Big Inning Hampers Ospreys in Series Finale

Sunday, March 8

12:05 p.m.

University of North Florida

3-11

Central Michigan

10-5

Central Michigan

North Florida

3/8/2020 3:38:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF (3-11) ran into a hot hitting Central Michigan (10-5) team that put up a 10-run fifth inning as the Ospreys dropped the series finale with CMU, 15-5, Sunday, March 8.

CMU 15, UNF 5

Pitchers of Record
Win: J.T. Rogoszewski (1-1)
Loss: Dominick Madonna (0-1)

Line Scores
CMU | 15 R, 15 H, 3 E, 9 LOB
North Florida | 5 R, 10 H, 2 E, 9 LOB

Behind the Line Score

Central Michigan went ahead 3-0 after the top of the third. Zach Heeke and Jakob Marsee singled up the middle before Drew Lechnir bunted them over. Garrett Navarra singled off Dominick Madonna's outstretched hand on a ground ball, scoring one. Madonna made an errant pickoff attempt, scoring Marsee before Zavier Warren drove in one more with another single up the middle.
UNF cut the deficit to 3-1 in the fourth. Raff Libunao doubled to right center before moving to third on a Ricky Presno infield single. Blake Marabell scored Libunao with a deep sac fly to left.
The Chippewas benefited from five singles, a double, three walks and an error to score 10 runs in the fifth.
Back-to-back singles, a productive out from Tanner Clark and a sharply hit two-RBI roller off the CMU first baseman scored Trey Spratling-Williams and Jered Geis in the bottom of the seventh.
The Chippewas completed their scoring with two runs on three hits and a sac fly in the eighth.
Marabell plated Libunao again in the eighth, driving in his teammate with a chopper through the left side.
A pair of fielding errors, one in the infield and another in the outfield, allowed UNF to score one more in the bottom of the ninth.

Statistical Leaders

CMU

Chase Rollin | 4-for-4, 4 RBI, R
Heeke | 2-for-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB
Rogoszewski | 7.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 85 pitches

North Florida

Marabell | 1-for-4, 2 RBI
West | 3-for-4, 2 RBI
Libunao | 1-for-4, 2B, 2 R, BB

Notes

Jose Visaez made his UNF debut for the Ospreys.
Jered Geis recorded his first career base hit.
Zach West had his first three-hit game as an Osprey.
Both teams put up double-digit hits.

Up Next
UNF hosts Ohio State Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Game one of the two-game set is slated for Tuesday, March 10 at 6:05 p.m.

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Saturday, March 14

Next Event

Ohio State

L, 2-10

Mar 10 (Tue)

6:05 p.m.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: ROGOSZEWSKI, J. (1-1)

L: Madonna, Dominick (0-1)

Central Michigan

Batting:

2B: ROLLIN, C. 1 ; MARSEE, J. 1

RBI: NAVARRA, G. 2 ; WARREN, Z. 2 ; GILLES, Z. 1 ; ROLLIN, C. 4 ; HEEKE, Z. 2 ; MARSEE, J. 1 ; LECHNIR, D. 1

SH: LECHNIR, D. 1

SF: HEEKE, Z. 1

Base Running:

RUNS: NAVARRA, G. 2 ; WARREN, Z. 1 ; LOCKWOOD-POWELL, G. 2 ; GILLES, Z. 2 ; PALDINO, K. 1 ; ROLLIN, C. 1 ; LECHNIR, Z. 1 ; SHEPARDSON, A. 1 ; HEEKE, Z. 2 ; MARSEE, J. 2