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Sweatt was 2-for-4 Wednesday at Florida.
Photo by: Todd Drexler
Baseball Falls to #7/1 Florida in Gainesville
2/24/2021 9:26:00 PM | Baseball
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - No. 7/1 Florida (3-2) was lifted by a pair of Jud Fabian home runs as UNF (1-4) fell Wednesday night in Gainesville, 8-3.Â
Down 5-0 in the sixth, UNF got within two after a Robbie Scott two-out three-run double. UF pitchers got a lift from a pair of outfield assists at home plate to hold off UNF late.
It was North Florida's fifth consecutive game against a ranked opponent to start the year, and second series in a row with a Power Five team.
#7/1 UF 8, UNF 3
Pitchers of Record
Win: Trey Van Der Weide (1-0)
Loss: Max McKinley (1-1)
Line Scores
UNF | 3R, 9H, 2E, 4 LOB
UF | 8R, 12H, E, 9 LOB
Behind the Line Score
Statistical Leaders
North Florida
UF
Notes
Up Next
UNF has a three-game series at Citadel up next. The Ospreys play a single game Friday before a doubleheader Saturday.
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Down 5-0 in the sixth, UNF got within two after a Robbie Scott two-out three-run double. UF pitchers got a lift from a pair of outfield assists at home plate to hold off UNF late.
It was North Florida's fifth consecutive game against a ranked opponent to start the year, and second series in a row with a Power Five team.
#7/1 UF 8, UNF 3
Pitchers of Record
Win: Trey Van Der Weide (1-0)
Loss: Max McKinley (1-1)
Line Scores
UNF | 3R, 9H, 2E, 4 LOB
UF | 8R, 12H, E, 9 LOB
Behind the Line Score
- It was a pitcher's duel early as starters Max McKinley and Chase Centala cruised through the first few frames.
- Jud Fabian hit a solo home run to left as UF broke the stalemate in the third.
- UF went ahead, 5-0, in the fifth. Three singles, a sac fly and Fabian three-run homer to left gave the Gators a four-run fifth.
- Scott cleared the bases with a three-RBI double to right center, cutting the deficit to 5-3 in the sixth. Justin Holmes singled to center, but Scott was retired at the plate.
- Tanner Clark was also retired at the plate two innings earlier as he tried to score on a Cade Westbrook single.
- Three consecutive infield singles, an RBI walk by Fabian and Nathan Hickey sac fly made it 7-3 after six.
- Josh Rivera walked, moved to third on a single to left center and scored on a Kendrick Calilao sac fly, giving UF an 8-3 lead in the eighth.
Statistical Leaders
North Florida
- Scott | 1-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI
- Sweatt | 2-for-4
- Clark | 2-for-4, R
UF
- Fabian | 2-for-4, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 HR, outfield assist
- Calilao | 2-for-3, 2 R, RBI
- Jared Young | 1-for-4, RBI, 2B, outfield assist
Notes
- Aidan Sweatt is on a four-game hitting streak.Â
- Sweatt put up his first career multi-hit game.
- It was Max McKinley's first start since March of 2019.
- This was meeting number 22 between UNF and UF.
- It was UNF's first visit to UF's Florida Ballpark.
Up Next
UNF has a three-game series at Citadel up next. The Ospreys play a single game Friday before a doubleheader Saturday.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Chase Centala (1-0)
L: McKinley, Max (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Scott, Robbie 1
RBI: Scott, Robbie 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Kachler, Alex 1 ; Clark, Tanner 1 ; Westbrook, Cade 1
Batting:
2B: Jacob Young 1
HR: Jud Fabian 2
RBI: Jacob Young 1 ; Jud Fabian 5 ; Nathan Hickey 1 ; Kendrick Calilao 1
SF: Jacob Young 1 ; Nathan Hickey 1 ; Kendrick Calilao 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jud Fabian 2 ; Josh Rivera 1 ; Kendrick Calilao 2 ; Colby Halter 2 ; Jordan Carrion 1
Game Leaders
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