Saturday, February 25
Starkville, Miss.
10 a.m.
University of North Florida
8-7
4
vs
2
Eastern Illinois
7-5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Eastern Illinois
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
11
1
North Florida
3
0
0
1
0
0
X
4
5
0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Blourne, Morgan (3-1)
L: ROGERS, Michelle (6-2)
S: Green, Logan (2)
Batting:
2B: MITCHELL, Haley 1 ; TOENYES, Amber 1 ; POULTER, Mady 1
RBI: MITCHELL, Haley 2
Base Running:
RUNS: BEAR, Kayla 1 ; MONAHAN, Taylor 1
SB: BEAR, Kayla 1 ; MONAHAN, Taylor 1
HBP: BEAR, Kayla 1
Batting:
2B: Penrod, Navia 1 ; McGory, Kayla 2 ; Cocuzza, Dominica 1
RBI: Kelley, Macayla 1 ; McGory, Kayla 1 ; Cocuzza, Dominica 2
SF: Kelley, Macayla 1 ; Cocuzza, Dominica 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Penrod, Navia 1 ; Aguayo, Taylor 1 ; McGory, Kayla 2
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
2
Players Mentioned
OF
/ Softball
C
/ Softball
P/OF
/ Softball
3B
/ SoftballOF
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
1B
/ SoftballSS
/ SoftballUT
/ Softball
Photo by: Eric Tewey
Ospreys Defeat Eastern Illinois, Fall to Mississippi State
2/25/2017 6:39:00 PM | Softball
STARKVILLE, Miss.- North Florida opened the day with a win against Eastern Illinois, but fell again to Mississippi State in game two.
QUICK GLANCE
Score: North Florida 4, Eastern Illinois 2 | North Florida 1 Mississippi State 4
Records: North Florida (8-6) | Eastern Illinois (7-5) | Mississippi State (8-3)
The Short Story:Â North Florida defeated Eastern Illinois in the third game of the February Freezer and became the No. 4 seed where it faced host Mississippi State. The Ospreys then dropped a 4-1 decision to the Bulldogs.
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
EIU Box Score (PDF)Â | MSU Box Score (PDF)
Top Performers
Game 1
Game 2
NEXT UP Â
North Florida plays in the Consolation game on Sunday at noon.
QUICK GLANCE
Score: North Florida 4, Eastern Illinois 2 | North Florida 1 Mississippi State 4
Records: North Florida (8-6) | Eastern Illinois (7-5) | Mississippi State (8-3)
The Short Story:Â North Florida defeated Eastern Illinois in the third game of the February Freezer and became the No. 4 seed where it faced host Mississippi State. The Ospreys then dropped a 4-1 decision to the Bulldogs.
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
EIU Box Score (PDF)Â | MSU Box Score (PDF)
Top Performers
- Freshman Kayla McGory went 3-for-6 and led the team with two doubles and two runs scored.
- Sophomore Dominica Cocuzza recorded two RBI on the day as well.
- Classmate Navia Penrod was the only other Osprey to record multiple hits on the day.
Game 1
- Eastern Illinois pushed two across in the first for its lone runs of the day. Haley Mitchell had a two-RBI double, but the Osprey defense kept the Panthers off the board for the rest of the game as Eastern Illinois left five runners on base.
- A leadoff double from Penrod followed by Taylor Aguayo reached on an error and moved Penrod to third.
- Macayla Kelley then hit a sac fly for the first run of the inning.
- Another double, this time from McGory, saw Aguayo come around the bases and beat the throw to tie the game.
- With just one out and McGory now on third, Cocuzza sent a fly ball to right field to bring home another run for the 3-2 lead.
- North Florida added another insurance run in the fourth after back-to-back doubles from McGory and Cocuzza made it a 4-2 game.
- The Panthers pitching staff only gave up five hits, but the damage was done with the big hits.
- Morgan Blourne got the win in three innings of work, while senior Logan Green earned her second save of the year in one inning of work.
Game 2
- Mississippi State started things off in the second when Emily Heimberger sent a two-run triple to left field.
- The Bulldogs added another run in the frame when a runner beat out a throw to home plate on an infield bunt.
- A leadoff single from Jen Valle in the third allowed UNF to get things started. Alex Arciola pinch ran for Valle and moved over on a sac bunt. She advanced on a throw on a ground out before coming around to score on Penrod's single.Â
- It was the lone run of the game as the Bulldogs kept the bases clear, allowing only two runners to reach for the remainder of the game.
NEXT UP Â
North Florida plays in the Consolation game on Sunday at noon.
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