Final Score: North Florida 6, Florida Gulf Coast 3
Location: Dusty Rhodes Field at Harmon Stadium (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Records: UNF 27-15, 8-2 ASUN | FGCU 28-13, 4-6 ASUN
WP: Tyler DuPont (1-0) | LP: Kutter Crawford (5-1) | Save: Matthew Naylor (8)
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The Short Story: North Florida recorded two runs in three separate innings as the Ospreys took the first game of a three-game series over FGCU, 6-3, on Friday at Harmon Stadium.

LEADING OFF
- UNF scored five of its six runs in the game with two outs and scored two runs in three separate innings.
- The Ospreys plated two runs in the bottom of the first inning and are now 20-4 when they score first.
- UNF is 8-2 in the first game of a weekend series.
- FGCU had the bases loaded in the top of the ninth inning with no outs before UNF had a force out at home plate and ended the game with a double play.
- Three Osprey players had multi-hit games... Christian Diaz went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI... Mac Wilson was a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI... Wesley Weeks hit 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.
- Chris Thibideau extended the team's longest current hit streak to seven games... Patrick Ervin has reached base in 12 straight games he has played... Chris Berry has reached base in 35 of the 42 games this season.

HOW IT HAPPENED 
- Ervin led off the first inning with a walk before advancing to third on a double to left center by Thibideau. Ervin then scored on a sacrifice fly to right field from Yahir Gurrola... Alex Merritt had a ground out to short stop that scored Thibideau.
- Spencer Levine had a sacrifice fly to center field that drove in Marc Coffers to plate FGCU's first run
- Gage Morey tied the game with a single up the middle that scored Richie Garcia... Levine gave FGCU its first lead of the game with a single to the left side that scored Morey.
- Diaz and Weeks had back-to-back singles before they both scored on a single from Wilson to give UNF the lead in the seventh inning.
- Gurrola led off the eighth inning with a single up the middle and was moved into scoring position by a sacrifice bunt from Merritt. Diaz drove a single to the right side that scored Gurrola... Weeks laced a double down the left field line that scored Diaz for another insurance run.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Ospreys continue their three-game series against FGCU at 1 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday at Harmon Stadium.