Tuesday, March 2
Harmon Stadium
7 p.m.
University of North Florida
2-5
14
vs
3
Georgia Southern
3-6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| North Florida | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | X | 14 | 17 | 1 |
Ospreys Rout Georgia Southern, 14-3
3/2/2010 11:15:00 PM | Baseball
Collier picked up his first collegiate victory
Boxscore
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The University of North Florida baseball team opened up the week with a 14-3 victory over Georgia Southern on Tuesday night at Harmon Stadium.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The University of North Florida baseball team opened up the week with a 14-3 victory over Georgia Southern on Tuesday night at Harmon Stadium.
The Ospreys (2-5) fell behind 1-0, but rallied to score 14 runs on the night to claim the 11-run victory.
“We pitched a little bit better,” head coach Dusty Rhodes said after the game. “We were going to use [Robbie] Collier earlier, but then [Justin] Preckajlo got hurt and we had to put him in the outfield. It got to the point where we had to stick Collier out there and he came in and did a great job. We did a good job. We swung the bats and really got some guys going. It really turned out pretty good.”
Junior Robbie Collier picked up his first collegiate victory on the mound. Collier entered the game in the third inning in relief after starting pitcher Trey Ferrano left the game after being hit by a pitch. Collier scattered six hits over 5.2 innings, allowing just a pair of runs. He walked just three batters, while fanning five. Collier, who began the game as the designated hitter, helped his own cause with a two RBI single and a sacrifice hit.
Ferrano started the game, going 2.2 innings before leaving the game after being hit by a ball. The redshirt freshman allowed an unearned run on two hits with a strikeout.
Offensively, North Florida collected 17 hits, including five extra base hits. Five UNF players recorded multiple hits on the day with junior Michael Smith leading the way with four hits. Smith also scored two runs while driving in four runs.
Sophomore Andrew Karmeris added three hits, while seniors David Eldredge and Preston Hale and junior Sam Perry each had two hits apiece. Hale finished the game with a double, a triple, an RBI and two runs scored.
Georgia Southern was the first team to score, taking a 1-0 lead in the first inning. The leadoff batter hit the first pitch of the game through the middle and advanced to second on a fielding error by the Ospreys. A ground out moved the runner to third base. An RBI groundout scored the runner from third and put the visitors ahead by one.
North Florida tied the score in the bottom of the third inning. With one out, Perry doubled over the head of the left fielder. A wild pitch advanced Perry to third base. Andrew Hannon walked to give UNF runners on the corners. The Eagles pitchers attempted to pick off Hannon at first base, but the first base man could not control the ball and Perry scored from third on the fielding error.
Tied 1-1, the Ospreys increased their lead to 3-1 with a pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Karmeris led off the inning with a single up the middle. A single by Eldredge gave UNF a pair of base runners. Justin Preckajlo attempted to move the runners with a sacrifice bunt, but an errant throw by the Eagles left the bases loaded with no outs. T.J. Thompson delivered a sacrifice fly to right field for the first run of the inning. Smith followed with an RBI single to left field to give the Ospreys a two-run advantage.
UNF increased its lead in the bottom of the fifth inning. A throwing error by the Eagles allowed Hannon to reach safely. He moved to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Collier. A double by Hale plated Hannon and an error on the play allowed Hale to reach third. A sacrifice fly by Karmeris allowed Hale to score and gave the hosts a 5-1 lead.
The Ospreys kept the momentum rolling in the bottom of the sixth inning. North Florida scored three runs on three hits to increase its lead to 8-1. Thompson drew a four-pitch one-out walk to start things off for the Ospreys. A single through the right side by Smith gave UNF a pair of base runners. After a strikeout, Hannon doubled to left center field, scoring Thompson. Collier followed with a two-RBI single up the middle to give the Ospreys a seven-run lead.
The Eagles closed the gap in the top of the seventh inning with a two-run home run to make the score 8-3. North Florida responded with four runs on three hits and a two-base error in the bottom of the seventh to take a 12-3 lead that the Ospreys would not relinquish. UNF added a pair of insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to take a double-digit lead, 14-3.
North Florida continues midweek play with a game in Orlando, Fla., against UCF on Wednesday, March 3. The game against the Golden Knights is slated for 6:30 p.m. at Jay Bergman Field.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Collier, Robbie (1-0)
L: Andy Moye (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Victor Roache 1
HR: Kyle Blackburn 1
RBI: Kyle Blackburn 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Arthur Owens 1 ; Shawn Payne 1 ; Kyle Blackburn 1
SB: Roman Grimaldi 1
HBP: Kevin Bowles 1
Batting:
2B: Hannon, Andrew 1 ; Hale, Preston 1 ; Preckajlo, Justin 1 ; Perry, Sam 1
3B: Hale, Preston 1
RBI: Hannon, Andrew 1 ; Collier, Robbie 2 ; Hale, Preston 1 ; Karmeris, Andrew 2 ; Thompson, TJ 1 ; Smith, Michael 4 ; Perry, Sam 1
SH: Collier, Robbie 1 ; Preckajlo, Justin 1
SF: Karmeris, Andrew 1 ; Thompson, TJ 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hannon, Andrew 2 ; Hale, Preston 2 ; Karmeris, Andrew 2 ; Eldredge, David 2 ; Preckajlo, Justin 1 ; Thompson, TJ 2 ; Smith, Michael 2 ; Perry, Sam 1
SB: Hannon, Andrew 1
Game Leaders
AB
5
R
2
H
4
RBI
4
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AB
4
R
2
H
3
RBI
2
AB
5
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
AB
5
R
2
H
2
RBI
0
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