University of North Florida
7-6
Southern Illinois
7-5
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Doyle,Nicole (1-2)
L: Green, Logan (2-5)
Batting:
2B: Estes, Casey 1
RBI: Penrod, Navia 1 ; Cocuzza, Dominica 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Penrod, Navia 1 ; Aguayo, Taylor 1 ; Estes, Casey 1
SB: Penrod, Navia 1
CS: Arciola, Alex 1
Batting:
2B: Harre,Shaye 1
RBI: Andrus, Haley 1 ; Harre,Shaye 2 ; Vermejan, Maddy 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Baranski,Susie 1 ; Patterson,Merri Ann 1 ; Jones,Sydney 1 ; Andrus, Haley 1 ; Harre,Shaye 1
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
Ospreys Drop Two at February Freezer
2/24/2017 8:56:00 PM | Softball
QUICK GLANCE
Score: North Florida 3, SIU 5 | North Florida 5, Mississippi State 7
Records: North Florida (7-6) | SIU (7-5) | Mississippi State (7-3)
The Short Story:Â
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
SIU Box Score (PDF)Â | MSU Box Score (PDF)
Top Performers
- Freshman Kayla McGory hit a grand slam against Mississippi State - the first of her career.
- Sophomore Dominica Cocuzza was 4-for-5 on the day with an RBI and one walk.
- Classmate Navia Penrod also recorded four hits as well with two runs scored and a stolen base.
Game 1
- The Ospreys took an early lead with a run in the second. Casey Estes sailed a double to left before coming home on Penrod's single up the middle.
- North Florida added two more when a misplayed single by Cocuzza allowed two runs to score and made it 3-0.
- In the fifth though, SIU pushed across five unearned runs with two outs on the board.
- Apart from that inning, the Ospreys did not allow a runner past second base.
- Three of SIU's five hits came in the fifth, while North Florida recorded eight hits.
- Mississippi State did not wait very long to get runs on the board with three runs on three hits and an error in the first.
- The Bulldogs then added two more runs in the fourth with five hits.
- Despite having two outs, North Florida upped its offense during the fifth inning. The Ospreysgot its first run on the board when Jenna Brownell crossed the plate on a fielding error.Â
- With a single from Penrod and two errors loaded the bases, the freshman shortstop, McGory, stepped up to the plate and whacked a grand slam over the left field fence to knot the game at five.
- The home team took its lead back with a lead off homer in the bottom of the fifth. The Bulldogs added one more insurance run as it held the Ospreys to just one hit in the final two innings.
- After pitching relief in game one, Logan Green came in for the final six outs and surrendered just three hits with one run and a strikeout.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Morgan Blourne and Green pitched both games. As a staff, they tallied a 2.33 ERA.
- The program's last grand slam was on April 22, 2015 by Stacy McClelland against Stetson.
NEXT UP
The Ospreys face Eastern Illinois on Saturday at 11 a.m. The Ospreys will then be seeded by record for head-to-head play for a game at 4 p.m.
