
Columbus St. 210 402 11x — 11 15 2
Adam Summers, Jeremy Kehrt (4), Brent Wendholt (7), Aaron Clark (8) and Garrett Oros; Jarrett Coker and Trent Bianco. W – Coker. L – Summers.
Game 5
Cal St. L.A. 000 000 202 — 4 7 0
Kutztown 000 000 001 — 1 10 0
Kyle Owsley, Arturo Reyes (8) and Henry Contreras; Mike McCardell, Phillip Rummel (9) and Matt Dierolf. W — Owsley. L — McCardell. HR — Winkleman (CSLA).
Game 6
Tampa 103 032 000 — 9 15 3
Neb.-Omaha 100 100 000 — 2 11 3
Ross Jackson, Johnny Williams (8), Craig Benner (9) and Chris Rosenbaum; Josh Lundin, Brandon Dahl (3), Tim Huber (5), Blake Denoyer (8), Nick Lauver (9), Jason Peterson (9), Ryan Lafountain (9) and Brian Goliber. W — Jackson. L — Lundin. HR — Mena (T).
Game 7
Franklin Pierce 000 000 000 — 0 3 1
Southern Ind. 200 010 00x — 3 9 0
Keith Renaud, Kyle Vazquez (7), Clay Jenkins (8) and Matt Anderson; Cory Julian and Garrett Oros. W — Julian. L — Renaud.
Game 8
Columbus St. 014 000 000 — 5 11 0
Angelo St. 110 002 000 — 4 7 2
Korey Noles, Blake Norrell (9) and Trent Bianco; Cody Broussard, Joseph Key (8) and Bucky Strickland. W — Noles. L — Broussard. HR — Rutherford (CS), Cox (AS), Lenderman (AS).
Game 9
Angelo St 073 000 000 — 10 15 1
Southern Ind. 623 100 00x — 12 17 1
Brett Nightingale, Bradley Durst (1), Jeremy Tietze (2), Clay Calfee (5) and Matt Lenderman; Adam Vetter, Jeremy Kehrt (2), Aaron Clark (3), Brent Wendholt (6) and Garrett Oros. W — Clark. L — Tietze. HR — Calfee (AS), Rudden (SI), Pleiss (SI).
Game 10
Neb.-Omaha 000 001 001 — 2 9 2
Cal St. L.A. 200 010 10x — 4 11 1
Ryan Hines, Blake Denoyer (5), Shawn Smith (8) and Brian Goliber; Hector Molina, John Mitchell (7), Arturo Reyes (8) and Henry Contreras. W — Molina. L — Hines. HR — Cloyd (NO), Gallo (CSLA).
Game 11
Columbus St. 200 020 122 — 9 18 2
Cal St. LA. 000 040 000 — 4 6 1
Bryan Kilgore, Johnny Floyd (5), Blake Norrell (7) and Trent Bianco; Isaac Morales, Sean O’Leary (4), John Mitchell (6), Manny Hernandez (8), Kyle Owsley (8), Arturo Reyes (9) and Henry Contreras. W — Floyd. L — Mitchell. HR — Linton (CS).
Game 12
Southern Ind. 000 000 100 — 1 6 3
Tampa 200 230 01x — 8 12 1
Adam Summers, Brent Wendholt (4), Casey Geiger (5) and Garrett Oros; Scott Chapman, Johnny Williams (8), Craig Benner (9) and Chris Rosenbaum. W — Chapman. L — Summers.
Championship game
Tampa AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Troy Ferguson, lf 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 1
Ryan Kennedy, 2b 5 1 0 0 0 0 4 2
Craig Corrado, rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 0
Roberto Mena, ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 4
Jose Jimenez, 3b/1b 3 2 1 0 2 0 3 1
Nolan Brannon, 1b 4 2 2 0 0 0 6 0
Charlie Raley, 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Chris Rosenbaum, c 5 0 3 2 0 0 8 0
Paul Cruz, dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Junior Mejia, cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 0
Jonathan Holt, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 39 7 11 5 3 4 27 9
Columbus St. AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Kurt McKee, ss 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 1
Billy Howard, 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 13 1
Drew Candlin, lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Brad Linton, 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Rodney Rutherford, dh 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
David Brown, 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 6
Trent Bianco, c 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Brand Bowen, rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jonnie Geiger, cf 3 1 2 0 0 0 5 0
Anthony Arrington, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Johnny Floyd, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blake Norrell, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2 0 8 27 13
Tampa 000 201 013 — 7 11 1
Columbus St. 001 000 001 — 2 6 3
E — Rosenbaum; McKee; Howard; Linton. DP — Columbus St. LOB — Tampa 9; Columbus St. 3. 2B — Rosenbaum 2; Candlin. HR — Ferguson; Mejia. SH — Ferguson. SB — Corrado; Mena; Mejia; Geiger.
Tampa IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Holt 9.0 6 2 1 0 8 32 32
Columbus St. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Arrington 7.2 7 4 3 3 3 30 34
Floyd 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 3 3
Norrell 1.0 2 1 0 0 1 6 6
W — Holt. L — Arringotn. WP — Arrington. PB — Bianco. Umpires – Ross Barlow; Dave Carter; Scott Taylor; George O’Brien. Attendance — 2,354.
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