CARY, N.C. – A 4-0 loss to Grand Valley State proved that Tampa could be beaten, and rather handily at that.

The defeat evidently got the Spartans’ attention.

They walloped Minnesota State-Mankato 8-2 in Saturday’s Division II Baseball Championship finale, and that was a day after trouncing the Lakers of GVSU 10-1 in Friday’s rematch to make it into the title game.