UCF Blanks Ospreys in Midweek Affair

Wednesday, March 27

Orlando, Fla.

6:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

16-11

UCF

15-9

North Florida

UCF

Berry paced the Ospreys with a pair of singles Wednesday.

Photo by: Mackenzie Brown

3/27/2019 9:17:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

ORLANDO, Fla. - UCF (16-9) got out to an early lead and it clung to it, shutting out the Ospreys, 5-0, in a midweek contest at a misty John Euliano Park Wednesday, March 27.

UCF 5, UNF 0

Pitchers of Record
Win: Jordan Spicer (2-0)
Loss: Ethan Michaelis (3-3)

Line Scores
UNF | 0 R, 6 H, 0 E, 7 LOB
UCF | 5 R, 11 H, 0 E, 9 LOB

Behind the Line Score

UCF came out swinging in the first, going ahead by two. Ray Alejo clubbed a triple into right center and Tyler Osik rolled an RBI single up the middle. Matthew Mika grounded out to May at short, moving Osik up 90 feet. Dallas Beaver got on top of a Michaelis offering, roping an RBI single to right.
Ryan Jean took the hill in the second, retiring five straight before Osik stroked a solo home run to right, making it 3-0 Knights.
The Knights tacked on to their lead in the seventh, scoring two on a two-run blast to right from Beaver, plating Mika after his triple one batter earlier.
UNF's best scoring opportunity came in the eighth. Blake Marabell poked a one-out single through the right side and Jay Prather roped his own into right center, putting runners at the corners. UCF got the last two outs of the frame via strikeout to quiet the chance.

Statistical Leaders
UNF

Chris Berry | 2-for-3
Prather | 1-for-3, BB
Tanner Murphy, Marabell and Wes Weeks | One hit apiece

UCF

Osik | 3-for-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR
Beaver | 2-for-2, R, 3 RBI, HR, 2 BB
Spicer | 6.0 IP, 3 K, 3 BB, 2 H

Notes

UNF (16-11) was shut out for the first time since May 26, 2018 against Stetson in the ASUN Championship.
UNF still leads the all-time series against UCF, 12-10.
The Ospreys are 7-3 against in-state foes this year.
Prather's hitting streak extends to eight games.
UNF used a season high eight pitchers.

Up Next
North Florida gets back into ASUN play when it heads to Lynchburg for a three-game set against Liberty this weekend.