Sunday, March 14
Orlando, Fla.
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Baseball Comes Up Short at UCF in Extra Innings
3/14/2021 6:20:00 PM | Baseball
Knights Walk Off in the 10th
ORLANDO, Fla. - Grant Grodi delivered a game-tying two-RBI single in the top of the seventh, but UCF (6-9) responded with a walk-off double in the bottom of the 10th as the Ospreys (5-11) fell in the series finale, 3-2, Sunday, March 14.Â
Pitchers of Record
Win: David Litchfield (2-1)
Loss: Eddie Miller (0-1)
Line Scores
UNF | 2R, 9H, 2E, 8 LOB
UCF | 3R, 11H, 0E, 12 LOB
Behind the Line Score
Statistical Leaders
UNF
UCF
Notes
Up Next
UNF is off until March 23 when it plays at USF.
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Pitchers of Record
Win: David Litchfield (2-1)
Loss: Eddie Miller (0-1)
Line Scores
UNF | 2R, 9H, 2E, 8 LOB
UCF | 3R, 11H, 0E, 12 LOB
Behind the Line Score
- Jordan Rathbone homered to left field, giving UCF a 1-0 lead after the first.
- UCF tacked on another in the third inning. Rathbone was hit by a pitch, moved to third on a double and scored on an RBI groundout.
- UNF had two baserunners from the third through the sixth inning before tying it 2-2 in the seventh.
- Blake Marabell and Ricky Presno notched consecutive singles and moved up 90 feet on an Aidan Sweatt sac bunt.Â
- Grant Grodi delivered the game-tying two-RBI single to left center off a high fastball.
- UNF threatened in the ninth, stringing three two-out singles together. UCF reliever David Litchfield got an inning-ending groundout.
- Isaiah Byars worked a walk to start the 10th and moved to second on a Tanner Clark sac bunt. Alex Kachler also walked, but UCF rolled an inning-ending double play.
- After giving up a leadoff walk in the 10th, Eddie Miller picked off the Knights baserunner. One batter later, Pablo Ruiz drew a walk.Â
- Tom Joston hooked the game-winning double down the right field line, scoring Ruiz from first.
Statistical Leaders
UNF
- Marabell | 2-for-4, R
- Presno | 2-for-3, R, BB
- Grodi | 2-for-4, 2RBI
- Reitz | 3.0 IP, 2H, 0ER, 2BB, K
UCF
- Rathbone | 2-for-4, HR, 2R
- Josh Crouch | 3-for-3
- Josten | 2-for-5, RBI
- Jack Sinclair | 6.0 IP, 3H, 0ER, BB, 5K
Notes
- It was UNF's first extra-inning game of the season.
- Austin Bogart made his first appearance in right field.
- UNF pitchers fanned double-digit batters for the third time this season.
- It was UNF's second one-run game of the season.
- Marabell is on a four-game hitting streak. Marabell was 8-for-17 against UCF.
- Reitz retired 10 of the 12 batters he faced.
Up Next
UNF is off until March 23 when it plays at USF.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: David Litchfield (2-1)
L: Miller, Eddie (0-1)
Batting:
RBI: Grodi, Grant 2
SH: Clark, Tanner 1 ; Sweatt, Aidan 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Marabell, Blake 1 ; Presno, Ricky 1
CS: Byars, Isaiah 1
HBP: Byars, Isaiah 1
Batting:
2B: Josh Crouch 1 ; Tom Josten 1 ; Matt Archer 1
HR: Jordan Rathbone 1
RBI: Jordan Rathbone 1 ; Ben McCabe 1 ; Tom Josten 1
SH: Josh Crouch 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jordan Rathbone 2 ; Pablo Ruiz 1
SB: Matt Archer 1
CS: Trent Taylor 1
HBP: Jordan Rathbone 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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