Final Score: North Florida 10, Florida Gulf Coast 5
Location: Dusty Rhodes Field at Harmon Stadium (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Records: UNF 29-15, 10-2 ASUN | FGCU 28-15, 4-8 ASUN
WP: Brad Depperman (4-2) |
LP: Sterling Koerner (2-3) |
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The Short Story: The Ospreys pulled off the sweep over Florida Gulf Coast, 10-5, for the first time in school history on Sunday at Harmon Stadium.
LEADING OFF
- The 10-2 conference record is the best conference start in UNF Division I history... The Ospreys started the season 11-2 in 2004 when the school was in Division II.
- UNF tied the single season high 20 hits hits in the game.
- The Ospreys have not lost a weekend series this season and have two ASUN Conference sweeps.
- UNF has taken eight of the last 10 games against FGCU... The Ospreys have also won nine of the last 10 ASUN games and have taken nine consecutive ASUN series.
- Six Osprey players had multi-hit games...
Chris Thibideau led UNF going 4-for-5 with three runs and two RBI...
Alex Merritt went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI...
Yahir Gurrola hit 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI...
Wesley Weeks hit 3-for-5 with a run.
- Thibideau extended the team's longest current hit streak to nine games and has hits in 15 of the last 16 games...
Patrick Ervin has reached base in 14 straight games he has played...
Chris Berry has reached base in 37 of the 44 games this season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Nick Rivera started the scoring off with a two-run home run to left center that scored Matt Reardon... Alex Brait made it back-to-back home runs with a dinger to right center.
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Blake Voyles drove a single to the left side that scored
Christian Diaz.
- Thibideau had a double go off the wall in left field before moving to third on a single by Gurrola. Merritt picked up an RBI on a single to the left side that scored Thibideau... Diaz tied the game with a sacrifice fly to center field, bringing in Gurrola.
- Gurrola blasted a home run to left field that gave UNF the lead... Merritt doubled to center field before moving to third on a sacrifice bunt from Berry. Diaz scored Merritt on a single to the left side.
- Rivera stroked his second home run of the game to left field.
- Berry picked up two more RBI when he singled to the right side scoring Ervin and Thibideau.
- Ervin hit a sacrifice fly to center field that drove in
Wesley Weeks.
- Thibideau laced a home run over the left center fence, scoring
Mac Wilson.
- Eli Lovell came in as a pinch hitter in the top of the ninth and drove a home run to left center.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Ospreys take a week off for exams before hosting UCF on May 2 at 6 p.m. in Harmon Stadium.