JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  - UNF's potent-first inning bats put the Ospreys (26-18) ahead, 4-0, but UCF (27-18) slowly crept back in the game and eventually won, 9-7, via a four-run 11th inning Tuesday, April 30 from Harmon Stadium.

UCF 9, UNF 7
Pitchers of Record
Win: Jack Hunsicker (1-1)
Loss: Ethan Michaelis (3-5)

Line Scores
UCF | 9 R, 12 H, 3 E, 11 LOB
UNF | 7 R, 10 H, 3 E, 7 LOB

Behind the Line Score

• UNF put up a four spot in the first on three hits and three errors committed by UCF's second baseman, Matthew Mika. Chris Berry took the first pitch he saw into center for a single. Jay Prather chopped one to second that could have been two, but Mika booted it. Hurwitz doubled down the left field line, scoring two. Wes Weeks rolled one up the middle that Mika stopped for an infield single, but an errant throw allowed Weeks to advance to second and plate Hurwitz. After an Alex Reynolds flyout pushed Weeks up a base, Mika made another errant throw, this time on a Maberry grounder, scoring Weeks for the 4-0 lead.
• The Knights got two back in the second on Tyler Osik's two-run home run to left center. Osik lifted the long ball after Jay Lyons reached on a throwing error.
• Jean worked a pair of scoreless frames before the Knights cut the deficit to 4-3. Ben McCabe doubled, Ray Alejo singled through the left side and Dallas Beaver clubbed another two bagger to score McCabe.
• UCF knotted it up, 4-4, in the seventh. McCabe walked, Alejo doubled down the left field line and after Clayton was replaced by Eddie Miller, Beaver rolled an RBI groundout to Prather.
• UNF answered with the go-ahead run in the fifth inning on an RBI single from Marabell. Max Law led off the inning with single, took second on a passed ball, moved to third on a Sequera single and crossed home with Marabell's base knock.
• The Knights tied it up in the ninth on a pair of walks and two hit batsmen.
• UCF blew it open with a four-run 11th, using four straight singles, including a bunt single, to take a 6-5 lead and load the bags. Chandler Robertson made it 7-5 with a sac fly and Anthony George eventually made it 9-5 with a two-RBI single.
• UNF wasn't done yet, threatening in the ninth. Walks to Raff Libunao, Alex Reynolds and Law loaded the bags. Sequera went down swinging on a 3-2 offering, but Marabell followed up with an RBI single back up the box. Berry hit a towering fly ball to right, scoring Reynolds although Prather popped out to shortstop to stymie the comeback.

Statistical Leaders
UCF

• Alejo & Beaver | 3-for-5, combined 2 R, three RBI, 2 2B
• Dalton Wingo | 2-for-6, R, RBI
• Osik | Homered in both games against UNF this season

UNF

• Berry | 2-for-3, 2 BB, R, RBI
• Hurwitz | 2B, 2 RBI
• Ryan Jean | 4.2 IP, 2 ER
• Marabell | 2-for-5, 2 RBI

Notes

• The Ospreys have scored 53 first inning runs, 18 more than they scored in the first frame all of last year.
• It was the second-longest outing for Jean this season after his 6.0 inning outing against USF April 16.
• It was UNF's third extra-inning affair this season and first since March 16.
• The Ospreys are 13-6 against in-state foes this season.
• UNF is 4-2 on Tuesdays and 11-7 in night games.
• The Ospreys are 8-2 over their last 10 and 21-10 at Harmon Stadium this season.
• UNF is 1-2 in extra-inning ball games.
• Michaelis has a team-high eight decisions.
• UNF went 10-4 in April.
• The Ospreys are 18-12 in non-conference play.

Up Next
The Ospreys get back into conference action this weekend when they head to Nashville for a three-game set with the Lipscomb Bisons.