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Kayla Harper at bat
Makenzie Blaakman
0
Fairleigh Dickinson FDU 4-8
8
Winner North Florida UNF 12-5
Fairleigh Dickinson FDU
4-8
0
Final
8
North Florida UNF
12-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Fairleigh Dickinson FDU 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
North Florida UNF 3 0 5 0 X 8 5 0

W: Kyle, Erin (4-2) L: SWAN, Julia (1-2)

0
Saint Francis SFU 8-8
6
Winner North Florida UNF 13-5
Saint Francis SFU
8-8
0
Final
6
North Florida UNF
13-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Saint Francis SFU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
North Florida UNF 0 1 1 0 4 0 X 6 8 0

W: Clausen, Morgan (4-2) L: MARSDEN, Rachel (5-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Dominates on Opening Day of UNF-JU Spring Break Challenge

Ospreys Shut Out Opponent For Fourth Consecutive Game

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A pair of fantastic pitching performances and two multi-hit days from Kayla Harper moves North Florida softball (13-5) to five straight wins after victories over Fairleigh Dickinson, 8-0, and Saint Francis, 6-0, on Friday afternoon at UNF Softball Complex.

Erin Kyle and Morgan Clausen each took command on the mound this afternoon, as they did not allow a run on the day and only gave up a combined six hits. Harper was also lights out with four hits, three runs, and three RBIs over both games, including an inside-the-park home run against FDU.

The Ospreys have now held their opponents scoreless over their past four games and have scored 37 runs combined in their last five games.


GAME 1 | UNF 8, FDU 0 (5 inn.)

The combination of Harper's bat and Kyle's arm pushed the Ospreys to defeat Fairleigh Dickinson by run-rule in the fifth inning in an 8-0 shutout.

Pitchers of Record
Win: Erin Kyle (4-2)
Loss: Julia Swan (1-2)

Line Scores
FDU | 0 R, 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB
UNF | 8 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB

Behind the Line Score
- Ospreys got their bats hot early after Abi Annett singled down the line to send home two runners in the first inning.
- Logan Jackson put a ball into play, but an error by FDU scored another run for the Ospreys with the bases loaded to go up 3-0 to end the first.
- In the third, Takiya London stepped up big at the plate with an RBI-single that scored another pair of runs to expand the UNF lead to five runs.
- Harper made the Knights' defense pay with a ball to the left field wall that gave her time to speed around the bases for an inside-the-park home run.
- Kyle tossed four scoreless innings against 15 batters on 55 pitches before handing it over to Izzy Kelly for her to close out an 8-0 run-rule victory.

Statistical Leaders
FDU
  • Cassidy Triska | 1-2
  • Andreya Flores | 1-2
  • Julia Swan | 3.0 IP, 5 H, 7 ER, K, 77 pitches

UNF
Notes
- Most runs scored for the Ospreys with five hits or less since defeating Monmouth, 8-0, on five hits in 2019.
- First time this season that Savannah Channell has started at second base.
- Second game on the year that the Ospreys have run-ruled an opponent.


GAME 2 | UNF 6, SFU 0

Another dominant pitching performance, this time by Clausen, gave the Ospreys back-to-back wins on Friday, as well as four straight shutout victories dating back to last weekend's The Spring Games.

Pitchers of Record
Win: Morgan Clausen (4-2)
Loss: Rachel Marsden (5-3)

Line Scores
SFU | 0 R, 4 H, 2 E, 4 LOB
UNF | 6 R, 8 H, 0 E, 5 LOB

Behind the Line Score
- Ashley Goebel's return to the lineup was highlighted by an RBI sac-bunt that scored the runner from third in the second to take a 1-0 lead.
- The Ospreys added on another run after Channell smacked a double down the line to score Harper.
- UNF slowly grew its lead yet again when a fielder's choice turned into a throwing error that advanced a runner home make it a three-run game.
- Paige Pfent finally broke the game open in the fifth when she hit an RBI-triple down the right field line to score tack on two more runs and increase the lead to five.
- A single by Hadlee Reichert gave UNF a 6-0 lead in the fifth.
- Clausen spun yet another complete-game performance, as she shut down the Red Flash, 6-0, with only four hits allowed and three strikeouts to her name.

Statistical Leaders
SFU
  • Mekenzie Saban | 2-3
  • Olivia Ulam | 1-3
  • Jordan Frank | 1-3
  • Rachel Marsden | 6.0 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 5 K, 115 pitches

UNF
Notes
- Most shutout wins in a row since holding seven straight opponents scoreless in 2013.
- Most runs scored over five games since scoring 36 combined runs from Feb. 14-21, 2020.
- Pfent extends on-base streak to 32 games.
- Harper recorded back-to-back multi-hit games for first time in her career.


UP NEXT

The Ospreys continue play in the UNF-JU Spring Break Challenge with a doubleheader matchup against Monmouth beginning at 1:30 pm on Saturday afternoon.
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