Box Score May 6, 2006
Box Score
Game 1 Box
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. - Stellar pitching performances by Jeremy Papelbon and Brad Johnson led North Florida to a doubleheader sweep of Gardner-Webb on Saturday afternoon at Varsity Field. The Ospreys took game one 10-4 and followed with a 7-1 victory in game two. UNF head coach Dusty Rhodes also surpassed 1,100 career- wins with the sweep and is two wins shy of 800 during his 19-year career at UNF.
Papelbon (4-4) pitched his first complete game of the season to guide the Ospreys to the win in game one of the twin-bill. After giving up two hits and one run in the first inning, Papelbon retired 21 consecutive batters spanning from the end of the first inning through two-thirds of the eighth inning. The southpaw recorded 10 strikeouts and allowed just six hits to earn his second straight win.
The Ospreys pounded out 14 hits and six different players had two hits each in the game. UNF touched up Bulldogs' starter Josh Drewery (1-3) for eight hits and three runs through the first five innings to hand him the loss.
UNF (30-20, 17-9 A-Sun) plated three runs with two outs in the top of the fifth inning to take a 3-1 lead. Matt Oxendine extended his hitting streak to 10 games with an RBI single through the left side and Brennan Grogan followed with a two-run single up the middle to score Grant Rogers and Oxendine.
James Belyea gave the Ospreys a 4-1 edge in the sixth inning with a towering solo home run that hooked just inside of the left field foul pole. Belyea tallied another RBI in the eighth inning with a sacrifice fly to center field to score Jonathan Hodach.
The Ospreys added five insurance runs in the top of the ninth inning to put the game out of reach for the Bulldogs.
After a shaky first inning, Johnson (8-1) settled down to allow just five hits and one run in 8.1 innings of work. The left-hander from Tampa, Fla. struck out three batters and walked just one to improve to a perfect 7-0 in Atlantic Sun games. The Ospreys roughed up game-two starter Kyle Kamppi (4-3) for 13 hits and six runs over eight innings to hand him the loss.
Chad Knight and Jimmy Glanville each had three hits and two RBIs to lead the Ospreys' offense in game two. Oxendine, Grogan and Diaz each added two hits in the game.
Bulldogs' left fielder Daniel Cook started the second game with a solo home run to left center, but Jonathan Hodach answered in the top of the second with a solo shot of his own to tie the score. One batter later, Brandon Diaz tripled to right center and later scored on an RBI single to right field by Knight. Grogan followed with a two-out RBI single to right field to give the Ospreys a 3-1 edge.
UNF added three runs in the fifth behind RBI singles by Knight and Glanville - and a bases-loaded walk to Diaz. Glanville added an insurance run with his fourth home run of the season in the top of the ninth.
Due to possible inclement weather in the Boiling Springs area tomorrow's game has been moved up a half hour to 12:30 p.m. Jacob Dixon (3-4) will toe the rubber for the Ospreys, while Jon Ban (2-2) will counter for the Bulldogs.
