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Aidin Sweatt swing follow through
Todd Drexler
Sweatt was 2-for-4 Wednesday at Florida.
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North Florida UNF 1-4
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Winner Florida UF 3-2
North Florida UNF
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Final
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Florida UF
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
North Florida UNF 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 9 2
Florida UF 0 0 1 0 4 2 1 0 X 8 12 1

W: Chase Centala (1-0) L: McKinley, Max (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Falls to #7/1 Florida in Gainesville

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. 

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. 
  • 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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