Softball Blanked at No. 3 Florida In Five Innings

Wednesday, February 23

Gainesville, Fla.

6 p.m.

University of North Florida

8-3

Florida

12-0

North Florida

Florida

Photo by: Todd Drexler

2/23/2022 9:30:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - North Florida softball (8-3) falters a second consecutive night to No. 3 Florida (12-0), 8-0, in five innings on Wednesday, Feb. 23, from Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium.

UNF 0, FLORIDA 8 (5)

Pitchers of Record
Win: Natalie Lugo (3-0)
Loss: Halle Arends (3-1)

Line Scores
UNF | 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB
UF | 8 R, 7 H, 0 E, 4 LOB

Behind the Line Score
- Florida took a quick lead in the first when a batter was hit by pitch with the bases loaded.
- Maggie Trgo made a great diving catch in right field moments afterwards but it brought in another runner for the Gators.
- UF opened up the scoring in the third after a bases-clearing RBI double to give them a five-run lead.
- They added on two more runs in the third before Izzy Kelly came in for relief and rung up the third out.
- The Gators added one more run with another RBI double in the bottom of the fourth.
- Kayla Harper made an incredible catch in center with runners in scoring position to end the inning.
- The Ospreys had a runner on second but couldn't send her home in the top of the fifth.

Statistical Leaders
UNF

Izzy Kelly | 2.0 IP, H, R, K, 41 pitches

Natalie Lugo | 5.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 4 K, 57 pitches
Hannah Adams | 2-3, 2 R
Reagan Walsh | 2-2, 5 RBI, R

Notes
- First road game of the season for the Ospreys.
- Paige Pfent's 24-game on-base streak continues after being walked in the fifth.
- This is the first loss of the season for Halle Arends after starting 3-0.
- This was also the first time Kayla McGory has been hitless in back-to-back games this season.
- Trgo made her first start as an Osprey in right field.
- Hadlee Reichert started at second base as well for the first time in her career.

UP NEXT

The Ospreys will stay on the road when they head down to play in The Spring Games tournament from Feb. 25-27 in Leesburg, Fla. They will play Iowa and Notre Dame on Friday afternoon, Rutgers on Saturday afternoon, and finish the weekend against Siena and Princeton.