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
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
Liberty
- Aaron Anderson | 2-for-5, R, RBI
- Cam Locklear | 2-for-2, 2R, RBI
