Tuesday, March 28
Daytona Beach, Fla.
6:00 p.m.
University of North Florida
18-9
5
at
4
Bethune-Cookman
17-9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
North Florida
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
10
2
Bethune-Cookman
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
4
6
0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Delaney, Anthony (4-1)
L: Marcellus Sneed (0-1)
S: Naylor, Matthew (4)
Batting:
2B: Voyles, Blake 1 ; Merritt, Alex 2 ; Weeks, Wes 1
RBI: Voyles, Blake 1 ; Merritt, Alex 2 ; Ervin, Patrick 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Voyles, Blake 1 ; Thibideau, Chris 1 ; Berry, Chris 2 ; Weeks, Wes 1
SB: Thibideau, Chris 1
HBP: Merritt, Alex 1 ; Diaz, Christian 1
Batting:
2B: Danny Rodriguez 1
3B: Josten Heron 1
RBI: Josten Heron 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Jordan Stacy 1 ; Trent Nash 1 ; Chase DeBonis 1 ; Josten Heron 1
SB: Demetrius Sims 2 ; Kyle Corbin 1
HBP: Demetrius Sims 1 ; Trent Nash 1
PO: Adonis Lao 1
Game Leaders
AB
5
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
2
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
2
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
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Photo by: Megan Fitzgerald
Ospreys Nip Wildcats, 5-4, in First of Two Midweek Matchups
3/28/2017 9:47:00 PM | Baseball
Final Score:Â North Florida 5, Bethune-Cookman 4
Location: Jackie Robinson Ballpark (Daytona Beach, Fla.)
Records: UNF 18-9 | Bethune-Cookman 17-9
WP: Anthony Delaney (4-1) | LP: Marcellus Sneed (0-1) | Save: Matthew Naylor (4)
PDF Boxscore
The Short Story: The North Florida baseball team grabbed an early lead before having to score a late run to earn a 5-4 victory at Bethune-Cookman on Tuesday night. The Ospreys and Wildcats will meet again on Wednesday night in Jacksonville.
LEADING OFFÂ
- The Ospreys notched runs in each of the first three innings and led 4-1 before watching the Wildcats even the score with a 3-run output in the 6th inning.
- UNF improved to 19-8 all-time against Bethune and have now won two straight and 6 of the last 7 against their in-state foes
- North Florida is now 9-2 when scoring in the first inning and 15-1 in games that they score first
- Seniors Patrick Ervin and Alex Merritt both tallied a pair of hits and each drove in two runs to pace a balanced UNF offense that saw 7 of 9 starters record a hit... Blake Voyles also tallied a multi-hit performance
- Junior standout Yahir Gurrola had his 10-game hit streak snapped, going hitless for just the fourth time all season
- Anthony Delaney continued his stellar pitching out of the pen, working 2.0 scoreless innings to earn the win. Delaney allowed just one hit and struck out 5 of the 7 batters he faced
- Closer Matthew Naylor pitched a perfect 1.1 innings to pick up his fourth save of the year
HOW IT HAPPENEDÂ
- Blake Voyles got things rolling with a one-out double to left field and moved to third when Chris Thibideau followed with a single through the left side. Thibideau stole second to move into scoring position for Alex Merritt, who delivered, smashing a two-run double down the left field line.
- Wesley Weeks started off the second with the Ospreys third double of the night and advanced to third on a groudout by Dalton Board. Voyles collected his second hit of the night and first RBI, posting a single to left.
- Bethune-Cookman got on the board with a solo run in the bottom of the second thanks to a pair of Osprey errors with two outs.
- UNF pushed its lead back up to three runs in the top of the 3rd when Chris Berry singled and went to second after Christian Diaz was hit by a pitch. Both Osprey runners moved into scoring position after a wild pitch that drew a pitching change for BCU. Ervin greeted the new Wildcat hurler with an RBI single back up the middle, giving UNF the 4-1 lead.
- After a pair of scoreless frames, Bethune rallied with three runs in the sixth off of UNF reliever Alex Smith. After BCU opened the frame with a walk, the Ospreys recorded a pair of outs. A single followed by a triple plated two runs for the Wildcats and the final run scored on a wild pitch by Anthony Delaney.
- The Ospreys answered quickly in their next at-bat, retaking the lead with some two-out magic. Berry earned a walk and Diaz pushed him to second with a single. Ervin then followed with an RBI single to left that proved to be the game winner.
- In the ninth, UNF erased a pair of would be runners including a pickle pickoff for the final out.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Ospreys host the Wildcats for the second part of the home-and-home set on Wednesday (Mar. 29) in Harmon Stadium at 5 p.m.
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Location: Jackie Robinson Ballpark (Daytona Beach, Fla.)
Records: UNF 18-9 | Bethune-Cookman 17-9
WP: Anthony Delaney (4-1) | LP: Marcellus Sneed (0-1) | Save: Matthew Naylor (4)
PDF Boxscore
The Short Story: The North Florida baseball team grabbed an early lead before having to score a late run to earn a 5-4 victory at Bethune-Cookman on Tuesday night. The Ospreys and Wildcats will meet again on Wednesday night in Jacksonville.
LEADING OFFÂ
- The Ospreys notched runs in each of the first three innings and led 4-1 before watching the Wildcats even the score with a 3-run output in the 6th inning.
- UNF improved to 19-8 all-time against Bethune and have now won two straight and 6 of the last 7 against their in-state foes
- North Florida is now 9-2 when scoring in the first inning and 15-1 in games that they score first
- Seniors Patrick Ervin and Alex Merritt both tallied a pair of hits and each drove in two runs to pace a balanced UNF offense that saw 7 of 9 starters record a hit... Blake Voyles also tallied a multi-hit performance
- Junior standout Yahir Gurrola had his 10-game hit streak snapped, going hitless for just the fourth time all season
- Anthony Delaney continued his stellar pitching out of the pen, working 2.0 scoreless innings to earn the win. Delaney allowed just one hit and struck out 5 of the 7 batters he faced
- Closer Matthew Naylor pitched a perfect 1.1 innings to pick up his fourth save of the year
HOW IT HAPPENEDÂ
- Blake Voyles got things rolling with a one-out double to left field and moved to third when Chris Thibideau followed with a single through the left side. Thibideau stole second to move into scoring position for Alex Merritt, who delivered, smashing a two-run double down the left field line.
- Wesley Weeks started off the second with the Ospreys third double of the night and advanced to third on a groudout by Dalton Board. Voyles collected his second hit of the night and first RBI, posting a single to left.
- Bethune-Cookman got on the board with a solo run in the bottom of the second thanks to a pair of Osprey errors with two outs.
- UNF pushed its lead back up to three runs in the top of the 3rd when Chris Berry singled and went to second after Christian Diaz was hit by a pitch. Both Osprey runners moved into scoring position after a wild pitch that drew a pitching change for BCU. Ervin greeted the new Wildcat hurler with an RBI single back up the middle, giving UNF the 4-1 lead.
- After a pair of scoreless frames, Bethune rallied with three runs in the sixth off of UNF reliever Alex Smith. After BCU opened the frame with a walk, the Ospreys recorded a pair of outs. A single followed by a triple plated two runs for the Wildcats and the final run scored on a wild pitch by Anthony Delaney.
- The Ospreys answered quickly in their next at-bat, retaking the lead with some two-out magic. Berry earned a walk and Diaz pushed him to second with a single. Ervin then followed with an RBI single to left that proved to be the game winner.
- In the ninth, UNF erased a pair of would be runners including a pickle pickoff for the final out.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Ospreys host the Wildcats for the second part of the home-and-home set on Wednesday (Mar. 29) in Harmon Stadium at 5 p.m.
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