University of North Florida
22-21
Kennesaw State
29-21
Trio of Homers Lift Ospreys Over Owls
5/27/2021 7:38:00 PM | Baseball
Ospreys Advance to Play Jacksonville in the Semifinals
The Ospreys (22-21) advance to play Jacksonville in the next round tomorrow at 3 p.m.
Pitchers of Record
Win: Eddie Miller (1-2)
Loss: Jared Rine (2-4)
Save: Brandon Reitz (10)
Line Scores
KSU | 5R, 9H, E, 10 LOB
UNF | 6R, 8H, E, 7 LOB
Behind the Line Score
- Alex Kachler jumped on the first pitch he saw in the first for a two-run home run, scoring Abraham Sequera who walked one batter earlier.
- KSU loaded the bags with nobody out in the third, but Tony Roca spun consecutive strikeouts and Blake Marabell made a running grab in center to get out of the jam.
- Isaiah Byars launched a solo home run off the top of the batting facility in left for a 3-0 UNF lead in the fifth.
- KSU finally got on the board thanks to a two-run two-out double from Malik Spratling in the sixth. A bases loaded hit batter followed by a wild pitch allowed KSU to go up, 4-3.
- UNF was clutch with two outs to seize a 5-4 lead in the sixth. With two away, Cade Westbrook sprayed an RBI double down the left field line. Byars followed with the go-ahead double to left center.
- The Owls threatened, getting runners to second and third with two outs in the eighth. Brandon Reitz turned in a three-pitch strikeout to strand two Owls.Â
- Ricky Presno launched a solo shot to right center for the 6-4 lead in the eighth.
- Alex Carballo tagged a solo home run to open the ninth before Terence Norman laced a single to left. Reitz locked in to secure the save.
Statistical Leaders
KSU
- Spratling | 1-for-4, 2B, R, 2RBI
- Alex Carballo | 3-for-5, HR, 2R
- Jake Coro | 2-for-3
UNF
- Kachler | 2-for-3, HR, R, 2RBI, BB
- Byars | 2-for-5, HR, R, 2RBI
- Presno | 2-for-4, HR, 2R
Notes
- UNF is 15-16 in ASUN Championship play.
- Reitz tied a UNF DI single season record for saves in a season with 10.
- It was UNF's first game against Kennesaw State since 2019.
- North Florida is 11-7 at home.Â
- The Ospreys have won four straight.
Up Next
UNF and Jacksonville meet for the eighth time this season in the ASUN Championship Semifinals tomorrow at 3 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Miller, Eddie (2-1)
L: RINE, Jared (2-4)
S: Reitz, Brandon (10)
Batting:
2B: SPRATLING, Malik 1
HR: CARBALLO, Alex 1
RBI: SHERRILL, Jesse 1 ; CARBALLO, Alex 1 ; SPRATLING, Malik 2
Base Running:
RUNS: CARBALLO, Alex 2 ; NORMAN, Terence 1 ; SPRATLING, Malik 1 ; SIMON, Tyler 1
HBP: SHERRILL, Jesse 1
Batting:
2B: Byars, Isaiah 1 ; Westbrook, Cade 1
HR: Byars, Isaiah 1 ; Kachler, Alex 1 ; Presno, Ricky 1
RBI: Byars, Isaiah 2 ; Kachler, Alex 2 ; Presno, Ricky 1 ; Westbrook, Cade 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Byars, Isaiah 1 ; Sequera, Abraham 1 ; Kachler, Alex 1 ; Presno, Ricky 2 ; Westbrook, Cade 1
SB: Westbrook, Cade 1
