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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The University of North Florida baseball team scored a dozen runs on 14 hits to open a three-game Atlantic Sun Conference series against Northern Kentucky with a 12-1 victory on Friday night at Dusty Rhodes Field at Harmon Stadium. Ryan Roberson powered the offense with a pair of home runs, marking the first time this season an Osprey batter hit a pair of home runs in a game.
 
Offensively, North Florida pounded out 14 hits on the night, including five extra-base hits. Every starter in the game reached base safely with eight of nine starters recording base hits. Four different players recorded multiple hits in the game.
 
Joe Wielbruda finished the game 4-for-4, while Paul Karmeris, Donnie Dewees and Roberson each added a pair of hits. Roberson led the power attack with two home runs in the game, while Tyler Marincov and Corbin Olmstead each added a triple. Dewees added a double on the night. Marincov and Roberson led the team with three RBI apiece with Dewees adding in a pair of runs batted in. Wielbruda, P. Karmeris, Marincov and Roberson each scored a team-high two runs each.
 
The Ospreys' offensive attack overshadowed a stellar performance on the mound. Three UNF pitchers combined to allow one unearned run.
 
Tommy Organ started the game and worked 6.2 scoreless innings. The senior hurler scattered three hits in his outing without allowing a base runner to reach second base. Organ did not issue a free pass and struck out four batters. He faced just two batters over the minimum and recorded five 1-2-3 innings.
 
Tyler Moore worked 1.1 scoreless innings of relief. The junior did not allow a hit in a perfect outing. Moore ended a 1-2-3 inning with a pair of strikeouts. Jamie Cardwell closed out the game for North Florida. The southpaw surrendered an unearned run on a pair of hits.
 
North Florida was the first to scratch the scoreboard, plating a run in the second inning. Roberson led off the inning with a solo home run to center field. The home run was Roberson's third of the season and the ninth home run of the junior's career.
 
Leading 1-0, the Ospreys broke the game open with four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. With one out, Corey Bass singled to third base and Wielbruda followed with a single to the shortstop. P. Karmeris loaded the bases with a single through the left side of the infield. Marincov cleared the bases with a triple down the right field line. The triple was Marincov's team-leading fifth of the season and increased the Ospreys' lead to 4-0. With a runner on third base, Dewees singled to center field to score Marincov and put UNF in front 5-0.
 
North Florida added six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on just three hits. Olmstead led off the inning with a triple to right center field. Kyle Brooks was hit by a pitch to give UNF runners on the corners. With one out, Wielbruda singled to right field to score the first run of the inning. P. Karmeris scored Brooks with a RBI single through the left side of the infield. Marincov walked to load the bases and a second walk to Dewees scored Wielbruda. With the bases loaded, the Ospreys scored another run on a wild pitch. Marincov scored on a Roberson sacrifice fly to center field. Dewees came in to score on a second wild pitch in the inning, pushing the Osprey lead to 11-0.
 
The Ospreys scored their final run of the game in the bottom of the eighth inning. Roberson led off the inning with a solo home run to left field. The home run was Roberson's second of the game and fourth of the season. The two home runs by Roberson is the first time this season that a player had multiple home runs in a game and the first time in Roberson's UNF career with two homers. Roberson is the first player since Andrew Karmeris (2009-12) to hit two home runs in a game. A. Karmeris hit a pair of homers against Mercer on May 11, 2012.
 
The Norse scored a run in the ninth inning. NKU led off the inning with a single and placed a runner on first and second on a throwing error by the Ospreys. With a runner on first and second and no outs, Cardwell induced a double play. On the play, the lead runner advanced to third base. Northern Kentucky avoided the shutout with a RBI single up the middle. The Ospreys ended the game with a foul out to first base, securing the 12-1 victory.
 
North Florida and Northern Kentucky continue the series with a single game on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. at Dusty Rhodes Field at Harmon Stadium. The game will be broadcast on the radio. The Voice of the Ospreys, Robert Harper (@UNFVoice), will have the play-by-play. Each game of the weekend series will be aired on 92.5 FM Jax Sports Radio, while Sunday's game will also be broadcast on 1010 XL. Live stats, live video and in-game tweets (@OspreyBSB) will be available throughout the weekend.