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Brandon Reitz pitching
Reitz had five punchouts in six frames Saturday.
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VMI VMI 0-2
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Winner North Florida UNF 2-0
VMI VMI
0-2
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Final
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North Florida UNF
2-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
VMI VMI 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
North Florida UNF 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 X 6 10 3

W: Reitz, Brandon (1-0) L: Zach Sanders (0-1) S: Madonna, Dominick (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Timely Bats, Strong Arms Factor in Baseball’s 6-2 Win Against VMI

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. 

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. 
  • 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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