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Trey Spratling-Williams swings the bat
Britt Moore
Spratling-Williams went 2-for-4 with a run and hit by pitch Friday.
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North Florida UNF 1-5
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Winner The Citadel CIT 2-2
North Florida UNF
1-5
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Final
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The Citadel CIT
2-2
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 0 4 0 0 4 9 0
The Citadel CIT 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 X 8 14 2

W: Pilarski (1-1) L: Roca, Tony (0-1) S: Starling (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Stranded Runners Cost Ospreys at The Citadel

UNF Drops Weekend Opener, 8-4

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Despite a 7-0 deficit and 18 total stranded runners, UNF (1-5) still managed to get the tying run to the plate in the ninth. The Citadel (2-2) held off the threat though and got a game-ending strikeout to take Friday's game, 8-4.

Both teams combined for 31 stranded runners. UNF walked seven times, was hit by a pitch four times and put up nine hits, giving the Ospreys plenty of chances. The Citadel cashed in on theirs with a grand slam in the third.

The Citadel 8, UNF 4

Pitchers of Record
Win: Jake Pilarski (1-1)
Loss: Tony Roca (0-1)
Save: Grant Starling (1)

Line Scores
UNF | 4R, 9H, 0E, 18 LOB
CITADEL | 8R, 14H, 2E, 13 LOB

Behind the Line Score
  • The Citadel clubbed a double followed by a single, but Robbie Scott came up throwing in right to get the Bulldogs' Noah Mitchell at the plate. Roca stranded two after allowing three hits in the first frame.
  • The Bulldogs went up 1-0 in the second on a single, wild pitch and RBI single. Roca got a key groundout to strand the bags loaded.
  • The Citadel opened things up with a six-run third. UNF nearly got out of a jam after getting another out at the plate, but Travis Lott hit a grand slam. The Citadel followed with a bloop single, RBI double in the gap and a single to right.
  • With The Citadel starter Jake Pilarski out, UNF capitalized on two walks, three hit by pitches and a fielding error to score four in the seventh.
  • A walk, steal and single gave the Bulldogs an 8-4 lead in the eighth.
  • UNF made it interesting in the ninth. Aidan Sweatt singled, Scott walked and Alex Kachler was hit by a pitch. Reliever Grant Starling got a punchout on a full count with the bags loaded to end it.

Statistical Leaders
UNF
The Citadel
  • Lott | 1-for-5, grand slam, 4RBI
  • Tilo Skole | 2-for-4, 2RBI
  • Mitchell | 4-for-4, R, RBI, BB
  • Pilarski | 6.0 IP, 7H, 0ER, 4BB, 5K

Notes
  • It was UNF's first matchup against a non-Power Five opponent this year.
  • It was UNF's first game against The Citadel since 2015.
  • Robbie Scott made his first career start in right field and picked up his first career outfield assist.
  • Chappell went a career-long five innings.
  • Aidan Sweatt is on a five-game hitting streak.

Up Next
UNF plays two tomorrow at The Citadel. First pitch of game one set for 1 p.m.
 
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