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Chris Berry prepares to hit
Todd Drexler
Berry notched a career games played milestone and set the UNF DI single season walks record Saturday.
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North Florida UNF 31-23, 12-11 ASUN
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Winner Stetson STET 24-30, 11-12 ASUN
North Florida UNF
31-23, 12-11 ASUN
5
Final
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Stetson STET
24-30, 11-12 ASUN
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
North Florida UNF 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 8 4
Stetson STET 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 X 6 8 1

W: Vlad Nunez (2-2) L: Chappell, Zach (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Hatters Hold Off Ospreys in Rubber Match, 6-5

Ospreys Will Take the Five-Seed in the 2019 ASUN Championship

DeLAND, Fla. - North Florida (31-23, 12-11 ASUN) took a 3-0 lead but the Hatters (24-30, 11-12 ASUN) scored runs in the third, fourth and fifth to surmount their deficit and claim the rubber game, 6-5, Saturday, May 18.

The Hatters' win in the regular season finale puts them in the 2019 ASUN Championship. UNF will take the five-seed into the postseason, pitting the Ospreys against two-seed Liberty. 

Stetson 6, UNF 5

Pitchers of Record
Win: Vlad Nunez (2-2)
Loss: Zach Chappell (1-1)

Line Scores
UNF | 5 R, 8 H, 4 E, 9 LOB
Stetson | 6 R, 8 H, E, 9 LOB

Behind the Line Score
  • The Ospreys took a 3-0 lead in the third. Max Law dribbled an infield single along the third base line before Chris Berry grinded out a nine-pitch at-bat that resulted in a walk. Wes Weeks took a high and outside fastball to right center for an RBI single, scoring Law. After a Tanner Murphy stolen base, David Maberry continued last night's hot hitting with a two-RBI single back up the box.
  • Stetson plated its first run in the third. Nick Cardieri walked and Austin Bogart lined a single to center. Andrew MacNeil executed a sacrifice bunt before Jacob Koos scored Cardieri with a sac fly to Blake Marabell down the left field line.
  • The Hatters got even in the fourth, pushing Brandon Reitz from the game. Jorge Arenas singled before a one-out walk to Kyle Ball made it first and second. Noah Dickerson rolled an RBI single through the right side, scoring Arenas. Cardieri plated Ball with a safety squeeze bunt that was mishandled by Reitz, putting runners at first and second. Bogart tagged a single to center as Reitz was relieved by Zach Chappell. On Chappell's second pitch, MacNeil casted a flyout to Blake Marabell in left before the Ospreys got Dickerson out on appeal after the freshman left third early.
  • A big two-out RBI single put the Ospreys back up, 4-3, in the fifth. After Murphy reached on a fielder's choice, Maberry and Jay Prather drew consecutive walks. Marabell took a Vlad Nunez curveball to center for an RBI base knock, scoring Murphy.
  • A pesky effort by the Hatters put them on top, 6-4, after five. Koos poked a single through the left side to start the inning, stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch. Arenas got sawed off and rolled one to Law at third, but a muffed throw to first allowed him to reach as Koos scored. Kyle Ball clubbed an RBI double to the corner in left and took third after the ball was mishandled by Marabell. One pitch later Dickerson completed the inning's scoring with an RBI single to left.
  • UNF made it interesting in the ninth, getting the tying run to second. Berry worked his fourth walk of the day, followed up by a Weeks walk. Murphy went down swinging but Maberry stayed in on an 0-2 curveball to drive Berry in with an RBI single up the middle. Nunez got the final out on a Prather pop out to shortstop.

Statistical Leaders
UNF
  • Berry | 0-for-1, 2 R, 4 BB
  • Maberry | 3-for-4, 3 RBI, BB
  • Marabell | 2-for-4, RBI
  • Michaelis | 2.1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, BB, 3 K

Stetson
  • Dickerson | 2-for-3, 2 RBI, BB
  • Arenas | 1-for-4, 2 R, RBI
  • Ball | 1-for-2, 2 R, 2B
  • Nunez | 4.1 IP, R, 3 H, 3 BB, 4 K

Notes
  • Reitz and Deppermann have both started 14 games this season, tied-for-second most in a single season in UNF's DI history.
  • Berry became the ninth player in program history to appear in 200 games.
  • Murphy increased his league-leading stolen base total to 18.
  • Reitz lasted 3.1 innings but tied a season high with five strikeouts.
  • Berry broke the UNF DI single season walks record with his 43rd free pass of 2019, passing T.J. Thompson.
  • Berry picked up his fifth game with at least three walks this season, walking a season-high four times.
  • Maberry finished with seven RBI on the weekend.

Up Next
The Ospreys will be back in DeLand Wednesday for the opening round of the 2019 ASUN Championship Wednesday, May 22 at 3 p.m.
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