Baseball Drops Two on Final Day in Pensacola

Saturday, March 2

Pensacola, Fla.

4:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

8-4

Tennessee

11-0

Tennessee

North Florida

Prather is riding an eight-game hitting streak.

Photo by: Mackenzie Brown

3/3/2019 1:20:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

PENSACOLA, Fla. - No. 27 Tennessee generated 10 runs on 26 base runners in game one and back-to-back-to-back UL - Monroe home runs felled the Ospreys in the night cap as UNF dropped a pair in their final day at the Cox Diamond Invitational Saturday, March 2.

Game One
No. 27 Tennessee 10, UNF 2

Pitchers of Record:
Win: Zach Linginfelter (3-0)
Loss: Brandon Reitz (0-1)

Line Scores:
UT | 10 R, 12 H, 2 E, 17 LOB
UNF 2 R, 4 H, E, 5 LOB

Behind the Line Score

The Vols (11-0) utilized 14 walks to score early and often. UT jumped out to 4-0 lead after two, getting a two-RBI double, sacrifice fly and home run to open the game.
David Maberry picked up from last night, cutting the deficit in half with a two-run home run to left field in the second.
After a leaping snag by Jay Prather that led to a 4-3 double play, UT strung together two walks, an RBI single to center and an RBI bunt single to widen its lead to 6-2 after three.
Tennessee's Linginfelter settled in, fanning eight in 7.0 frames of work before three UT arms completed the final two frames.
Logan Clayton worked 3.0 scoreless frames of relief.

Statistical Leaders:
UT

Luc Lipicius | 2-for-3, HR, 3 R, 2 BB
Jay Charleston | 3-for-5, 3 RBI, R
Linginfelter | 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 8 K

UNF

Jay Prather | 2-for-4, R
Maberry | 1-for-3, R, 2 RBI

Game Two
ULM 7, UNF 4

Pitchers of Record:
Win: Kayleb Sanderson (2-0)
Loss: Max McKinley (1-2)

Line Scores:
UNF | 4 R, 6 H, 2 E, 8 LOB
ULM | 7 R, 9 H, 0 E, 4 E

Behind the Line Score:

Three consecutive doubles from Tanner Murphy, Jay Prather and David Maberry put UNF (8-5) ahead, 2-0, after the first.
Back-to-back-to-back home runs to right field vaulted ULM ahead, 4-2.
The Warhawks (5-5) never trailed after taking the lead in the first. ULM added three more in the third in three singles, a walk, a wild pitch and a double.
The trio of Murphy, Prather and Mabarry loaded the bases before Wes Weeks drove in Murphy with a sacrifice fly.
Prather tagged a solo home run to right to start the top of the seventh, but ULM quieted the rally.

Statistical Leaders:
UNF

Prather | 3-for-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB
Tanner Murphy | 2-for-3, 2 R
Miller | 3.1, 0 ER, 4 K

ULM

Cameron Horton | 2-for-3, HR
Andrew Beesley | 2-for-2, 2 R

Notes

Grant Grodi, Raff Libunao, and Hunter Bowling all made their first starts of the season.
UNF played Tennessee and ULM for the first time in school history today.
Miller hasn't allowed a run through 11.1 innings of work this season.
Prather is on an eight-game hitting streak. During that time he has had six multi-hit games, two home runs, five doubles and nine RBI.

Up Next
The Ospreys come back to the pan handle Wednesday for a 6 p.m. first pitch against the Seminoles.