The 2010 softball regular season is almost over and the NCAA South Regional Tournament is drawing near. With three games remaining on the schedule, the Spartans stand at 20-17 overall with an 11-10 mark in Sunshine State Conference play. UT ...
By Ryan Burkett
The 2010 softball regular season is almost over and the NCAA South Regional Tournament is drawing near. With three games remaining on the schedule, the Spartans stand at 20-17 overall with an 11-10 mark in Sunshine State Conference play. UT ...
By Ryan Burkett
“Turn out the lights, the party’s over. They say that all good things must end. Call it a night, the party’s over. And tomorrow starts the same old thing again.” Don Meredith sang those words many times during 1970s telecasts ...
By Ryan Burkett
The University of Tampa has several coaches who have stood the test of time. Softball coach Leslie Kanter is no exception. Kanter has been the head coach of the UT softball team since 1995. She boasts a record of 371-337 ...
By Ryan Burkett
Facing adversity, Heather Van Landingham has stepped up and led Tampa to an 18-10 record. The senior pitcher for the Spartans has overcome the loss of fellow starter Deanna Henriott to post strong numbers for the Spartans this season. After ...
By Ryan Burkett
University of Tampa softball catcher Becky Vyzas may have broken her wrist in January, but it didn’t keep her down for long. The injury occurred in what Vyzas described as a “freak accident” on Jan. 7 of this year. Vyzas ...
By Ryan Burkett
It is often said that good things come to those who wait. In the case of Ashley Carrea, the old saying couldn’t be more accurate. Carrea is a Tampa native and a senior on the University of Tampa softball team. ...
By Ryan Burkett
The University of Tampa softball team earned its first conference victory of the season Sunday. The victory capped off a three-game weekend series at No. 23 Nova Southeastern. The Sharks took the Saturday doubleheader by scores of 5-1 and 8-2. ...
By Ryan Burkett
The 2010 softball season is here, and changes abound for the Spartans. The University of Tampa softball team carries a mostly new lineup into 2010, with pitcher and third base as the only positions to field returning starters. UT also ...
By Ryan Burkett
Many of the NCAA’s 380,000 athletes struggle between work, academics and athletics. Perhaps no one knows the value of this balancing act more than one University of Tampa athelete, a walk-on basketball player named Ashton Graham. Graham was born in ...
By Ryan Burkett
The University of Tampa men’s basketball team suffered two more conference losses last week, losing to Nova Southeastern and Lynn. With the losses, the Spartans fell to 9-11 with a 3-8 SSC record. The Spartans began their week by traveling ...
By Ryan Burkett
Remember last fall’s Spartan Blackout? The concept was devised by the University of Tampa Athletic Department last year. Spartan Blackout is where UT’s home fans fill the venue with as many black shirts as possible in support of the team ...
By Ryan Burkett
The University of Tampa men’s basketball team dropped a heartbreaker to Barry University 77-75 Saturday afternoon. The loss drops the Spartans to 8-8 on the season, with a 3-5 record in conference play. UT has now lost five games in ...
