JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the second, but UConn responded with four in the third and runs in three additional innings as North Florida (1-5) dropped game one of three against the Huskies (3-1), 11-5, Friday, Feb. 25.
UNF has outhit opponents in five of its six games this season, doing so again tonight with the team's third double-digit hit outing.
Dallen Leach had a game-high three hits and three Ospreys made their UNF debuts.
UConn 11, UNF 5
Pitchers of Record
Win: Austin Peterson (1-0)
Loss:
Tony Roca (0-1)
Save: Ian Cooke (1)
Line Scores
UCONN | 11R, 10H, 2E, 5 LOB
UNF | 5R, 11H, 0E, 6 LOB
Behind the Line Score
- UNF went up 3-0 in the second, generating three hits while taking advantage of an error … Westbrook singled, moved to third on a fielding error and scored after Dallen Leach legged out a fielder's choice, preventing UConn from turning two … Tyler Gerteisen turned on one, doubling into the right field corner and Aidan Sweatt worked a marvelous at-bat before singling in two through the left side.
- UConn got four runs back in the top of the third, all coming with two outs, taking the lead for good … the Huskies posted two runs on an opposite field two-run home run from Zach Bushling … Casey Dana doubled in two more with a hot shot down the left field line.
- The Huskies strung some strong two-out at-bats together in the fourth, scoring two more after a double and single made it 5-3 UConn.
- UNF capitalized on another UConn error and used two-out hitting to cut the deficit to 5-4 in the fourth … Westbrook reached on an error, advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored when Leach singled to left center on a hanging breaking ball.
- UConn extended its lead to 7-4 in the fifth. A walk and single preceded a two-RBI double from Kevin Ferrer.
- Two extra-base hits, a walk, hit by pitch and sac fly made it 11-4 UConn in the top of the eighth.
- Abraham Sequera drilled a ground rule double to dead center and later scored on a Westbrook single to right, giving UNF another run in the eighth. That was it for UNF's scoring.
Statistical Leaders
UCONN
- Ben Huber | 1-for-3, 2R, 2BB
- Casey Dana | 2-for-5, R, 2RBI, 2B
- Zach Bushling | 1-for-4, 3RBI, HR
- Austin Peterson | 6.0 IP, 6H, 4R, 0ER, 10K, 0BB
UNF
Notes
Up Next
The Ospreys and Huskies are back at it tomorrow with a 2:05 p.m. first pitch.