Home Runs Lead Ospreys to Split at Lipscomb

Saturday, March 30

Nashville, Tenn.

11 a.m.

University of North Florida

20-10, 3-1

Lipscomb

21-12-1, 1-3

North Florida

Lipscomb

Tiffany Lower gets ready to swing the bat against Northern Iowa

Photo by: Todd Drexler

3/30/2019 6:04:00 PM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - North Florida softball picked up five home runs in the opening game to down Lipscomb, 8-6, before falling in the second game, 3-1 on Saturday afternoon at Draper Diamond.

GAME 1
Pitchers of Record:
Win | Morgan Blourne (8-3)
Loss | Mandy Jordan (8-7)

How it Happened:

North Florida (20-11, 3-2 ASUN) got on the board with homers from Navia Penrod and Veronika Klimplova in the second.
Lipscomb (22-12-1, 2-3 ASUN) then took the lead back with a five-spot in the fourth inning.
It was a short lived lead though as the Ospreys answered back with five of their own runs in the fifth.
Back-to-back singles put two aboard before Dominica Cocuzza fired her fifth home run of the year over the fence to make it 5-5.
Later in the inning, Penrod walked before Tiffany Lower stepped to the plate to fire her shot to the left to lead 7-5.
Cocuzza wasn't done for the game as she hit her second bomb of the day for the 8-5 advantage.
The Lady Bisons tacked on another run in the seventh, but it was not enough as UNF took the win.

Statistical Leaders:
UNF

Cocuzza | 2-for-4, 4 RBI, 2 HR
Penrod | 1-for-2, RBI, 2 BB, HR
Lower

Lipscomb

Greysen Gladden | 3-for-4, R
Jordan Fortel | 1-for-4, 2 RBI, R

GAME 2
Pitchers of Record:
Win | Chloe Yeager (1-1)
Loss | Sydney Matzko (9-6)

How it Happened:

Lower hit a solo shot to centerfield to lead off the second inning.
It was a home run from Lipscomb in the sixth that downed the Ospreys as Jenna Pealor hit a three-run homer to give the Bisons the advantage.
Yeager surrendered just four hits, two walks and struck out three in her complete game.

North Florida

Lower | 2-for-3, 3B, HR

Lipscomb

Pealor | 2-for-3, 3 RBI
Fortel | 2-for-3

NOTES
- The 2018 team had seven home runs all season; UNF hit five against the Bisons in game one for the most home runs in a game in Division I history.
- Cocuzza moved into third with 119 career RBI.

UP NEXT
North Florida and Lipscomb close out the weekend on Sunday at 1 p.m.