Baseball Bests Stetson Behind All-Round Effort, 7-3

Friday, April 16

DeLand, Fla.

6:30 p.m.

University of North Florida

10-15, 4-3

Stetson

19-11, 5-2

North Florida

Stetson

Rafael Santos follows through on a pitch

Santos picked up his first win as an Osprey, spinning 3.0 innings of relief.

Photo by: Makenzie Blaakman

4/16/2021 11:33:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Austin Bogart Homers in His First At-Bat Against Former Team

DeLAND, Fla. - Despite being interrupted by an extended weather delay, North Florida baseball (10-15, 4-3 ASUN) weathered things better than Stetson (19-11, 5-2 ASUN) in a 7-3 defeat of the ASUN South Division leading Hatters Friday, April 16.

Solo home runs from Austin Bogart and Abraham Sequera, a staunch effort by the bullpen and crisp defense keyed the series-opening triumph in DeLand.

A one-hour and 54-minute weather delay occurred in the top of the second inning before play was resumed. Subsequently, both starting pitchers had their nights come to an end after one inning of work.

Pitchers of Record
Win: Rafael Santos (1-2)
Loss: Danny Garcia (2-1)

Line Scores
UNF | 7R, 10H, 0E, 9 LOB
Stetson | 3R, 6H, 3E, 4 LOB

Behind the Line Score

The game entered a lightning delay in the top of the second inning. It turned in to a rain delay with the game resuming at 8:45 p.m.
Austin Bogart tagged a hanging curveball for a solo home run to center in the top of the third.
Stetson tied the game, 1-1, in the third. A leadoff single, wild pitch and two-out base hit got the Hatters on the board.
North Florida responded, taking a 2-1 advantage in the fourth. Grant Grodi reached on a throwing error, moved up to second on another Stetson miscue and Aidan Sweatt doubled him home with two outs despite being down in the count, 0-2.
In the top of the fifth, UNF grabbed a 5-1 upperhand. Abraham Sequera worked an eight-pitch at-bat before hooking a solo home run inside the right field foul pole.
Grant Grodi singled and was doubled in by Alex Kachler, giving UNF a 4-1 lead. Blake Marabell walked and a wild pitch was uncorked, scoring Kachler.
Stetson's Ryne Guida doubled before Christian Pregent scored Guida with a triple to center. Andrew MacNeil plated Pregent with a sac fly.
The Ospreys widened the lead to 6-3 in the seventh. Grodi walked, Kachler doubled off the wall in center, Trey Spratling-Williams drew a hit by pitch and Blake Marabell scored Grodi with a sac fly.
With a runner at second and two away, Sweatt made a leaping snag of a soft liner to save a run in the bottom of the seventh.
Marabell registered his second sac fly of the night in the ninth, scoring Kachler after he singled and moved up two bases on a Stetson throwing error.

Statistical Leaders
UNF

Grodi | 1-for-4, 3R, BB
Sequera | 3-for-4, HR
Kachler | 3-for-5, 2R, 2 2B, RBI
Bogart | 1-for-4, HR
Sweatt | 2-for-5, 2B, RBI
UNF Bullpen | 8.0 IP, 6H, 3ER, BB, 6K

Stetson

Pregent | 3-for-3, 2R, 2B, RBI
Kyle Ball | 1-for-3, RBI, BB

Notes

Bogart and Sequera haved homered in consecutive games.
Bogart homered in his first at-bat against his former team after playing 147 games for Stetson.
Darin Kilfoyl made his second appearance in as many games.
Kachler extended his hitting streak to nine games.
Santos tied a career-long 3.0 innings pitched.
Kachler notched his 10th multi-hit game of the year and sixth three-hit game.
Sequera nabbed his third three-hit game of the year.
UNF batters worked five full counts.
Miller moved into a tie for third in UNF DI history for career appearances with 73.
Santos picked up his first win as an Osprey.