Redbirds Blank Ospreys in Opener

Thursday, February 11

Jacksonville, Fla.

4 p.m.

University of North Florida

Illinois State

2/11/2021 6:21:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida softball struggled in its home opener as Illinois State grabbed the 4-0 win to kick off the River City Leadoff.

Pitchers of Record

Win | Morgan Day (1-0)
Loss | Morgan Clausen (0-1)

How it Happened

Illinois State scored in the opening inning on a pair of hits and an Osprey miscue.
North Florida kept the visitors off the board until the fourth, when a hit-by-pitch and a sac fly allowed two to come home for a 3-0 advantage.
In the sixth, the Redbirds added another run on an RBI single from Mack Leonard.
The Ospreys left runners stranded in the first and second frames, but struggled to find a rhythm as Day fanned 12 batters.

Notes

Bailee Aguigui grabbed two walks in her three appearances.
Shannon Glover recorded the lone hit with a double up the middle.
Izzy Kelly debuted for North Florida with a pair of strikeouts in two innings of work

Up Next
North Florida continues its home opening weekend against Clemson and Illinois State on Friday beginning at 12:30 p.m. The games were moved due to forecasted weather. Stay tuned to UNFOspreys.com and North Florida softball Twitter for updates.