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Shannon Glover swings the softball bat.
Todd Drexler
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Virginia Tech VT 13-4
3
Winner North Florida UNF 8-6
Virginia Tech VT
13-4
2
Final
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North Florida UNF
8-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Virginia Tech VT 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
North Florida UNF 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 3 2 3

W: Stockie, Skyler (2-1) L: Kaylee Hewitt (5-1)

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Purdue PUR 12-5
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Winner North Florida UNF 9-6
Purdue PUR
12-5
6
Final
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North Florida UNF
9-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Purdue PUR 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 6 12 0
North Florida UNF 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 7 9 0

W: Dyhr, Alyssa (3-0) L: Sydney Bates (7-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Knocks Off No. 19 Virginia Tech and Purdue

JACKSONVILLE - North Florida softball came from behind in both games to defeat No. 19 Virginia Tech and Purdue on a chilly evening at the UNF Softball Complex. The Ospreys defeated the Hokies, 3-2, before coming from behind for a walk-off 7-6 win against Purdue.

Game 1 | UNF 3, Virginia Tech 2

Pitchers of Record
  • Win | Skyler Stockie (2-1) 7.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 K, 5 BB
  • Loss | Kaylee Hewitt (5-1) 4.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 2 K

How it Happened
  • Virginia Tech capitalized on an Osprey error to score its first run in the second.
  • The Hokies had one on with a walk before a single moved the runner. Another single allowed a run to score and give the visitors a 2-0 advantage.
  • North Florida scored all of its runs in the fourth as Rebecca Koskey led off with a solo shot to left field.
  • Ashley Goebel earned a walk before being replaced by Engman on the bases. She moved on a wild pitch before Paige Pfent earned a walk, but both players were able to move an extra base thanks to a wild pitch on the end of the series.
  • The Ospreys then plated two runs, one off a wild pitch and the other off a throwing error by the catcher that sent the ball awry and allowed a runner to come home for the 3-2 lead.
  • Virginia Tech left runners in scoring position over the next three innings, but the Osprey defense and freshman hurler Skyler Stockie kept the Hokies at bay.

Game 2 | UNF  7, Purdue 6

Pitchers of Record
Win | Alyssa Dyhr (3-0) 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 K, 0 R
Loss | Sydney Bates (7-2) 1.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 BB

How it Happened
  • The Boilermakers spread their six runs across four innings, plating two in both the second and sixth.
  • North Florida had a pair of three-run frames to tie the game.
  • In the seventh, Kayla Harper had a one-out single, followed by McGory's two-out single. A walk loaded the bases for Shannon Glover who sent the ball to right field to score the game winning run.
  • Purdue took the early lead with an RBI ground out and a sac fly in the second.
  • The visitors added another one with a solo homer in the fourth.
  • North Florida tied the game in the fourth when Kayla McGory hit her first four-bagger of the season and then Pfent had a two-out home run that scored Goebel as well.
  • The Boilermakers re took the lead thanks to a run in the fifth and a pair in the sixth, but the Ospreys once again answered with a three-run frame in the sixth.
  • Back-to-back one out hits followed by a triple from Goebel made it 6-5 before Pfent had an RBI ground out to tie the game.
  • In the final frame, Purdue threatened with a lead off single, but Dyhr and the defense got the next three batters to end the threat.

NOTES
Glover was 4-for-6 with one run scored and an RBI.
Goebel tallied a triple, two RBI and earned two walks, while scoring two runs.
The win against Virginia Tech is the second against a ranked team. The Ospreys defeated Louisiana in 2018.

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North Florida closes the weekend against Stony Brook and Akron. 
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