Final Score: North Florida 7, USC Upstate 2
Location: Harley Park (Spartanburg, S.C.)
Records: North Florida 32-16, 11-3 ASUN
| USC Upstate 20-26, 4-10 ASUN
WP: Frank German (8-0) |
LP: Kevin Hickey (3-6) | Save: None
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The Short Story: The Ospreys scattered 10 hits and tied the series with USC Upstate on a 7-2 victory on Saturday at Harley Park.
LEADING OFF
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Frank German improved to 8-0 on the season, which ranks tied for third in Division I school history for the most wins in a single season. German tied teammate
Matthew Naylor from 2015 and is one win away from being tied for first.
- The Ospreys tied the weekend series with Upstate and have not lost a weekend series this season.
- Yahir Gurrola went 3-for-5, with a home run and a double, with three RBI and a run… Christian Diaz hit 2-for-4 with an RBI… Dalton Board went 2-for-5 with a run.
- Chris Thibideau has hits in 18 of the last 20 games... Patrick Ervin has reached base in 15 straight games he has played... Chris Berry has reached base in 41 of the 43 games he has played. Berry, who hit fourth in the lineup today, has now hit in every spot in the lineup for the Ospreys.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Thibideau singled up the middle in the first inning before back-to-back walks. Diaz had a sacrifice fly to center field that scored Thibideau…
Wesley Weeks drove a single to left field that plated Berry and
Alex Merritt.
- Gurrola hammered his eighth home run of the season to left field with two outs in the second inning.
- Board led off the fourth inning with a single to right before moving to second on a sacrifice bunt from Rey Gonzalez. Gurrola drove in Dalton with an RBI double to right that extended the lead.
- J.J. Schimko put Upstate on the scoreboard with a double to right center field that scored Pat Raiff… Russ Schwertfeger grounded out to second base that scored Schimko.
- Weeks started off the eighth inning getting hit by a pitch and stole second before moving to third on a single from Board. Gonzalez plated Weeks on a fielder's choice… Gurrola recorded his third RBI of the day on a double down the left field line that scored Gonzalez.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Ospreys play the series finale against Upstate on Sunday at 1 p.m.
