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@OspreySB Takes Season Finale over USC Upstate
5/8/2016 3:54:00 PM | Softball
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The North Florida Softball team won its final game of the regular season, 4-3 over USC Upstate Sunday afternoon at the UNF Softball Complex.
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The Ospreys (20-29, 6-12 A-Sun) close out their 2016 season on a positive note, after failing to qualify for this year's A-Sun Conference Tournament next week in Fort Myers.
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North Florida jumped out to an early lead in the bottom of the first. Senior Katie Mandigo started off with a RBI double to the center field wall, scoring freshman Navia Penrod. Freshman Minnie Cocuzza also doubled in that inning, bringing home senior Stacy McClelland and Mandigo for a 3-0 lead.
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USC Upstate chipped away with a solo shot in the top of the fourth, before tying the game at 3-3 with two runs in the top of the fifth.
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The Ospreys responded in the bottom half of the fifth, with senior Shelby Duncan scoring senior Lexi Taylor on a sacrifice fly to take a 4-3 lead, which proved to be the eventual final.
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Penrod finished 2-for-3 on the day with a run scored to kead the offense, while Logan Green earned the win in the circle for the Ospreys, allowing two hits in two innings of relief effort for North Florida.
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The Ospreys (20-29, 6-12 A-Sun) close out their 2016 season on a positive note, after failing to qualify for this year's A-Sun Conference Tournament next week in Fort Myers.
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North Florida jumped out to an early lead in the bottom of the first. Senior Katie Mandigo started off with a RBI double to the center field wall, scoring freshman Navia Penrod. Freshman Minnie Cocuzza also doubled in that inning, bringing home senior Stacy McClelland and Mandigo for a 3-0 lead.
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USC Upstate chipped away with a solo shot in the top of the fourth, before tying the game at 3-3 with two runs in the top of the fifth.
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The Ospreys responded in the bottom half of the fifth, with senior Shelby Duncan scoring senior Lexi Taylor on a sacrifice fly to take a 4-3 lead, which proved to be the eventual final.
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Penrod finished 2-for-3 on the day with a run scored to kead the offense, while Logan Green earned the win in the circle for the Ospreys, allowing two hits in two innings of relief effort for North Florida.
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For the latest news and updates, follow @OspreySB on Twitter.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Green, Logan (9-15)
L: SHUBERT, Lexi (7-5)
Batting:
HR: MILLETE, Abbie 1
RBI: SZYMANOWSKI, Amy 1 ; BEASLEY, Karla 1 ; MILLETE, Abbie 1
SH: WANCHECK, Kori 1
Base Running:
RUNS: CHAPPELEAR, Kendsey 1 ; GILSTRAP, Ansley 1 ; MILLETE, Abbie 1
SB: CASE, Brittany 1
HBP: TIRPAK, Tarynn 1 ; GILSTRAP, Ansley 1 ; BEASLEY, Karla 1

Batting:
2B: Mandigo, Katie 1 ; Cocuzza, Dominica 1
RBI: Mandigo, Katie 1 ; Duncan, Shelby 1 ; Cocuzza, Dominica 2
SH: Mandigo, Katie 1
SF: Duncan, Shelby 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Penrod, Navia 1 ; Mandigo, Katie 1 ; McClelland, Stacy 1 ; Taylor, Lexi 1
SB: McClelland, Stacy 1
HBP: Arciola, Alex 1
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