Friday, February 10
Boca Raton, Fla.
11:15 a.m.
University of North Florida
2
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10
Michigan State
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Photo by: Eric Tewey
Softball Cruise Past Troy, Falls to Michigan State
2/10/2017 6:02:00 PM | Softball
BOCA RATON, Fla. - North Florida softball bounced back from an opening-game loss to take down Troy, 5-2 on day two of the FAU Kickoff Classic.
QUICK GLANCE
Score: North Florida 2, Michigan State 10 (6) | North Florida 5, Troy 2
Records: North Florida (2-2) | Michigan State (1-0) | Troy (1-1)
The Short Story:Â The Ospreys used a four-run third inning to propel them to a victory against Troy in the second game of the FAU Classic.
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
Michigan State Box (PDF) | Troy Box (PDF)
Top Performers
GAME CAPSULES
Game 1
SAY WHAT
"Michigan State hit well today. We allowed too many runs and didn't make adjustments at the plate to give our offense a shot. We bounced back to take game two with Logan throwing another good game. She did a good job of keeping their hitters off balance. We were able to put some things together at the plate to put up a four-run inning. Our pitching and defense held it down from there. We will have another good test tomorrow in Boston University and need to come out strong and play seven solid innings." - Head Coach Marcie Hickey
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
North Florida plays just one game against Boston U on Saturday at 3:45 p.m. The Ospreys return to Jacksonville to open their home slate on Friday in the Osprey Invitational.
QUICK GLANCE
Score: North Florida 2, Michigan State 10 (6) | North Florida 5, Troy 2
Records: North Florida (2-2) | Michigan State (1-0) | Troy (1-1)
The Short Story:Â The Ospreys used a four-run third inning to propel them to a victory against Troy in the second game of the FAU Classic.
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
Michigan State Box (PDF) | Troy Box (PDF)
Top Performers
- Sophomore Dominica Cocuzza had another strong outing with a 3-for-5 days with two runs and an RBI.
- Senior Logan Green tossed another complete game with just one unearned run, a walk and two strikeouts.
- Ashley Niesman totaled two RBI on two hits, while freshman Mary Rodriguez and senior Ashia Kerr grabbed three walks.
GAME CAPSULES
Game 1
- UNF got things going in the first inning with Navia Penrod singling up the middle before stealing second.
- Penrod advanced on a sacrifice bunt before scoring on Kayla McGory's sac fly to centerfield.Â
- The Spartans pushed across one in the third to tie the game, but UNF answered in the bottom of the inning on Jenna Brownell's bunt.
- From there though, Michigan State took over scoring five and four runs in the fifth and sixth innings, respectively as the Spartans had nine combined hits in the final two frames.
- The Ospreys bounced back in game two and did not waste time scoring again as Taylor Aguayo came around to score on Cocuzza's double to right center.
- Troy tied the game in the first, but it was not enough as UNF scored four in the third.
- North Florida scored on four straight walks followed by a Niesman's single through the left side to bring in two more.
- After a pitching change, the Ospreys pushed across one more to lead 5-1.
- Green and the UNF defense kept the Trojans off the board, but in the fourth, a UNF miscue allowed a runner to come around to score. It was too little though as only one other Trojan reached base in the final two frames.
SAY WHAT
"Michigan State hit well today. We allowed too many runs and didn't make adjustments at the plate to give our offense a shot. We bounced back to take game two with Logan throwing another good game. She did a good job of keeping their hitters off balance. We were able to put some things together at the plate to put up a four-run inning. Our pitching and defense held it down from there. We will have another good test tomorrow in Boston University and need to come out strong and play seven solid innings." - Head Coach Marcie Hickey
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Penrod went 2-for-2 on stolen bases, while the Ospreys were 6-for-8 on the day.Â
- UNF earned 15 walks to its opponents one.
- Michigan State's Bridgette Rainey issued six strikeouts in her complete game.
North Florida plays just one game against Boston U on Saturday at 3:45 p.m. The Ospreys return to Jacksonville to open their home slate on Friday in the Osprey Invitational.
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