University of North Florida
15-12, 8-4
Florida Atlantic
13-14, 3-6
UNF blasts Owls, 13-3
3/26/2006 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 26, 2006
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida's Matt Oxendine went 5-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored, and the Ospreys jumped out to a six-run lead in the first inning, to help fuel a 13-3 win over Florida Atlantic in Atlantic Sun Conference baseball action on Sunday afternoon at Harmon Stadium.
With the win, UNF (15-12, 8-4 A-Sun) took two out of three games in the weekend series and moved back into a tie for first place atop the conference standings. FAU (13-14, 3-6 A-Sun) - the preseason conference favorite - has now lost two of its three league series.
UNF jumped ahead 6-0 in the first inning with six singles, including run-scoring hits by Travis Martin, Jonathan Hodach and Jon Dandridge. The Ospreys added another run in the fourth, three more in the sixth, one in the seventh and two in the eighth to round out their scoring.
Jimmy Glanville was 2-for-3 with three RBIs, while Grant Rogers was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and Dandridge was 2-for-3 with three runs scored and two RBIs. UNF outhit the Owls 17-10.
Brad Johnson (4-1) earned the win, allowing eight hits and three runs in 6.1 innings. He also struck out eight FAU batters in winning his third consecutive decision.
FAU used eight pitchers, beginning with Brandon Cooney (1-3), who allowed six runs, six hits and two walks before being relieved with two outs in the first inning.
Jordan Hafer was 3-for-5 at the plate to lead Florida Atlantic, while Tyler Stevens was 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
UNF has won three of its last four games after a three-game losing streak but is heading into a difficult stretch. The Ospreys will play at top-ranked Florida State on Tuesday at 6 p.m. before facing A- Sun co-leader Mercer in a three game road series next weekend. Tuesday night's game will be aired locally on WIOJ-AM 1010 and carried via the World Wide Web at www.UNFOspreys.com.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Johnson, Brad (4-1)
L: COONEY, Brandon (1-3)
Batting:
2B: MASCIA, Tim 1
RBI: SILVERSMITH, Alex 1 ; STEVENS, Tyler 2
Base Running:
RUNS: BLOCK, William 1 ; MASCIA, Tim 1 ; MARTIN, Justin 1
HBP: BLOCK, William 1 ; STEVENS, Tyler 1
Batting:
2B: Warren, Andy 1
RBI: Oxendine, Matt 1 ; Grogan, Brennan 1 ; Glanville, Jimmy 3 ; Martin, Travis 1 ; Hodach, Jonathan 2 ; Rogers, Grant 2 ; Warren, Andy 1 ; Dandridge, Jon 2
SH: Oxendine, Matt 1
SF: Glanville, Jimmy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Oxendine, Matt 2 ; Grogan, Brennan 2 ; Glanville, Jimmy 1 ; Martin, Travis 1 ; Hodach, Jonathan 1 ; Knight, Chad 2 ; Warren, Andy 1 ; Dandridge, Jon 3
SB: Glanville, Jimmy 1
HBP: Dandridge, Jon 1
