JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Rutgers (2-3) swung the bats well as UNF (2-3) fell 16-4 on a blustery Saturday afternoon from Harmon Stadium Feb. 22.
Rutgers 16, UNF 4
Pitchers of Record
Win: Tommy Genuario (1-1)
Loss:
Brandon Reitz (1-1)
Line Scores
Rutgers | 16 R, 16 H, E, 13 LOB
UNF | 4 R, 8 H, 0 E, 8 LOB
Behind the Line Score
- Rutgers put up runs in the third, fourth and fifth to create a 9-2 advantage.
- UNF got on the board in the bottom of the fourth. Tanner May and Blake Marabell tallied singles before Abraham Sequera roped an RBI double to left. After a Raff Libunao walk, Chris Matthias singled home Marabell.
- Matthias drove in another on a tapper down the third base line that plated Sequera who had reached on a one-out walk.
- Rutgers tacked on one more in the seventh before putting up six runs in the eighth on one hit and a number of free passes.
- Tucker Horsley launched a pinch hit home run to left in the bottom of the ninth in his first career at-bat.
Statistical Leaders
UNF
Rutgers
- Sam Owens | 2-for-3, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2B
- Peter Serruto | 3-for-4, 3 R, BB, HR
- Tommy Genuario | 6.0 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 2 K
Notes
- UNF is 2-4 against Rutgers all-time.
- Tucker Horsely hit a home run in his first career at-bat.
- Jeslyn Whitehead made his UNF debut.
- Cade Reich made his first career start.
- Hunter Bowling made his first appearance of 2020.
- UNF is 12-18 all-time against Big Ten foes.
Up Next
The series finale is set for tomorrow at 1:05 p.m.