Box Score May 13, 2006
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May 13, 2006)- North Florida extended its winning streak to five games after taking both ends of a doubleheader against Lipscomb on Saturday afternoon at Harmon Stadium. The Ospreys pounded out 15 hits in game one en route to a 7-1 victory, and Grant Rogers tallied a career-high six RBIs in the nightcap to propel UNF to a 13-6 win.
Jeremy Papelbon (5-4) struck out eight batters and allowed just five hits over eight innings of work to win his second straight decision. The southpaw threw 98 pitches and 68 of them went for strikes. His twin brother Josh Papelbon worked the ninth to complete the game-one victory.
UNF roughed up Bisons' starter Robby Smithson (4-1) for four runs on 10 hits over 5.1 innings to hand him his first loss of the season.
Jimmy Glanville and Chad Knight each had three hits to lead the Ospreys' offense in game one of the twin- bill.
UNF jumped on Lipscomb with three runs in the first inning. Travis Martin plated Glanville with a double off of the left field wall, and Jonthan Hodach added an RBI on a fielder's choice. James Belyea followed with a run-scoring single through the left side that allowed Martin to score.
Zac Miller put the Bisons on the board with a solo shot to left field, but Martin answered in the bottom of the second with a sacrifice fly to left field.
UNF added two runs in the sixth inning on a pair of bases-loaded walks. Lipscomb pitchers combined to issue five free-passes in the inning.
The Ospreys plated five runs in the first inning of game two. Hodach started the scoring with an RBI single, and Brandon Diaz followed with a sacrifice fly to center field. Rogers cleared the bases with a three-run double to the gap in left center.
Lipscomb fought back with three runs in the top of the third inning and tied the game at five in the fifth inning on a two-RBI single by Tadd Brewer.
The Ospreys reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the sixth inning when Damon Olinto started an eight-run rally with a one-out triple to right center field and scored on a single to left field by Matt Oxendine. Martin followed with a two-RBI double, and Hodach sent Glanville home on a fielder's choice. Diaz continued the offensive explosion with a run-scoring single up the middle, and Rogers followed with a three-run home run to left field to complete the eight-run inning.
Brad Johnson (9-1) worked six innings and struck out four batters to improve to 8-0 against Atlantic Sun Conference foes. Matt Schnelly (4-6) took the loss after working just three innings and allowing five runs - two of which were earned.
The Ospreys and Bisons will conclude the series with Senior Day tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. Jacob Dixon (4-4) will take the hill for UNF, while Josh Smith (3-6) will counter for Lipscomb.
UNF will play its last game of the season against Miami on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The game will be aired live on Comcast Sports South.
