Saturday, February 15
2:05 p.m.
University of North Florida
2-0
6
vs
2
VMI
0-2
1st innning1
2nd innning2
3rd innning3
4th innning4
5th innning5
6th innning6
7th innning7
8th innning8
9th innning9
RunsR
HitsH
ErrorsE
VMI
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
6
0
North Florida
1
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
X
6
10
3
Reitz had five punchouts in six frames Saturday.
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Presno Goes Deep, Madonna Tallies First Career Save
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Brandon Reitz spun six innings of two-run ball, Ricky Presno clubbed a two-run shot during a three-run fifth and freshman Dominick Madonna twirled three spotless frames in UNF's (2-0) 6-2 defeat of VMI (0-2) Saturday, Feb. 15.Â
UNF 6, VMI 2
Pitchers of Record
Win: Brandon Reitz (1-0)
Loss: Zach Sanders (0-1)
Save: Dominick Madonna (1)
Line Scores
VMI | 2 R, 6 H, 0 E, 5 LOB
UNF | 6 R, 10 H, 3 E, 8 LOB
Behind the Line Score
Statistical Leaders
UNF
VMI
Notes
Up Next
UNF and VMI meet in the series finale tomorrow at 12 p.m.
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UNF 6, VMI 2
Pitchers of Record
Win: Brandon Reitz (1-0)
Loss: Zach Sanders (0-1)
Save: Dominick Madonna (1)
Line Scores
VMI | 2 R, 6 H, 0 E, 5 LOB
UNF | 6 R, 10 H, 3 E, 8 LOB
Behind the Line Score
- The Ospreys struck first in the bottom of the first, plating one. Tanner May walked, moved up a base on a groundout and crossed home on a Blake Marabell single to center.
- VMI tied it up in the top half of the first. Will Knight opened the frame with a triple and scored on an RBI single from Cody Warner.
- The Ospreys regained the lead for good in the bottom of the second. After a Chris Matthias double, Abraham Sequera drove in Matthias with a single back up the middle.
- A hit by pitch, wild pitch and sac fly allowed Trey Spratling-Williams to score in the third, putting UNF ahead by two.
- VMI cut it to 3-2 in the fourth. Two singles and an errant throw allowed the Keydets to score.
- UNF broke it open in the fifth with three runs. May was hit by a pitch and Marabell scored him with a double down the left field line. Ricky Presno hit a towering two-run home run to right one batter later.
- After VMI notched back-to-back singles to start the sixth, UNF retired the final 12 batters to seal the game.Â
- Madonna didn't allow a batter to reach base in three frames.
Statistical Leaders
UNF
- Marabell | 2-for-3, 3 RBI, R, 2B
- Matthias | 2-for-3, R, BB, 2 2B
- Presno | 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Reitz | 6.0 IP, 6 H, ER, BB, 5 K
VMI
- Knight | 2-for-4, R, 3B
- Warner | 2-for-4, R
- Sanders | 4.0 IP, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Notes
- May made his first career start at first base.
- May reached safely to leadoff an inning three times.
- UNF improves to 3-2 all-time against VMI.
- Reitz tied a career high with five strikeouts.
- Dominick Madonna made his debut for UNF, earning the save.
- Grodi recorded his first career double.
Up Next
UNF and VMI meet in the series finale tomorrow at 12 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Reitz, Brandon (1-0)
L: Zach Sanders (0-1)
S: Madonna, Dominick (1)
Batting:
3B: Will Knight 1
RBI: Cody Warner 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Will Knight 1 ; Cody Warner 1
CS: Jordan Ebersole 1
Batting:
2B: Marabell, Blake 1 ; Matthias, Chris 2 ; Grodi, Grant 1
HR: Presno, Ricky 1
RBI: Marabell, Blake 3 ; Presno, Ricky 2 ; Sequera, Abraham 1
SF: Marabell, Blake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: May, Tanner 2 ; Spratling-Williams, Trey 1 ; Marabell, Blake 1 ; Presno, Ricky 1 ; Matthias, Chris 1
CS: May, Tanner 1
HBP: May, Tanner 1 ; Spratling-Williams, Trey 1
Game Leaders
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3
R
1
H
2
RBI
3
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
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