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Blake Marabell throws the ball from outfield.
Marabell posted a season best three hits, including a double, Friday night.
12
Winner Central Michigan CMU 7-5
6
North Florida UNF 3-8
Winner
Central Michigan CMU
7-5
12
Final
6
North Florida UNF
3-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Central Michigan CMU 0 0 0 7 5 0 0 0 0 12 13 0
North Florida UNF 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 6 10 2

W: BROCK, C. (1-0) L: Reitz, Brandon (1-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Doubled Up by Central Michigan in Series Opener

Chippewas Push Across Seven in Fourth, Five in Fifth

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF pitching held off Central Michigan (7-5) in the latter half of the game, but the Chippewas' seven-run fourth inning and five-run fifth were too much to recover from as North Florida (3-8) fell to CMU, 12-6, Friday, March 6. 

CMU 12, UNF 6

Pitchers of Record
Win: Clayton Brock (1-0)
Loss: Brandon Reitz (1-3)

Line Scores
CMU | 12 R, 13 H, 0 E, 7 LOB
North Florida | 6 R, 10 H 2 E, 12 LOB

Behind the Line Score
  • Central Michigan got its first base runner of the game atop a seven-run fourth inning. CMU put up seven runs on six hits, two of which were bunts and two that were doubles.
  • Raff Libunao launched a solo home run to right center in the bottom of the fourth for UNF's first run.
  • CMU put up five more runs in the fifth. Consecutive singles were followed by a bunt base hit on an attempted sac bunt. Zach Lechnir was walked with the bases loaded before Jakob Marsee hit a grand slam to right.
  • UNF capitalized on three base on balls in the fifth. Tanner Clark, Zach West and Grant Grodi drew consecutive walks before Abraham Sequera plated Clark with a sacrifice fly to right. Libunao singled home West and Blake Marabell hooked an RBI base knock through the left side.
  • UNF benefited from a free pass again in the sixth. West drew a two-out walk before Grodi singled to right center. Sequera rolled an RBI single through the right side, scoring West.
  • The Ospreys threatened in the ninth, scoring once on a Chris Matthias RBI single before leaving the bags loaded.
  • Righty Jeslyn Whitehead settled in for UNF after taking over in the sixth. The freshman allowed only three hits in four scoreless frames.

Statistical Leaders

CMU
  • Marsee | 2-for-4, GS, 5 RBI
  • Zach Lechnir | 2-for-4, 2 R, 3 RBI
  • Chase Rollin | 2-for-4, 2 R, RBI

North Florida
  • Libunao | 2-for-5, HR, 2 RBI
  • Marabell | 3-for-5, RBI
  • Sequera | 1-for-2, 2 RBI
  • Whitehead | 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, BB, K

Notes
  • Reitz retired the first nine batters of the game.
  • Libunao hit his second career home run and first since the 2018 season.
  • UNF has hit seven home runs this season.
  • The Ospreys posted a season high for walks with nine.
  • UNF is 4-4 all-time against CMU.
  • It was UNF's first meeting against CMU as a Division I program.
  • Whitehead spun a season high 4.0 frames. He didn't allow a run, permitting only three hits.
  • It was UNF's third double-digit hit performance of the year.
  • Central Michigan previously took three games from UNLV and split two games from Arizona this season.
  • CMU had four bunt singles.

Up Next
UNF and Central Michigan will play two seven-inning games tomorrow. First pitch for game one is set for 1:05 p.m.
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