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Marchese improved to 7-0 on the season.
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Winner North Florida UNF 32-24
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FGCU FGCU 34-21
Winner
North Florida UNF
32-24
10
Final
5
FGCU FGCU
34-21
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
North Florida UNF 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 10 13 1
FGCU FGCU 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 6 1

W: Marchese, Nick (7-0) L: Lumbert, Evan (6-3) S: Jean, Ryan (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Ospreys Eliminate FGCU in 10-5 Win

UNF Pounds Out 13 Hits and Ties Season High With 10 Walks

DeLAND, Fla. - North Florida (32-24) put up crooked numbers in four innings and tied a season high with 10 walks to stave off elimination and remove FGCU (34-21) from the 2019 ASUN Baseball Championship with a 10-5 win Thursday, May 23, from Melching Field at Conrad Park.

UNF will play tomorrow at 3 p.m. in another elimination contest. The Ospreys could play Lipscomb, Liberty or Jacksonville. 

UNF 10, FGCU 5

Pitchers of Record
Win: Nick Marchese (7-0)
Loss: Evan Lumbert (6-3)
Save: Ryan Jean (2)

Line Scores
UNF | 10 R, 12 H, E, 14 LOB
FGCU | 5 R, 4 H, E, 13 LOB

Behind the Line Score
  • UNF scored one after an erratic second inning from FGCU starter, Evan Lumbert. Tanner May, Clark and Murphy walked before David Maberry wore a fastball off the elbow guard, putting UNF ahead, 1-0. Lumbert got Jay Prather to fly to right to end the threat.
  • Walks haunted Lumbert and the Eagles again in the third. Alex Reynolds, May and Clark walked before Chris Berry deposited a curveball into left for the 3-0 lead.
  • Free passes factored in again, this time for FGCU. Jalen Townsend was hit by a pitch before Richie Garcia and Alex Brait walked. Consecutive RBI groundouts cut UNF's lead to 3-2 in the third. Two more walks tied the game, 3-3.
  • Four two-out runs created a 7-3 Osprey advantage in the fourth. David Maberry drew a leadoff walk, ushering Lumbert from the game. Prather lined a single to right one batter later before a one-out single from Blake Marabell loaded the bags. Reynolds rolled one to second, although FGCU couldn't turn the inning-ending double play as UNF went up, 4-3, and extended the inning. Three straight singles coming from May, Clark and Berry, put UNF ahead by four.
  • With one away and runners at first and second, Marchese got a timely double play to end the Eagles' sixth.
  • The Eagles got within 7-5 in the seventh as Joe Kinker hooked a two-RBI double down the left field line, scoring Keith Stevens and Eric Gonzalez after a single and a walk put them on.
  • UNF took the wind out of FGCU's sails with three runs on three hits, an error and a walk. Wes Weeks opened the inning with a leadoff single and was pushed to second on Marabell's sac bunt. Reynolds drew a walk and May singled to right center, scoring Weeks. Reynolds would score as Townsend mishandled the ball in center, pushing May to second. Clark blooped a single to right and Berry scored May with a sac fly to center.
  • Jean turned in scoreless eight and ninth innings to secure the second save of his season.

Statistical Leaders
UNF
  • Berry | 3-for-4, 4 RBI
  • May | 2-for-4, 4 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB
  • Clark | 2-for-3, RBI, 2 BB
  • Reynolds | 0-for-3, 3 R, 2 BB, RBI
  • Jean | SV: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
  • Marchese | W: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 6 BB

FGCU
  • Brait | 1-for-3, R, 2 BB
  • Kinker | 2-for-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB

Notes
  • This is the seventh time UNF and FGCU have met in the ASUN Championship. UNF is 4-3 against FGCU in ASUN Championship history.
  • All three of UNF's Tanners walked in the the second inning.
  • Berry became the 15th Osprey in UNF history to notch 200 hits with a single in the fourth.
  • Berry put up his 18th multi-hit game of the year and second in the 2019 ASUN Championship.
  • Thursday was the first game UNF has played in the morning this season. It was only the third game UNF has played on a Thursday.
  • The Ospreys scored eight two-out runs.

Up Next
UNF will play tomorrow at 3 p.m. in another elimination contest. The Ospreys could play Lipscomb, Liberty or Jacksonville.
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