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North Florida Splits with Dolphins in ASUN Divisional
5/7/2021 8:16:00 PM | Softball
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – On a blustery afternoon,North Florida softball split with cross-town rival Jacksonville in the ASUN South Divisional Series. JU grabbed the opening win, 2-0 before the Ospreys grabbed a 5-2 victory to force a third game in the series.
Game 1
Pitchers of Record
Win | Alyssa Bilodeau (12-7)Loss | Morgan Clausen (7-9)
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How it Happened
- Neither team could get anything going through the opening four innings.Â
- JU scored on an RBI double and then a high chopper towards third base allowed a run to score from second.
- UNF had a chance in the bottom of the fifth when Logan Jackson led off with a double and was replaced on the bases. On a Kayla Harper bunt single that rolled toward short stop, the runner went to third and waved home, but the Dolphins got the runner at home to end the threat.
- In the sixth, Rebecca Koskey hit a two-out triple to put another runner on, but once again JU got the out as the visitors stranded seven runners on board.
Game 2
Pitchers of Record
Win | Halle Arends (13-7)Loss | Skylar Whitty (8-8)
How it Happened
- In the second game, the Ospreys struck first with back-to-back singles from Ashley Goebel and Koskey to score their first runs of the day and take the early 2-0 lead.
- North Florida held on to the lead until the top of the fourth when back-to-back doubles cut into the Osprey lead, 2-1.
- The Osprey grabbed another run on Paige Pfent singled to score Taylor Engman who also reached on a single. Whitty got the next batter to foul out, but in a bizarre rundown, Kayla McGory escaped as she brushed past home for the 4-1 lead.
- Goebel then singled to bring home Pfent for the final run.
- Jacksonville tried to rally in the seventh inning scoring thanks to three hits and a walk, but Arends got out of a bases loaded jam with a final pop out to force the third game.
OF NOTE
- Goebel led the team with a 4-for-6 outing including two RBI in game two.
- Koskey, Pfent and Engman each recorded three hits on the day
- Clausen fanned six in her complete game, while walking just one.
- Pfent extended her reached base streak to 13 and hit streak to five.Â
- Goebel leads the team with a seven-game hit streak, while Koskey is on six.Â
Up Next
North Florida is in a must-win situation at 1 p.m. Saturday. The winner heads to the ASUN semifinals at Kennesaw State.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Alyssa Bilodeau (12-7)
L: Clausen, Morgan (7-9)
Batting:
2B: Makenzie Buss 1 ; Madison Kennedy 1
RBI: Madison Kennedy 1 ; Haley Holloway 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Makenzie Buss 1 ; Madison Reynolds 1
HBP: Victoria Rodebaugh 1
Batting:
2B: Goebel, Ashley 1 ; Jackson, Logan 1
3B: Koskey, Rebecca 1
SH: Koskey, Rebecca 1
Base Running:
SB: McGory, Kayla 1
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