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Chris Berry takes a swing and connects for a hit
Todd Drexler
7
Winner North Florida UNF 22-12, 4-1 ASUN
5
Lipscomb LIP 16-14, 2-3 ASUN
Winner
North Florida UNF
22-12, 4-1 ASUN
7
Final
5
Lipscomb LIP
16-14, 2-3 ASUN
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
North Florida UNF 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 7 13 1
Lipscomb LIP 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 11 0

W: Delaney, Anthony (5-1) L: PASSANTINO (1-1) S: Naylor, Matthew (6)

Game Recap: Baseball | | North Florida Athletics

Seventh Inning Rally Pushes Ospreys Past Lipscomb for Series Win

Final Score: North Florida 7, Lipscomb 5
Location: Dugan Field (Nashville, Tenn.)
Records: UNF 22-12, 4-1 ASUN | Lipscomb 16-14, 2-3 ASUN
WP: Anthony Delaney (5-1) | LP: Jeffrey Passantino (1-1) | Save: Matthew Naylor (6)
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The Short Story: The North Florida baseball team got a solid relief outing from Anthony Delaney and rallied with three runs in the seventh inning to earn the series clinching victory, 7-5, over Lipscomb on Saturday afternoon at Dugan Field. 

LEADING OFF 
- The Ospreys finished with 13 hits for the game with seven of the nine starters notching a hit led by three hits each for Yahir Gurrola and Chris Berry... Patrick Ervin and Alex Merritt also both posted multiple hits in the victory.
- Frank German started on the hill for UNF allowing 4 runs over 4.2 innings... Anthony Delaney came on in relief to earn the victory with a strong performance, scattering five hits over 4.0 innings of work while surrendering just one run and striking out three... Matthew Naylor earned his sixth save of the season by striking out the final batter with two runners on base
- Chris Thibideau (22), Chris Berry (21) and Alex Merritt (13) all extended their current double-digit on base streaks in the contest
- Berry finished the day 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored... Gurrola went 3-for-5 and a run scored
- The win marked UNF's fifth straight over the Bisons
- With the victory, North Florida remains undefeated in weekend series this season, having won or tied all eight they've played
- For the third consecutive game, UNF got a run in the first inning

HOW IT HAPPENED 
- Patrick Ervin opened the game for North Florida with a single and moved to second on a single by Yahir Gurrola. Alex Merritt followed with an infield single to load the bases and Chris Berry posted an RBI single to right giving the Ospreys a 1-0 lead.
- Lipscomb answered with a pair of run the bottom half of the first to grab their first lead of the weekend. Michael Gigliotti got the Bisons started with a leadoff double and would score as Lee Solomon's bunt resulted in a throwing error for UNF allowing Gigliott to scurry home and Solomon to reach second. Solomon moved up a base after swiping third and crossed the plate for the second run thanks to a two-out RBI single by Hunter Hanks.
- LU added two more runs in the bottom of the fourth when Hanks connected for his second homerun of the weekend with two outs and a runner on base.
- North Florida responded with two runs in their next at-bat to trim the margin back to one run. Berry and Wesley Weeks tallied back-to-back singles in front of a two-out RBI double by Christian Diaz drove both players home.
- UNF evened the game at 4-4 with another solo run in the top of the fifth. Ervin led off with a single and reached second on a wild pitch. With two outs, Merritt laced a double down the left field line allowing Ervin to cross the plate.
- In the top of the 7th, the Ospreys used a trio of extra base knocks to score three runs and break the tie. Chris Thibideau smashed his team-tying 6th homerun of the year, scoring two runs as Ervin walked in the at-bat before his blast. Gurrola delivered his ASUN leading 12th double and scored the third run of the frame when Berry followed with an RBI double.
- The Bisons got one back in the bottom of the inning using three consecutive two-out singles to manufacture a run
- UNF reliever Anthony would hold LU scoreless over the final two innings with Matthew Naylor closing the door on the win by tallying a strikeout in the bottom of the 9th with the winning run at the plate.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Ospreys will conclude their weekend series Sunday against Lipscomb at 1 p.m. (CT) in Nashville. 

 
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