Baseball's Season Concludes One Win Shy of Championship Game

Friday, May 28

Jacksonville, Fla.

3 p.m.

University of North Florida

22-22

Jacksonville

15-32

Jacksonville

North Florida

team meeting on the mound for UNF baseball

Baseball's Season Concludes One Win Shy of Championship Game

5/28/2021 11:46:00 PM | Baseball

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Ospreys Drop Games to Jacksonville and Liberty

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF baseball (22-23) got on a roll late in the season, carrying that into the ASUN Divisional Round and the first game of the ASUN Final Four, although the postseason push came to a close Friday, May 28 after losses to Jacksonville (15-32) and Liberty (39-13). The Ospreys dropped the semifinal game to Jacksonville in 11 innings before falling in an elimination round contest with Liberty.

Game 1 | JU 8, UNF 5 (11 innings)

Pitchers of Record
Win: Jagger McCoy (3-3)
Loss: Stephen Halstead (1-1)

Line Scores
JU | 8R, 16H, E, 7 LOB
UNF | 5R, 9H, E, 8 LOB

Behind the Line Score

Abraham Sequera annihilated a two-run home run over the street beyond the right field wall in the first, putting UNF up 2-0.
UNF went ahead 4-0 in the fifth. Justin Holmes was hit by a pitch, stole second and advanced to third on an errant throw from the catcher. Tanner Clark scored Holmes on a sac fly.
Sequera went yard again, this time a solo home run to right field in the fifth.
Duncan Hunter got JU on the board in the seventh, belting a three-run home run.
The Dolphins evened the game at four in the eighth. Ruben Someillan singled, moved to second on a bunt, took third on a groundout and scored on a wild pitch.
After consecutive scoreless innings, the game moved to extra innings.
The Dolphins strung together six hits to score four in the 11th, taking an 8-4 lead.
UNF threatened in the 11th. Aidan Sweatt opened the frame with a double and came around on a Clark RBI single before JU got the final out.

Statistical Leaders
JU

Flowers | 3-for-5, R
Hunter | 2-for-5, HR, 3RBI, 2 R
McCoy | 5.0 IP, 4H, ER, 2BB, 5K

UNF

Sequera | 2-for-5, 2HR, 3RBI
Cade Westbrook | 2-for-4

Notes

For the second time in as many games, UNF took a 2-0 lead in the first thanks to a two-run home run. Alex Kachler did so in the previous game.
It was UNF's fourth extra-inning game of the year.
The Ospreys were 6-2 against JU on the season.

Game 2 | Liberty 5, UNF 2

Pitchers of Record
Win: Mason Meyer (4-1)
Loss: Max McKinley (4-6)
Save: Mason Fluharty (1)

Line Scores
UNF | 2R, 8H, E, 9 LOB
Liberty | 5R, 11H, 2E, 10 LOB

Behind the Line Score

Liberty's Jaylen Guy blooped a two-out two-RBI single to left for a 2-0 Flames lead in the second.
Caleb Stafford cut the deficit to 2-1 in the third with a solo home run to the top of the batting facility in left.
Another two-out RBI allowed Liberty to take a 3-1 lead in the fourth as Logan Mathieu sprayed an RBI single to left center, scoring Cam Locklear.
Liberty expanded its lead to 5-1 in the fifth thanks to three hits including a double.
Sequera stayed sizzling hot by clubbing an RBI double inside the left field line, cutting the deficit to 5-2 in the seventh.
A bizarre turn of events happened later in that inning. With two runners on and Meyer going against Kachler in a 2-1 count, the lights went off at Harmon Stadium and throughout the surrounding area. After a 21-minute delay play resumed with Liberty getting out of the jam.
The Flames turned in a scoreless eighth and ninth to advance.

Statistical Leaders
UNF