
Photo by: Eric Tewey
@OspreySB Drops Series Finale 5-3 to Kennesaw State
3/22/2015 2:41:00 PM | Softball
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The North Florida softball team fell to the Owls of Kennesaw State in the third and final game of their A-Sun conference series Sunday afternoon at the UNF Softball Complex.
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The Ospreys (21-13, 3-3) and Owls (19-10, 2-4) end an evenly matched series with Kennesaw winning the series two games to one.
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Both teams traded the lead early, North Florida scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the first off a throwing error. Kennesaw State took a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth with a RBI single and a SAC Fly.
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In the bottom of the fourth, junior Katie Mandigo scored freshman Taylor Aguayo on a SAC fly to center field to tie the game at 2-2. Freshman Ashley Niesman then followed with her fourth home run of the season to left-center field to give the Ospreys a 3-2 lead.
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Kennesaw State tied the ball game in the top of the sixth with a RBI triple. The Owls then took a 5-3 lead in the top of the seventh inning with a two-run home run.
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The Ospreys are on the road this week. They face South Carolina in a doubleheader in Columbia, S.C. Thursday, March 26 at 5 p.m., followed by a three-game series with conference foe USC Upstate Saturday and Sunday.
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For the latest news and updates on the UNF Softball team, follow @OspreySB on Twitter.
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The Ospreys (21-13, 3-3) and Owls (19-10, 2-4) end an evenly matched series with Kennesaw winning the series two games to one.
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Both teams traded the lead early, North Florida scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the first off a throwing error. Kennesaw State took a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth with a RBI single and a SAC Fly.
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In the bottom of the fourth, junior Katie Mandigo scored freshman Taylor Aguayo on a SAC fly to center field to tie the game at 2-2. Freshman Ashley Niesman then followed with her fourth home run of the season to left-center field to give the Ospreys a 3-2 lead.
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Kennesaw State tied the ball game in the top of the sixth with a RBI triple. The Owls then took a 5-3 lead in the top of the seventh inning with a two-run home run.
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The Ospreys are on the road this week. They face South Carolina in a doubleheader in Columbia, S.C. Thursday, March 26 at 5 p.m., followed by a three-game series with conference foe USC Upstate Saturday and Sunday.
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For the latest news and updates on the UNF Softball team, follow @OspreySB on Twitter.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: SIKES, Morgan (7-5)
L: Goff, Kayla (10-4)
Batting:
2B: VERINGA, Megan 1
3B: DENNIS, Rachel 1
HR: KARTMAN, Hillary 1
RBI: KARTMAN, Hillary 2 ; BENNETT, Lauren 1 ; DENNIS, Rachel 2
SH: PERKOWSKI, Missy 1
SF: DENNIS, Rachel 1
Base Running:
RUNS: VERINGA, Megan 1 ; KARTMAN, Hillary 1 ; WINKLES, Noelle 1 ; SUTTER, Courtney 1 ; PERKOWSKI, Missy 1
SB: DENTON, Taylor 1

Batting:
HR: Niesman, Ashley 1
RBI: Mandigo, Katie 1 ; Niesman, Ashley 1
SH: Tewey, Abby 1
SF: Mandigo, Katie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Duncan, Shelby 1 ; Aguayo, Taylor 1 ; Niesman, Ashley 1
SB: Wilson, Kelly 1
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