Roca Spins a Gem, Ospreys Upend Hartford

Sunday, March 1

1:05 p.m.

University of North Florida

3-7

Hartford

3-3

Hartford

North Florida

Chris Matthias went 3-for-4 with a run scored and one driven in Sunday.

Photo by: Todd Drexler

3/1/2020 4:45:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Freshman Twirls Seven Innings in Baseball’s 7-2 Victory

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Freshman southpaw Tony Roca didn't allow an earned run in seven frames of work and UNF put up crooked numbers in three consecutive innings as North Florida (3-7) downed Hartford (3-3), 7-2, Sunday, March 1.

Roca fanned two, allowing just four hits and one walk while inducing 12 groundouts in his first win in the Navy and Gray.

UNF 7, Hartford 2

Pitchers of Record
Win: Tony Roca (1-0)
Loss: Ken Turner (0-1)

Line Scores
Hartford | 2 R, 7 H, E, 5 LOB
North Florida | 7 R, 9 H, E, 4 LOB

Behind the Line Score

Hartford broke the stalemate with a run in the top of the fifth. Kyle Hawes reached on an infield single and took third on a fielding error on a sharply hit ball to Zach West at second. Tim Dickson plated Hawes with a sac fly to center.
UNF put up a three spot in the fifth to take a 3-1 lead. Ricky Presno and Blake Marabell worked consecutive walks and Chris Matthias delivered an RBI single to right center. Austin Hurwitz coaxed another walk before West rolled a two-RBI single through the right side.
After a Ricky Presno double, Trey Spratling-Williams belted an opposite field two-run home run to left center for a 5-1 lead.
North Florida kept the train rolling in the seventh. A West walk, May single, Presno single and a pair of stolen bags plated two.
Zach Chappell replaced Roca to start the eighth. After a scoreless eighth, Hartford pushed one across on two hits in the ninth. Eddie Miller entered for Chappell with two on and one out before working a strikeout and groundout.

Statistical Leaders

Hartford

Kyle Hawes | 1-for-2, R
Zachary Ardito | 1-for-4, R

North Florida

Presno | 2-for-2, 2B, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB
West | 1-for-2, R, 2 RBI, BB
Matthias | 3-for-4, R, RBI
Spratling-Williams | 1-for-4, HR, R, 2 RBI
Roca | 7.0 IP, 4 H, R, 0 ER, BB, 2 K, 95 pitches

Notes

Zach West made his first career start at second base for the Ospreys.
The first out recorded by UNF out of the infield was in the top of the fifth.
It's UNF's first win on a Sunday this season.
UNF notched a season high for runs.
Roca and Zach Chappell both pitched today. Roca and Chappell are Ponte Vedra High School graduates.
Hartford didn't have a player with a multi-hit day.
Hartford did not have an extra-base hit.
UNF homered in every game this series.
Tanner May had a season high seven assists at shortstop.