JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Senior
Sydney Matzko surrendered just two hits in a complete game shutout and North Florida softball added late game runs to down Georgetown, 5-0, on Wednesday evening at the UNF Softball Field.
Pitchers of Record:
Win | Matzko (3-3)
Loss | Anna Brooks Pacha (0-3)
How it Happened:
- Neither team could get a rhythm as the game remained scoreless through four.
- The Ospreys (9-6) got on the board in the bottom of the fifth when pinch hitter Mary Rodriguez laid down a bunt which Georgetown failed to lay a tag at home, allowing Tiffany Lower to score. Lower led off the inning with a double.
- Later in the inning a double from Dominica Cocuzza and a single from Paige Pfent allowed another run to come in for the 2-0 lead.
- In the sixth, a single and double put two on. Navia Penrod then towards third base to allow Taylor Engman to come in. Engman pinch ran for Ashley Goebel who led off with a hit.
- With two on and just one out, Katelin Davis doubled down the line to secure two more runs for the 5-0 win.
Statistical Leaders:
UNF
- Lower | 3-for-3 (2 2B), 2 R
- Goebel | 2-for-3
- Davis | 1-for-1, 2 RBI
- Matzko | 7.0 IP, 2 H, 4 BB, 3 K
Georgetown
- KiKi Besnard | 1-for-2
- Pacha | 5.0 IP, 5 K, 1 BB
Notes
- North Florida has now won five of its last seven games.
- The shutout is the first of the season for UNF.
- The Ospreys recorded four doubles for the third time this season.
- Cocuzza extended her reached base streak to 13 games.
Up Next
UNF hosts UNCW (4:30 p.m.) and Ball State (7 p.m.) on Friday before playing Charleston Southern on Saturday at 7 p.m. A single game at 2 p.m. against Presbyterian is on tap on Sunday.
