University of North Florida
0-1
Radford
1-0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: GERBER, Austin (1-0)
L: Miller, Eddie (0-1)
Batting:
2B: HORWITZ, Spencer 1 ; MATHENY, Garrett 1
RBI: BUTLER, Kyle 1 ; HORWITZ, Spencer 5 ; Szamski, Andrew 2 ; HIGGERSON, C 1 ; MATHENY, Garrett 1 ; PODARAS, Straton 1 ; ROTH, Matt 1
SH: WISE, Luke 1
SF: HIGGERSON, C 1
Base Running:
RUNS: WHITACRE, Adam 4 ; BUTLER, Kyle 3 ; HORWITZ, Spencer 3 ; Szamski, Andrew 1 ; HIGGERSON, C 1 ; PODARAS, Straton 1 ; ROTH, Matt 1
SB: WHITACRE, Adam 1 ; BUTLER, Kyle 1 ; Szamski, Andrew 1
HBP: PODARAS, Straton 2
Batting:
2B: Law, Max 1 ; Wilson, Mac 1
HR: Murphy, Tanner 1
RBI: Murphy, Tanner 4 ; Weeks, Wes 1 ; Libunao, Raff 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Murphy, Tanner 1 ; Prather, Jay 1 ; Law, Max 1 ; Weeks, Wes 1 ; Gonzalez, Rey 1 ; Libunao, Raff 1 ; Wilson, Mac 2
SB: Prather, Jay 1
HBP: Wilson, Mac 1
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Late Runs Sink Ospreys in Opening Day
2/16/2018 10:42:00 PM | Baseball
Final Score:Â Radford 14, North Florida 8
Location:Â Harmon Stadium
Records:Â Radford 1-0 | North Florida 0-1
WP:Â Austin Gerber (1-0) |Â LP:Â Eddie Miller (0-1) |Â Save:Â None
The Short Story:Â Radford tallied six unanswered runs in the final two innings to top the North Florida baseball team, 14-8, during opening day on Friday at Harmon Stadium.
LEADING OFF
- Seven of the nine Osprey batters had at least one hit in the game.
- Mac Wilson reached base in every at bat of the game, going 1-for-1 with two walks, a hit by pitch and two runs scored.
- Tanner Murphy went 2-for-4 with four RBIs, including a two-run home run in the second inning to put the Ospreys up 3-0.
- Wesley Weeks hit 2-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENEDÂ
- UNF got on the scoreboard first during its first opportunity on a throwing error by the Radford shortstop.
- Murphy then extended the Osprey lead with a two-run home run to left center field that scored Wilson after he walked.
- Spencer Horwitz drove in the first run for the Highlanders with a double down the left field line that brought home Adam Whitacre.
- Andrew Szamski then tied the game with a single up that middle that scored two runs.
- Radford took the lead in the fourth inning plating five runs.
- The Ospreys responded the next inning with five runs of its own, beginning with a single to center field from Weeks that brought home Max Law.
- Making his collegiate debut, Raff Libuano then singled to the right side that scored Weeks.
- UNF came within a run when Murphy drove a single to right field that plated Rey Gonzalez.
- Wilson then tied the game on a passed ball.
- The Highlanders produced another five-run inning in the eighth inning.
- Colby Higgerson ended the scoring in the ninth with a sacrifice fly that drove in Whitacre.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Ospreys play game two of the series on Saturday at 2:05 p.m. before wrapping up the series on Sunday at 1:05 p.m.
