JACKSONVILLE – North Florida tried for a late-game rally, but fell short as Jacksonville swept the series with a 3-2 win on Sunday at the Pruitt Softball Complex.
QUICK GLANCE
Score: North Florida 2, Jacksonville 3
Records: North Florida (20-17, 0-3 ASUN) | Jacksonville (19-14, 3-0 ASUN)
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TOP PERFORMERS
- After not recording a hit yesterday, junior Navia Penrod came back to go 3-for-4 on the day.
- Senior Ashley Niesman recorded two hits and had the lone extra-base hit of the game.
GAME CAPSULE
- In the second, the Dolphins struck first when a walk and a single followed by a sac bunt put runners on second and third. Another single allowed one run to score before a ground out brought the other one in for a 2-0 lead.
- Jacksonville then scored another run on an RBI single up the middle and tried to score two, but a stellar play from Kayla McGory to Alex Arciola ended the threat.
- The home team juiced the bases again in the fifth looking to push their lead, but Sydney Matzko got a strikeout and a lineout to end the chance.
- The Ospreys scored their first run in the fifth when Penrod hit a single to right field, but was misplayed to allow Ashley Niesman to score from second after she hit a double. With Penrod on third due to the error, the Dolphins got the final out to end the inning.
- UNF tried to comeback in the seventh inning when McGory hit a two-out RBI single to make it a 3-2 game.
- With two left on, Tiffany Lower hit a great ball to right field, but Jacksonville's Kristen Griffith made an amazing snag to end the game.
NEXT UP
North Florida stays on the road to continue ASUN play as it travels to Kennesaw State for a Friday doubleheader and a single game on Saturday.
