
Softball Falls to No. 3 Florida
2/22/2022 10:00:00 PM | Softball
Ospreys to Rematch Gators In Gainesville Wednesday
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida softball (8-2) suffered its second loss of the season in a defeat to No. 3 Florida (11-0), 7-1, Tuesday, Feb. 22 from the UNF Softball Complex.
Tonight marked the first game between these two teams hosted at North Florida in 12 total meetings. It's also the first time UNF has played a ranked team since going up against No. 20 UCF last year.
Win: Lexie Delbrey (4-0)
Loss: Erin Kyle (3-1)
Line Scores
UF | 7 R, 11 H, 0 E, 9 LOB
UNF | 1 R, 4 H, 7 E, 6 LOB
Behind the Line Score
- Florida jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the second after a triple was followed by an error.
- UF tacked on two more runs after a pair of throwing errors allowed the Gators to take extra bases.
- The Ospreys were held to one hit through innings.
- Another unearned run came in the fifth, giving UF a 4-0 lead. It scored another on a RBI single in the sixth and two more in the seventh to close out the Gators scoring.
- Paige Pfent knocked her first homer of the season and the ninth of her career in the bottom of the sixth to prevent the shutout.
Statistical Leaders
UF
UNF
Notes
- Pfent hit her first home run of the season and ninth of her career.
- Erin Kyle suffered her first loss this year, as well as her first career loss with UNF.
- Kyle's 139 pitches is the most pitches thrown by an Osprey pitcher this season.
The Ospreys will make a quick turnaround for their midweek home-and-home series against Florida, in which they will play at home on Tuesday, Feb. 22, and then will travel to Gainesville on Wednesday, Feb. 23.
Tonight marked the first game between these two teams hosted at North Florida in 12 total meetings. It's also the first time UNF has played a ranked team since going up against No. 20 UCF last year.
FLORIDA 7, UNF 1
Pitchers of RecordWin: Lexie Delbrey (4-0)
Loss: Erin Kyle (3-1)
Line Scores
UF | 7 R, 11 H, 0 E, 9 LOB
UNF | 1 R, 4 H, 7 E, 6 LOB
Behind the Line Score
- Florida jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the second after a triple was followed by an error.
- UF tacked on two more runs after a pair of throwing errors allowed the Gators to take extra bases.
- The Ospreys were held to one hit through innings.
- Another unearned run came in the fifth, giving UF a 4-0 lead. It scored another on a RBI single in the sixth and two more in the seventh to close out the Gators scoring.
- Paige Pfent knocked her first homer of the season and the ninth of her career in the bottom of the sixth to prevent the shutout.
Statistical Leaders
UF
- Cheyenne Lindsey | 3-4, 2 R, two triples
- Charla Echols | 2-3, 2 R
- Lexie Delbrey | 7.0 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 119 pitches
UNF
- Shannon Glover | 1-2
- Paige Pfent | 2-3, R, RBI, HR
- Erin Kyle | 6.2 IP, ER, BB, 3 K, 139 pitches
Notes
- Pfent hit her first home run of the season and ninth of her career.
- Erin Kyle suffered her first loss this year, as well as her first career loss with UNF.
- Kyle's 139 pitches is the most pitches thrown by an Osprey pitcher this season.
UP NEXT
The Ospreys will make a quick turnaround for their midweek home-and-home series against Florida, in which they will play at home on Tuesday, Feb. 22, and then will travel to Gainesville on Wednesday, Feb. 23.Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lexie Delbrey (4-0)
L: Kyle, Erin (3-1)
Batting:
2B: Hannah Adams 1 ; Charla Echols 1
3B: Cheyenne Lindsey 2
RBI: Skylar Wallace 1 ; Avery Goelz 1
SH: Sam Roe 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kendra Falby 1 ; Hannah Adams 1 ; Skylar Wallace 1 ; Charla Echols 2 ; Cheyenne Lindsey 2
SB: Kendra Falby 1 ; Hannah Adams 1 ; Skylar Wallace 1 ; Cheyenne Lindsey 1
HBP: Katie Kistler 1

Batting:
HR: Pfent, Paige 1
RBI: Pfent, Paige 1
SH: Bejarano, Hayley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Pfent, Paige 1
HBP: Glover, Shannon 1
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