JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida softball (25-6, 4-1) had major offensive performances highlight its day against Lipscomb (9-17, 0-2) as the Ospreys swept the Bisons Saturday with 5-2 and 9-1 wins March 19.
The Ospreys have now won 17 of their last 18 games with 12 of them being shutouts and three of them being run-ruled wins. They are also 4-1 to start conference play, which leads the ASUN after the slate of games within the conference this afternoon. The Ospreys are now 20-2 at home on the year.
This is the third time for UNF in the last four games that they've had three batters record multiple hits in the same game, while it is also the third consecutive game that an Osprey hitter has gone for three hits in a game. The work in the circle also impressed with
Halle Arends picking up her conference-leading 12th win of the season and
Erin Kyle spinning a complete-game victory with only two hits allowed.
GAME 1 | UNF 5, LIP 2
Kayla McGory had an outstanding start to the day with three hits, two runs and an RBI to help lift the Ospreys to a 5-2 win against Lipscomb in the first of two games.
Pitchers of Record
Win:
Halle Arends (12-1)
Loss: Laine Barefoot (4-5)
Save:
Morgan Clausen (3)
Line Scores
LIP | 2 R, 5 H, 1 E, 4 LOB
UNF | 5 R, 10 H, 0 E, 7 LOB
Behind the Line Score
- The Ospreys started the first inning strong after a single by
Shannon Glover sent home
Kayla McGory to pick up an early 1-0 lead.
- Lipscomb had an opportunity to tie the game in the second with runners on first and second, but Arends got the batter swinging to maintain the lead.
- A hit from
Paige Pfent and a sac fly from Glover moved McGory around the bases to give UNF a two-run lead.
- Arends opened the fourth with a walk, but
Hadlee Reichert was able to turn the double play on her own and another strikeout ended the inning.
- Three more runs were tacked on in the fourth after Harper singled to right field to send in two runners followed by McGory's RBI-double to make it 5-0 for the Ospreys.
- Lipscomb finally hit pay dirt in the sixth inning after a triple brought in the first run for the Bison and an RBI-single cut down the lead to three runs.
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Morgan Clausen re-entered for UNF in the seventh inning to shut down all three batters, two on strikeouts, and secure the 5-2 win.
Statistical Leaders
LIP
- Joie Giarrizzo | 2-3
- Maci Cunconan | 1-2, RBI, R
- Elise Shewmaker | 1-3, RBI
- Amy Vetula | 1-3, R
- Laine Barefoot | 3.2 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 57 pitches
UNF
GAME 2 | UNF 9, LIP 1 (5 Inn.)
Abi Annett had a career day going a perfect 3-for-3 from the plate with three RBI, two runs, and a home run, while
Erin Kyle spun through five innings to run-rule the second game in the doubleheader, 9-1.
Pitchers of Record
Win:
Erin Kyle (6-3)
Loss: Emily Yakubowski (2-4)
Line Scores
LIP | 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB
UNF | 9 R, 10 H, 0 E, 7 LOB
Behind the Line Score
- In the second game, the scoring started early after an RBI-single from Annett brought in two runs, along with Reichert drawing a walk with the bases loaded.
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Takiya London sliced one deep into left center for a double off the wall that brought in all the runners to grab a 6-0 lead.
- The damage was not done in the first for the Ospreys until after Harper added one more run with an RBI-single for a seven-run lead after one.
- Annett knocked a pitch right over the center-field wall in the second for the first home run of her career to add an eighth run for the Ospreys.
- UNF struck again in the third with another RBI-single for Glover to send Reichert home for a 9-0 lead.
- The Bison woke up in the fourth inning after a single from the designated player scored a run to cut the lead back down to eight.
- Kyle returned to the circle in the fifth to finish the game on a flyout, groundout and strikeout inning to record another complete game win to her ledger.
Statistical Leaders
LIP
- Kamrie Rich | 1-2, RBI
- Maci Cunconan | 1-2, R
- Kate Peters | 2.0, 3 H, 0 R, 2 K, 50 pitches
- Emily Yakubowski | 2.0 IP, 7 H, 9 R, 60 pitches
UNF
- Abi Annett | 3-3, 3 RBI, 2 R, HR
- Shannon Glover | 2-3, RBI, R
- Kayla Harper | 2-4, RBI
- Takiya London | 1-3, 3 RBI, R
- Hadlee Reichert | 1-1, 2 R, RBI
- Erin Kyle | 5.0, 2 H, 1 R, 2 K, 68 pitches, CG
NOTES
- Annett blasted a solo shot to center for the first home run of her career.
- Harper continues her streak of six-straight games with a hit, as well as 10 hits in that same span.
- First complete-game performance for Kyle since pitching all seven innings in the season-opener against Campbell.
- Kyle has allowed two hits or less in five of her last six appearances.
- Clausen notched her third save of the season and brings her ERA down to a 0.54, which both lead the conference.
- McGory stole two bases on Saturday, which brings her within three of matching Kelly Wilson for the second-most steals in the program's D-I history.
- Preseason All-ASUN selection
Ashley Goebel saw action for the first time as a pinch hitter since playing Holy Cross on Mar. 8.
UP NEXT
The Ospreys complete their home-opening ASUN series in a single-game matchup against the Bison on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.
