University of North Florida
25-13, 6-2
NJIT
3-27, 0-6
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: German, Frank (6-0)
L: SONDERGARD, Brian (0-4)
Batting:
2B: COCCIADIFERRO, Matt 1
RBI: BURMAN, Alex 1
Base Running:
RUNS: ETTS, Justin 1
Batting:
2B: Ervin, Patrick 1 ; Gurrola, Yahir 1
RBI: Ervin, Patrick 2 ; Fitzpatrick, James 1 ; Gurrola, Yahir 3 ; Board, Dalton 1 ; Merritt, Alex 3 ; Murphy, Tanner 1 ; Gonzalez, Rey 1 ; Wilson, Mac 3
SH: Ervin, Patrick 1 ; Thibideau, Chris 1 ; Diaz, Christian 1 ; Gonzalez, Rey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ervin, Patrick 1 ; Thibideau, Chris 2 ; Gurrola, Yahir 2 ; Merritt, Alex 1 ; Diaz, Christian 2 ; Weeks, Wes 2 ; Murphy, Tanner 2 ; Gonzalez, Rey 2 ; Wilson, Mac 2
SB: Thibideau, Chris 1 ; Gurrola, Yahir 2 ; Weeks, Wes 1
HBP: Ervin, Patrick 1 ; Weeks, Wes 1
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
Baseball Strikes Late in Game Two Against NJIT
4/14/2017 5:53:00 PM | Baseball
Location:Â Dusty Rhodes Field at Harmon Stadium (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Records:Â UNF 25-13, 6-2 ASUN | NJIT 3-27, 0-8 ASUN
WP: Frank German (6-0) | LP: Brian Sondergard (0-4) | Save:Â none
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The Short Story: The Ospreys plated nine runs on nine straight hits in the eighth inning as UNF topped NJIT on Saturday at Harmon field.
LEADING OFF
- UNF advanced to a 5-0 all time record against NJIT.
- The Ospreys scored nine runs on nine straight hits in the bottom of the eighth inning... The last time UNF scored nine runs in a single inning was against NJIT on May 20, 2016.
- UNF is 19-3 when they score first this season.
- With the win, the Ospreys have not lost a weekend series this season.
- UNF scattered 18 hits for back-to-back games... That ranks third-best for single game hits this season.
- For back-to-back games, every starting player for UNF recorded at least one hit in the game... Seven Osprey players had a multi-hit game.
- Mac Wilson led the Ospreys going 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs... Wesley Weeks hit 3-for-4 with two runs.
- Matthew Naylor got out of a bases loaded jam in the seventh inning with one out.
- With two hits, Patrick Ervin owns the team's longest current hit streak of 10 games... Wesley Weeks, who accounted for three of the team's hits, also has hit safely in 10 games... Chris Berry has reached base in 33 of the 38 games this season.
HOW IT HAPPENEDÂ
- Wilson singled to right field that scored Weeks and Tanner Murphy, starting the scoring in the second inning. Murphy dove around the NJIT catcher are home plate to score the run.
- Christian Diaz singled to center field before scoring on two wild pitches in the fifth inning.
- In the sixth inning, UNF had the bases loaded on a four-pitch walk, a bunt single, a sacrifice bunt and a four-pitch walk. Yahir Gurrola scored Rey Gonzalez and Mac Wilson on a single to center field... Alex Merritt then singled up the middle that drove in Chris Thibideau and Gurrola.
- NJIT plated their only run of the game on a single up the middle by Alex Burman that scored Justin Etts.
- The Ospreys had 12 batters come to the plate in the seventh inning, including nine runs on nine straight hits, two of which were doubles.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Ospreys continue their ASUN conference series with NJIT on Saturday at 12 p.m. before traveling to Florida on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
