Final Score: North Florida 4, Memphis 1
Location: Jacksonville, Fla. (Harmon Stadium Stadium)
Records: North Florida (9-11) | Memphis (6-12)
WP: Frank German (2-1) | LP: Riley Cabral (3-2) | Save: None
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – North Florida's Frank German pitched a career-high eight innings with a season-high nine strikeouts as the Ospreys topped Memphis, 4-1, on Friday night at Harmon Stadium.
LEADING OFF
- Tanner Murphy extended his hitting streak to 12-straight and has a hit in every game but one this season.
- German threw a new career high, eight innings, and was one strikeout away from tying his career-high, 10, from last season.
- Jay Prather led the way for the Ospreys going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
- Trace Norkus pitched the last inning for UNF and got out of a bases loaded jam.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Ospreys scored the first run of the game in the second inning off the bat of Jay Prather that drove home Chris Matthias.
- UNF plated three runs in the eighth inning to extend the lead. Chris Berry had a sacrifice fly to right field that plated Abraham Sequera.
- Later in the inning, Blake Voyles doubled to right center that scored Murphy.
- Alex Reynolds ended the scoring in the inning on a groundout that brought in Voyles.
- The Tigers got on the scoreboard in the ninth inning off a single to center field from Kyle Ouellette.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Ospreys play the second game against Memphis at Harmon Stadium on Saturday at 2:05 p.m. before wrapping up the series on Sunday at 1:05 p.m.
