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(CARY, N.C.) After winning its NCAA Division II World Series opener, No. 6 seed PLNU Baseball advances to play No. 2 Tampa on Monday with both teams 1-0 in the tournament thus far.
 
Point Loma defeated No. 3 seed Catawba, 11-5, on Saturday before Tampa took care of No. 7 seed Bentley, 13-2, in the nightcap.
 
PLNU, the West Region champions, is making its third NCAA Division II World Series appearance in five seasons and improved to 3-0 all-time in tournament openers.
 
The Sea Lions scored five runs in the eighth inning against Catawba to break a 5-5 tie before tying its program record for most runs scored (11) in an NCAA DII World Series game.
 
Tampa, the two-time defending national champions, has won the most national championships (10) of any NCAA DII program all-time.
 
The Spartans jumped out to an immediate 10-0 lead against Bentley after scoring seven in the third inning. UT then led by as many as 13-0 to start its quest for a three-peat.
 
Point Loma (50-11 overall) and Tampa (47-8) have never played each other.
 
First pitch on Monday in Cary, N.C. at the USA Baseball National Training Complex is scheduled for 3 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. ET.

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