University of North Florida
Maryland
Ospreys Beat No. 16/17 Ohio State, 1-0
3/20/2010 10:12:26 AM | Softball
UNF drops 1-0 decision to Maryland
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The University of North Florida softball team fell, 1-0, to Maryland in extra innings, but fought back in their second game of the day to defeat No. 16/17 (ESPN/NFCA Top 25) Ohio State, 1-0.
Senior pitcher Devyn Findley tossed a complete game in UNF's shutout of OSU.
The Ospreys (13-18) fell to
The Terps' starting pitcher, Kendra Knight, whiffed 12 Ospreys in 6.1 innings before being relieved by Kerry Hickey, who got the win with her 1.2 innings of work.
Shaina Dent (3-9) received the no decision against Maryland, being pulled in the seventh inning with the score still 0-0. Dent kept the Terps off balance all day, allowing no runs on five hits in her third start of the weekend.
Similar to game one, the Ospreys kept their heightened play alive in game two with defense and pitching. Findley (10-9) was given the nod as UNF's starter and did exactly what was asked of her.
She tossed a complete game shutout and registered nine strikeouts in her 10th win of the season. The Buckeye's scattered four hits but couldn't figure out the left-hander from
In the bottom of the fourth inning with a runner on first, UNF almost had the opportunity to break open the game. Senior Airen Payne drove a ball deep to left field that looked to have wrapped around foul pole, but was signaled foul by the plate umpire on a close call.
But junior Stephany Hall came up with another big RBI for UNF. Similar to yesterday's RBI single, Hall split the outfielders in left-center that brought home pinch runner Stephanie McAdam for the 1-0 advantage in the fifth inning.
In the top of the seventh with the Ospreys determined to hold the lead for the win, the Buckeyes rallied with a lead-off double by OSU's Megan Coletta.
A few batters latter, Findley found herself in a pressure situation having runners on the corners and two outs. With the game on the line, Findley fanned OSU's lead-off hitter for the third time in the game to finish off
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