Friday, February 17
Jacksonville, Fla.
3:45 p.m.
University of North Florida
3-3
6
vs
2
Eastern Illinois
4-2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
North Florida
0
1
1
1
3
0
0
6
7
1
Eastern Illinois
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
7
2
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Green, Logan (2-2)
L: WIREMAN (1-2)
Batting:
HR: McGory, Kayla 1 ; Niesman, Ashley 1
RBI: McGory, Kayla 1 ; Brownell, Jenna 1 ; Niesman, Ashley 2 ; Valle, Jen 1
SH: Brownell, Jenna 1
SF: Valle, Jen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McGory, Kayla 2 ; Cocuzza, Dominica 1 ; Arciola, Alex 1 ; Niesman, Ashley 1 ; Kelley, Macayla 1
SB: Aguayo, Taylor 1 ; McGory, Kayla 2 ; Arciola, Alex 1 ; Kelley, Macayla 2
Batting:
2B: POULTER 1
RBI: POULTER 2
SH: MONAHAN 1
Base Running:
RUNS: MONAHAN 1 ; CROSSEN 1
CS: PELKER 1
HBP: CROSSEN 2 ; PELKER 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
2
H
1
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
OF
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
3B
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
P
/ SoftballOF
/ SoftballSS
/ Softball
UT
/ SoftballUT
/ Softball
Walkoff Win! UNF Beats Kansas for First Time in Program History
2/18/2017 1:41:00 AM | Softball
JACKSONVILLEÂ - Junior Macayla Kelley slammed a walk-off home run over the left field fence to score the game-winning run in a 10-inning marathon to beat Kansas, 8-6, for the first time in program history.
North Florida also beat Eastern Illinois, 6-2, in the Ospreys first game of the day.
QUICK GLANCE
Score: North Florida 6, Eastern Illinois 2Â | North Florida 8, Kansas 6 (10 inn.)
Records: North Florida (4-3) | Eastern Illinois (4-2) | Kansas (5-2)
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
Eastern Illinois Box (PDF) | Kansas Box Score (PDF)
Top Performers
GAME CAPSULES
Game 1
North Florida gets some time to sleep in as it plays at 6 and 8:15 p.m. UNF hosts South Dakota State first followed by Georgia State.
North Florida also beat Eastern Illinois, 6-2, in the Ospreys first game of the day.
QUICK GLANCE
Score: North Florida 6, Eastern Illinois 2Â | North Florida 8, Kansas 6 (10 inn.)
Records: North Florida (4-3) | Eastern Illinois (4-2) | Kansas (5-2)
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
Eastern Illinois Box (PDF) | Kansas Box Score (PDF)
Top Performers
- Kelley was 5-for-7 with three runs scored and three RBI with two stolen bases on the day to lead the team.
- Navia Penrod tallied five hits with two stolen bases.
- In the circle, Logan Green was a rock star tossing 13 innings with nine strikeouts and just four earned runs - all coming against Kansas.
- Amanda Blanchard came in relief against the Jayhawks and fanned two batters and did not give up a single hit in 2.2 innings of work.
GAME CAPSULES
Game 1
- North Florida spread a run out in the second, third and fourth inning before a three-run fifth pushed the Ospreys to victory.
- Kayla McGory hit her first collegiate home run in the third home run. It was also the first UNF home run of the season.
- Ashley Niesman also slammed a two-run bomb in the fifth after McGory scored on a sac bunt from Jenna Brownell.Â
- Eastern threatened in the fifth, but it was not enough as Logan Green struck out seven in 5.2 innings of work. Her seven fans are a season-best.
- North Florida recorded seven hits with Macayla Kelly leading with a 2-for-3 outing
- Kansas failed to score in the top of the 10th as the Osprey defense sat the visitors out in order.
- North Florida followed with Meghan Jeffery on second base and two outs on the board, Kelley stepped up to the plate and hit a 1-0 pitch over the fence to seal the game.
- Kansas put up runs in the second and fourth for a 4-0 lead.Â
- The Ospreys then made it a game in the bottom of the fourth with four runs.
- A Jayhawk miscue put runners on first and second with one out. Casey Estes then sent a deep double down the left line to score one.
- Navia Penrod singled through the left side to bring in two runs and make it a 4-3 game.
- With two outs, McGory stepped up the the plate and sent a single to center field to allow Penrod to score and tie the game. Kansas ended the inning as McGory tried to advance and was tagged out at second.
- In the fifth, the Ospreys pushed across the go ahead run thanks to a double to the left field fence and lead 5-4.
- The Jayhawks answered with a deep single to score in the top of the seventh and knotted the score at 5-5.
- After nine played, the teams were tied at 6-all.
- Logan Green went well over 150 pitches on the day. She earned the win in the Eastern Illinois game.
- The 10 inning game was the first since February 7, 2015 when UNF beat FAMU, 7-6, in the Troy Tournament.
North Florida gets some time to sleep in as it plays at 6 and 8:15 p.m. UNF hosts South Dakota State first followed by Georgia State.
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