JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida softball (15-5) impressed once again in its doubleheader matchup against Monmouth with back-to-back victories against the Hawks (1-11) on day two of the UNF-JU Spring Break Challenge. UNF has now won seven-straight games and improves to 12-2 at home.
The Ospreys only allowed one hit in their 1-0 win in game one before following that up with a 10-0 run-rule shutout-win in five innings. It's now six-straight games that UNF has held opponent scoreless, which is the longest streak for the program since 2013.
Halle Arends was the star on the mound for the one-hit performance in the first game while pitching a complete game to notch her sixth win of the season.
Shannon Glover and
Takiya London both had multi-run big flies in the second victory of the day against the Hawks.
GAME 1 | UNF 1, MON 0
Kayla Harper's lone run in the bottom of the first was just enough for the Ospreys to edge Monmouth, 1-0, in the first of two against the Hawks.
Pitchers of Record
Win:
Halle Arends (6-1)
Loss: Kylie Gletow (0-4)
Line Scores
MON | 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB
UNF | 1 R, 5 H, 0 E, 4 LOB
Behind the Line Score
- Arends was able to get out of a tough first inning after forcing a groundout with runners on first and second.
- The Ospreys scored the first and only run of the game after
Hayley Bejarano drove in Harper on a RBI-single in the first.
- Arends found success the next three innings going nine up and nine down with relative ease.
- In the bottom of the fifth, UNF had a chance to add some more runs with runners on first and second but the Ospreys couldn't convert.
- Back-to-back swinging strikeouts in the seventh clinched the win for Arends and the Ospreys.
Statistical Leaders
MON
- Lindsey Baron | 1-3
- Kylie Gletow | 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 2 K, 78 pitches
UNF
Notes
- First time since Feb. 29, 2020 that Ospreys have allowed one hit or less in a game.
- Arends spun her second consecutive complete-game in the win.
- Third time this season that Arends has allowed one run or less in any appearance this season.
GAME 2 | UNF 10, MON 0 (5 inn.)
An eight-run explosion in the first inning lead by Glover and London's home runs helped
Morgan Clausen pitch herself to her fifth win of the season.
Pitchers of Record
Win:
Morgan Clausen (5-2)
Loss: Billie Kerwood (1-6)
Line Scores
MON | 0 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB
UNF | 10 R, 11 H, 1 E, 4 LOB
Behind the Line Score
- The first damage of the game started when
Paige Pfent hit an RBI-double to score two runs.
- Glover got a hold of one in the next at bat after sending one over the wall for the two-run bomb.
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Hadlee Reichert scored later in the first after
Ashley Goebel hit a sac-fly to make it 5-0.
- London made it two home runs in one inning after she replicated Glover's shot to left center to go up seven.
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Savannah Channell completed the damage in the opening inning after recording an RBI-single to end the first inning up 8-0.
- Two more runs were added in the second inning after a single by
Regan Hermeling brought in a run and a sac-fly by Goebel put the Ospreys up double digits.
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Izzy Kelly came in to close out the final two innings of the game to secure the Ospreys' sixth consecutive shutout victory.
Statistical Leaders
MON
- Francesca Torraca | 2-2
- Emily Spencer | 1-2
- Danielle Dominik | 1-2
- Kylie Gletow | 4.0 IP, 9 H, 5 R, K, 66 pitches
UNF
- Shannon Glover | 1-3, 2 RBI, R, two-run homer
- Takiya London | 1-2 | 2 RBI, R, two-run homer
- Paige Pfent | 2-3, 2 RBI, R
- Savannah Channell | 2-2, RBI, R
- Regan Hermeling | 2-3, RBI, R
- Morgan Clausen | 3.0 IP, H, K, 27 pitches
Notes
- First time Ospreys have hit two home runs in the same game since Apr. 12, 2021 against JU.
- Reichert has five hits in her last six at-bats over the past three games.
- First start of the season for Hermeling in right field.
UP NEXT
The Ospreys will wrap up their final regular-season home tournament of the year when they play in a rematch against St. Francis at 12:30 pm on Sunday afternoon.
