Baseball Bests #21 Georgia Behind Three-Homer Night

Friday, March 5

Athens, Ga.

5 p.m.

University of North Florida

4-6

#21 Georgia

7-3

North Florida

Georgia

Kachler blasted two solo home runs Friday night.

3/5/2021 10:04:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

McKinley Picks Up the Win, Bullpen Spins 3.1 Scoreless

ATHENS, Ga. - Austin Bogart hit a three-run homer, Alex Kachler launched two of his own and the UNF bullpen spun 3.1 scoreless behind starter Max McKinley as UNF baseball (4-6) defeated No. 21 Georgia (7-3) Friday, March 5.

It's UNF's second Power Five win this season and first ever against Georgia. UGA is ranked 21st in the latest USA Today Coaches Poll.

Pitchers of Record
Win: Max McKinley (2-1)
Loss: C.J. Smith (0-2)
Save: Brandon Reitz (2)

Line Scores
UNF | 7R, 10H, 0E, 11 LOB
#21 UGA | 4R, 11H, E, 9 LOB

Behind the Line Score

Five singles and a sac fly put Georgia up 2-0 in the first.
Austin Bogart belted a three-run home run to left, vaulting UNF ahead, 3-2.
The Bulldogs tied it up in the bottom of the second on a double and a single.
UNF generated a run in the third, taking a 4-3 lead. Alex Kachler singled, moved to second on a Tanner Clark groundout, took third on Trey Spratling-Williams' fly out and scored on a Blake Marabell infield single.
Kachler blasted a home run to left center in the fifth for a 5-3 lead.
Georgia's Connor Tate cut into the UNF lead with a solo shot in the bottom of five.
UGA loaded the bags in the sixth, but UNF stranded them.
Max McKinley worked a fly out to Bogart in center before the throw home doubled up UGA at the plate. Eddie Miller entered and fanned the final out of the sixth.
Miller kept Georgia at bay until UNF tacked on two more in the ninth. Kachler hit a towering homer to center and Bogart added another RBI to his total with an infield single scoring Clark.

Statistical Leaders
UNF

Bogart | 2-for-4, 3-run HR, 4 RBI, BB
Kachler | 3-for-4, two HR, 2 RBI, BB
Marabell | 2-for-5, RBI
Miller | 2.1 IP, 0H, 0ER, BB, K
McKinley | 5.2 IP, 10 H, 4ER, 4K, BB

UGA

Riley King | 2-for-5, RBI, 2B, R
Corey Collins | 2-for-4, RBI, 2B

Notes

Sweatt extended his hitting streak to nine games.
Bogart hit his first home run as an Osprey.
It was UNF's second multi-home run game of the season.
Kachler made a key snag on a line drive and doubled up the runner at first in the fifth.
It's UNF's second ranked win of the season and 19th all-time.

Up Next
Game two between UNF and Georgia is at 1 p.m. tomorrow.