JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida softball (16-5) held its seventh-straight opponent scoreless in the Ospreys' rout of Saint Francis (10-9), 6-0, to close out the weekend undefeated in the UNF-JU Spring Break Challenge on Sunday afternoon.
It's the first time since the 2013 season that the Ospreys have shut out seven consecutive opponents. It is also their eighth-straight victory, which is the most wins in a row since meeting that mark from Mar. 10-17, 2019.
Halle Arends continued her dominance in the circle with six innings pitched while totaling nine strikeouts and only allowing one walk.
Paige Pfent had a perfect 3-for-3 day at the plate with a run scored to help lift the Ospreys to their fifth win of the weekend.
SFU 0, UNF 6
Pitchers of Record
Win:
Halle Arends (7-1)
Loss: Grace Vesco (4-6)
Line Scores
SFU | 0 R, 5 H, 1 E, 8 LOB
UNF | 6 R, 9 H, 2 E, 8 LOB
Behind the Line Score
- Arends was in trouble early in the first with the bases loaded, but was able to get out of the jam with a strikeout.
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Shannon Glover hit a sac-fly deep into center field to send in
Kayla Harper home from third to grab the 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first.
- Arends found rhythm in the second inning after striking out all three batters to get the Ospreys back to the plate.
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Hayley Bejarano started to increase the total for UNF with her single that sent in
Savannah Channell for the score, followed by a bases-loaded walk drawn by
Abi Annett.
- More damage was made in the third with an RBI-single by
Regan Hermeling, and then
Hadlee Reichert goes home on a wild pitch to lead by five through three innings.
- It stayed quiet through a few innings until Glover struck again with an RBI-single for Channell to score once again.
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Erin Kyle pitched the last inning of the game to lock up a 6-0 win and wrap up the home tournament weekend at UNF Softball Complex.
Statistical Leaders
SFU
- Mekenzie Saban | 2-4
- Olivia Ulam | 1-3
- Jordan Frank | 1-3
- Sydney Baker | 1-3
- Rachel Marsden | 3.0 IP, 5 H, R, K, 54 pitches
UNF
Notes
- The Ospreys notched seventh straight shutout victory, which ties the mark set during the 2013 season.
- Pfent went a perfect 3-for-3 from the plate this afternoon.
- All four pitchers did not allow a run this weekend and combined for 16 hits allowed and 22 strikeouts through five games.
- Channell finished weekend with a .600 batting average (6-for-10) with five runs and two RBIs.
UP NEXT
The Ospreys back the quick turnaround at home when they play a doubleheader matchup against Holy Cross starting at 11 a.m. on Tuesday morning.
