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Eddie Miller follows through after piitching the ball
Miller didn't allow a hit in his 4.0 innings of relief.
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Fordham FOR 0-4
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Winner North Florida UNF 4-1
Fordham FOR
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Final
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North Florida UNF
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Fordham FOR 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 0
North Florida UNF 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 2

W: Miller, Eddie (1-0) L: WEISSERT, Brian (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Walks Off In 12 Against Fordham, 4-3

UNF Wins In Longest Game Since 2016


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - 33 different players, 12 innings and 3 hours and 33 minutes later the game-winning run crossed home plate at Harmon Stadium Friday, Feb. 22.

When junior Tanner Murphy touched home on Tanner May's bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 12th UNF (4-1) walked off on in style on visiting Fordham, 4-3.

Pitchers of Record:
Fordham | Brian Weissert (0-1)
UNF | Eddie Miller (1-0)

Line Scores:
Fordham | 3 R, 7 H, 0 E, 9 LOB
UNF | 4 R, 8 H, 2 E, 11 LOB

Behind the Line Score
  • The first five innings of baseball were controlled by the two pitchers on the mound, Brad Deppermann and lefty Matt Mikulski.
  • The two teams combined for only four hits through five innings.
  • Fordham's Nick Labella hit a ringing double into the left field corner with one out in the fifth. With two outs, Jake Baker laced a single into right that Wes Weeks gathered and fired back to Hurwitz at home, cutting down Labella at home.
  • The Rams crossed home in the sixth though. A one-out single from Jake MacKenzie turned into three bases as the shortstop stole second and third. Catcher Justin Bardwell drove him in with a sacrifice fly one batter later.
  • UNF answered with three in the bottom of the sixth. Hurwitz and Weeks singled before Berry rolled into a fielder's choice, putting runners at the corners.
  • Murphy beat out a tapper to third, plating Hurwitz before David Mabbery dropped in an RBI single to left, putting UNF up, 2-1. Jay Prather took a fastball off his back to load the bases before May hooked an RBI single to left.
  • Deppermann turned a perfect seventh and reliever Ethan Michaelis followed with his own scoreless inning in the eighth.
  • Jason Coules singled to start the ninth and Labella lifted the big blow to left, a game-tying two-run home run.
  • Miller entered and quieted the Rams for 4.0 innings. The redshirt-junior didn't allow a hit, permitting only two walks while fanning four.
  • The wild night was capped off with four consecutive walks in the bottom of the ninth. Murphy, Chris Matthias and Prather all walked to set up May's game-winning free pass.

Coach's Comments
"It was a great battle. They're a good team, they won 35 games last year in a good A-10 conference. The one thing that you have to do is play the whole game, and while they hit the big two-run home run to tie it up, our guys never gave in and we had a good win." -- Head coach Tim Parenton.

Notes
  • Fordham had seven players pitch, including their starting right fielder and leadoff hitter, Alvin Melendez.
  • Wes Weeks is on a five-game hitting streak to start the year, hitting .522 during that span.
  • Miller spun the second-longest outing of his career. His career long was set last season against Radford, a 4.1 inning effort. He had six strikeouts in that effort, also a career high.
  • It was UNF's longest-game inning wise since defeating FGCU 11-10 April 30, 2016.
  • This was the first-ever meeting between these two teams.
  • This was UNF's first game without an extra-base hit this season.
  • Fordham falls to 0-4 while UNF picks up its third win in a row.

Statistics Leaders:
UNF
  • Weeks | 2-for-5
  • May | 1-for-5, 2 RBI, BB
  • Murphy | 1-for-4, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB
  • Deppermann | ND, 7.0 IP, 5 H, ER, 7 K
  • Miller | 4.0 IP, 4 K, 0 H

Fordham
  • Labella | 2-for-5, 2 RBI, R
  • Mikulski | 5.1 IP, 3 ER, 4 K

Up Next
The four-game set against Fordham continues tomorrow with a twin bill starting at 1:05 p.m.

 
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