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Action shot of Blake Marabell running to first base.
Marabell went 4-for-7 for the Ospreys Saturday.
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Winner Fordham FOR 1-4
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North Florida UNF 4-2
Winner
Fordham FOR
1-4
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Final
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North Florida UNF
4-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fordham FOR 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 8 14 1
North Florida UNF 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 5 9 1

W: ZIMMERMAN, Anthony (1-0) L: Ohme, Will (0-1) S: KARSLO, Gabriel (1)

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Fordham FOR 1-5
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Winner North Florida UNF 5-2
Fordham FOR
1-5
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Final
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North Florida UNF
5-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Fordham FOR 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 1
North Florida UNF 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 7 12 2

W: Michaelis, Ethan (2-1) L: BISOGNO, Marc (0-1) S: Norkus, Trace (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Ospreys Split Saturday Doubleheader With Fordham

Rams Outslug UNF in Game One, Late Push Leads to 7-4 Win in Nightcap


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Stranded runners haunted UNF in an 8-5 loss in game one of the day, but seven unanswered runs propelled the Ospreys (5-2) past Fordham, 7-4, in the nightcap of a twinbill at Harmon Stadium Saturday, Feb. 23.

UNF's 5-2 start is its best start since beginning the 2013 season, 8-3. The 2013 Ospreys would finish with 40 wins.

Game One: Fordham 8, UNF 5

Pitchers of Record:
Win: Anthony Zimmerman (1-0)
Loss: Will Ohme (0-1)
Save: Gabriel Karslo (1)

Line Scores:
Fordham | 8 R, 14 H, E, 8 LOB
UNF | 5 R, 9 H, E, 13 LOB

Behind the Line Score
  • Fordham (1-5) took the lead in the top of the first on an RBI groundout from Alvin Melendez.
  • Three singles, a hit by pitch and a pair of stolen bases added up to two Fordham runs in the third, putting the Rams ahead, 3-0.
  • Tanner Murphy's legs helped UNF cut the deficit to 3-1 in the third. Murphy reached on a fielder's choice, swiped second and scored on a Jay Prather single to center field.
  • Fordham's Jake Baker doubled down the line and moved up to third on an errant throw. Jake MacKenzie singled him home a batter later.
  • Alex Reynolds fouled off seven pitches before doubling to lead off the fourth. Tanner Clark scored him on a sacrifice fly, making it 4-2 Fordham.
  • Nick Labella homered last night and he did it again in the fifth, creating a 5-2 lead.
  • Murphy answered with his second long ball of the year, a solo shot to open the fifth.
  • UNF tied it up at five thanks to a wild sixth inning. UNF got three singles, two walks and a key wild pitch to even things up.
  • But, the top of the seventh was the decisive one as Fordham uncorked two doubles and a single to go ahead for good, 8-5.

Statistical Leaders:
UNF
  • Murphy | 2-for-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR
  • Marabell | 2-for-4, R, BB
  • Prather | 2-for-4, 2 RBI, BB
Fordham
  • Tarabek | 3-for-5, R, 2 RBI
  • Baker | 3-for-4, 2 R
  • Zimmerman & Karslo | 4.0 innings of scoreless ball

Game Two: UNF 7, Fordham 4

Pitchers of Record:
Win: Ethan Michaelis (2-1)
Loss: Marc Bisogno (0-1)
Save: Trace Norkus (2)

Line Scores:
Fordham | 4 R, 7 H, E, 5 LOB
UNF | 7 R, 12 H, 2 E, 8 LOB

Behind the Line Score
  • Justin Bardwell worked a 10-pitch at-bat before belting a three-run homer in the top of the first to open a 4-0 lead for the Rams.
  • But, UNF responded with seven unanswered runs as the Osprey pitching settled in to only allow three hits for the final 6.2 innings of baseball.
  • Murphy ignited a two-out rally in the first with a triple to right center. Max Law walked before Fordham mishandled a Jay Prather grounder, plating Murphy. Tanner May cashed in on the error with an RBI single to left.
  • Austin Hurwitz and Blake Marabell combined for six hits in game two, helping fuel a pair of runs in the second and fifth inning.
  • Prather made it 7-4 with an RBI double in the sixth.
  • Norkus nailed down his second save of the year, fanning two while working around two singles in the seventh.

Statistical Leaders:
UNF
  • Murphy | 3-for-4, 2 R, RBI, 2B, 3B, SB
  • Marabell | 3-for-3, 2 R
  • Hurwitz | 3-for-3, R, RBI
  • Michaelis/Norkus | 3.0 innings of two-hit baseball

Fordham
  • Tarabek | 2-for-3
  • Bardwell | 1-for-2, 3 RBI, R

Notes
  • UNF left a season-high 13 runners on base in the first game.
  • Weeks' five-game hitting streak to start the season was snapped.
  • The Ospreys drew 10 walks in game one.
  • Games one and two of the series combined to last six hours and 53 minutes.
  • Ohme made his UNF debut.
  • Murphy hit for the cycle if you combined his performances from both games.
Up Next
UNF looks to take three of four against Fordham when it hosts the Rams at 1:05 p.m. from Harmon Stadium tomorrow.

 
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