FORT MYERS, Fla. - North Florida softball (21-6, 2-1) fell just short of the weekend sweep to open conference play after Florida Gulf Coast (8-18, 1-2) hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh Monday afternoon at the FGCU Softball Complex.
Multi-hit games from
Kayla Harper,
Paige Pfent and
Regan Hermeling weren't enough to get the offense going late in the game. UNF kept things close for the entirety of the game until allowing their first home run of the season in the seventh for the Eagles to avoid the sweep.
The Ospreys had a 13-game winning streak going into Sunday's game, which was a DI-era program record. It was their first loss since dropping a 2-1 decision to Notre Dame at The Spring Games on Feb. 25.
FGCU 3, UNF 1
Pitchers of Record
Win: Ally Hulme (6-6)
Loss:
Erin Kyle (5-3)
Line Scores
UNF | 1 R, 8 H, 1 E, 7 LOB
FGCU | 3 R, 7 H, 0 E, 3 LOB
Behind the Line Score
-
Halle Arends got her work in early after getting out of the first inning with a runner on third.
- UNF had runners on the corners in the second, but FGCU forced a pop-out to get out the jam.
- The Eagles opened up the scoring in the third with an RBI-single that forced a pitching change to
Erin Kyle.
- Hermeling evened the count back up after her RBI-single down the third base line brought
Shannon Glover home in the fourth.
- The Ospreys started to gain momentum in the sixth with hits from Pfent and Hermeling, but couldn't convert after grounding out to end the inning.
- FGCU started the bottom of the seventh with a base hit, which prompted Arends to come back into the game.
- Arends was one strike away from the second out of the inning before the Eagles walked it off to end UNF's 13-game winning streak.
Statistical Leaders
UNF
FGCU
- Reedy Davenport | 1-3, 2 RBI, R, walk-off HR
- Riley Oakes | 2-3, RBI
- Tayli Filla | 2-2, R
- Ally Hulme | 3.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 K, 41 pitches
Notes
- First loss for UNF since playing Notre Dame in The Spring Games on Feb. 25.
- Most hits without more than one run since recording seven hits in a 3-1 loss against Iowa earlier this season.
- Sixth game with three batters having multiple hits this season.
- Seventh consecutive pitching appearance for Arends.
- First home run allowed this season by the Ospreys.
UP NEXT
The Ospreys will face Bucknell in a midweek non-conference doubleheader matchup on Wednesday starting at 4 p.m.
