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Eric Tewey
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North Florida UNF 12-19, 1-3 A-Sun
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Winner Kennesaw State KSU 21-13, 5-1 A-Sun
North Florida UNF
12-19, 1-3 A-Sun
1
Final
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Kennesaw State KSU
21-13, 5-1 A-Sun
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
North Florida UNF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 1
Kennesaw State KSU 1 0 0 0 4 0 X 5 10 0

W: Viers (10-3) L: Green, Logan (5-10)

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Winner North Florida UNF 13-19, 2-3 A-Sun
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Kennesaw State KSU 21-14, 5-3 A-Sun
Winner
North Florida UNF
13-19, 2-3 A-Sun
12
Final
4
Kennesaw State KSU
21-14, 5-3 A-Sun
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
North Florida UNF 0 2 2 1 2 5 12 17 1
Kennesaw State KSU 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 11 3

W: Snipe, Janet (5-5) L: VICKERY, Monica (3-6) S: Green, Logan (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

@OspreySB Splits with Kennesaw State in Conference Doubleheader

KENNESAW, Ga. – The North Florida Softball team fell 5-1 in their first game against Kennesaw State, but rebounded for a 12-4 win in the second game of an A-Sun Doubleheader at Bailey Park in Kennesaw, Ga.
                           
The Ospreys (13-19, 2-3 A-Sun) will go for the series win tomorrow against the Owls (21-14, 5-3 A-Sun) in the rubbermatch.
 
Game 1: Kennesaw State 5, North Florida 1
 
Kennesaw State held a 1-0 lead through the first four innings, until freshman Jenna Brownell bunted home sophomore Alex Arciola to tie the game in the top of the fifth at 1-1.
 
The Owls responded with a four-run fifth inning and didn't look back after taking a 5-1 lead, holding off the Ospreys for the win.
 
North Florida had four hits, while junior Logan Green earned the loss in a complete game of work.
 
Game 2: North Florida 12, Kennesaw State 4 (F/6)
 
In a tale of two games, the Ospreys put up 12 runs on 17 hits in the second contest of the game, with eight Ospreys earning at least a hit.
 
After a scoreless first inning, The Ospreys took a 2-0 lead off of a two-run home run by sophomore Ashley Niesman, her second homer of the year.
 
In the top of the third, North Florida pushed the lead to 4-0 with a RBI single by senior Shelby Duncan, followed by a RBI double by senior Stacy McClelland.
 
In the top of the fourth, freshman Minnie Cocuzza doubled home sophomore Casey Estes to make the score 5-0.
 
Kennesaw State made the score 5-1 in the bottom of the fourth, but the Ospreys responded with two runs of their own with a RBI bunt by Arciola and a RBI single by junior Ashia Kerr.
 
The Owls put up three runs in the bottom of the fifth to close the gap to 7-4, but the Ospreys broke the game open with a five-run sixth inning.
 
Duncan started off the offense in the sixth with a two-RBI double, pushing her season RBI total to a team-leading 25. Arciola then singled home a run, followed by RBI singles by Brownell and Niesman to make the score 12-4.
 
Duncan, McClelland and Brownell all went 3-for-4 for the Ospreys, while Duncan and Niesman both totaled three RBIs, Cocuzza, Niesman and freshman Navia Penrod all went 2-for-4.
 
The Ospreys go for the series win Sunday at 1 p.m., the game will be live streamed on ASun.TV.
 
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