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Grant Grodi batting stance.
2
North Florida UNF 5-11
3
Winner UCF UCF 6-9
North Florida UNF
5-11
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Final
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UCF UCF
6-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
North Florida UNF 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 9 2
UCF UCF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11 0

W: David Litchfield (2-1) L: Miller, Eddie (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Comes Up Short at UCF in Extra Innings

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. 

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. 
  • 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. 
  • 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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