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.
FLORIDA 7, UNF 1
Pitchers of Record
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.
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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
Notes
- Pfent hit her first home run of the season and ninth of her career.
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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.
