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Chris Berry rears back to hit an incoming pitch
Berry had the eventual game-winning single in the seventh.
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Missouri 19MIZ 1-2
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Winner North Florida UNF 2-1
Missouri 19MIZ
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Final
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North Florida UNF
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Missouri 19MIZ 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
North Florida UNF 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 X 4 9 3

W: McKinley, Max (1-0) L: Lukas Veinbergs (0-1) S: Miller, Eddie (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

UNF Scores Four in Seventh to Take Rubber Match from Mizzou, 4-2

McKinley Fans Eight, Berry Notches Game-Winning Two-RBI Single in Seventh


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A deep fly ball sent center fielder Tanner Murphy to the warning track with two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the ninth. But, when the ball came down the Ospreys earned a series victory against visiting Missouri (1-2) thanks to a 4-2 comeback win Sunday.

The Ospreys (2-1) caused some seventh inning havoc, sending nine batters to the plate as they scored four to upend a 2-0 deficit.

Pitchers of Record:
Missouri | Lukas Veinbergs (0-1)
UNF | Max McKinley (1-0) Line Scores:
Missouri | 2 R, 7 H, 0 E, 9 LOB
UNF | 4 R, 9 H, 3 E, 8 LOB

Behind the Line Score
  • The Tigers scored an unearned run for a 1-0 lead after one inning. Leadoff batter Alex Peterson reached on a muffed throw, took second on a wild pitch and later scored on a Tony Ortiz single to center.
  • Peterson was in on the scoring again, doubling into the left field corner to leadoff the third inning. He would score on an Ortiz RBI-groundout.
  • Starters Max McKinley and Jacob Cantleberry settled into a groove, as both hurlers recorded two-consecutive three-up-three down innings.
  • Mizzou went to the bullpen in the seventh, and that's when the trouble started for the Tigers. Senior Jay Prather walked in front of singles from Blake Marabell, Alex Reynolds and Tanner May.
  • Wes Weeks rolled an RBI single through the left side of the infield, scoring Marabell to tie the game. After another pitching change, left-handed hitter Chris Berry capped the comeback off with a two-RBI single pulled through the hole.
  • Hunter Bowling and Logan Clayton both made their UNF debuts in the eighth, working around an error to set down the Tigers.
  • Missouri knocked on the door in ninth though. Trace Norkus came in eyeing his second save of the weekend, but two singles and a walk pushed him from the game with two outs and the bags loaded.
  • The game turned to lefty Eddie Miller and Kameron Misner, who had homered twice on Saturday. Miller got behind 0-2 before working the count back to 2-2. Misner gave Miller's 2-2 delivery a ride but Murphy got underneath it to retire the Tigers.

Coach's Comments
"It was a great weekend. You know, we talked yesterday about going into the weekend and winning the weekend and we did it in a come-from-behind fashion. We were a little sluggish early, but their pitcher was very, very good. Our guys battled and we hung together, and our pitching did a great job." - head coach Tim Parenton

Notes
  • The game's two-starters combined to fan 18 batters.
  • The last time that UNF took a three-game series from an SEC opponent was when it did so against Mississippi State in 2008.
  • Weeks went 1-for-4, but not after he tied the UNF record for most consecutive hits (seven) during Saturday's game.
  • McKinley only needed 86 pitches to strike out eight in seven innings of work.

Statistical Leaders:
UNF
  • Reynolds | 3-for-4, R, 2B
  • Marabell | 2-for-3, R, HBP
  • Berry | 1-for-4, 1-for-4, 2 RBI
  • McKinley | 7.0 IP, 5 H, ER, 8 K

Missouri
  • A. Peterson | 1-for-4, 2 R, BB
  • Tony Ortiz | 1-for-3, 2 RBI
  • Cantleberry | 6.0 IP, 10 K, BB

Up Next
North Florida goes to Florida Wednesday, Feb. 20. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.
 
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