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Morgan Clausen spinning a pitch
Jeremiah Wilson
Clausen collected her eighth win in the circle with 3.1-shutout innings.
0
Central Arkansas UCA 19-12
2
Winner North Florida UNF 27-10
Central Arkansas UCA
19-12
0
Final
2
North Florida UNF
27-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Central Arkansas UCA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
North Florida UNF 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 2 7 0

W: Clausen, Morgan (8-3) L: Kayla Beaver (12-4)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Weathers Rain Delay, Blanks Central Arkansas

Ospreys Spin Combined Shutout, Annett Clubs Two-Run Home Run

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -  After over a five-hour rain delay, Abi Annett launched the game-winning two-run home run in the fourth and the North Florida (27-10, 6-4 ASUN) pitching staff spun a combined shutout as the Ospreys took game one against Central Arkansas, 2-0, Saturday, April 2.

The day was originally set to feature a doubleheader, although steady rain began to fall at the UNF Softball Complex with the teams tied, 0-0, in the middle of the fourth.

Play resumed in the bottom of the fourth inning just over five hours later, and North Florida was prepared for the resumption. Annett, the second batter to come to the plate after the delay, homered to left center, scoring Shannon Glover in the process for a 2-0 lead. 

Righty Morgan Clausen, who entered with two outs in the top of the fourth, continued in the circle and earned the win after allowing just two hits and a free pass in 3.1 frames of work.

UNF 2, UCA 0
Pitchers of Record
Win: Morgan Clausen (8-3)
Loss: Kayla Beaver (12-4)

Line Scores
UCA | 0R, 3H, 0E, 8 LOB
UNF | 2R, 7H, 0E, 6 LOB

Behind the Line Score
  • Neither team had a baserunner reach second base until UCA (19-12, 4-3 ASUN) threatened in the fourth inning. 
  • Halle Arends fanned the side in the third and posted six strikeouts for the day, but the Bears loaded the bags in the fourth frame with a single and a pair of walks. 
  • Morgan Clausen came on in relief, working a groundout to end the threat. 
  • The rain and lightning arrived, bringing the tarp out of the field.
  • For a game that started at 1 p.m., the biggest hit came just after 7:30 p.m. Glover singled to shortstop and Annett sent one over the wall in left field, putting UNF ahead, 2-0, in the bottom of the fourth.
  • Clausen kept UCA to just two singles and a walk the rest of the way, completing UNF's 16th shutout of the year.

Statistical Leaders

UCA
  • Mary Kate Brown | 1-for-2, BB
  • Kylie Griffin | 1-for-2, BB
  • Kayla Beaver | L, 6.0 IP, 7H, 2ER, 2BB, 2K

UNF
Notes
  • The UNF pitching staff has spun a staggering 16 shutouts this season. 
  • This was just the second meeting between the two teams in series history.
  • North Florida improves to 21-3 at home on the season.
  • UNF's shutout of Central Arkansas was even more impressive considering Central Arkansas came into play leading the league in team batting average. 
  • The Bears were hitting .313 as a team before Saturday's game.
  • All three of Annett's home runs this season have come in ASUN play.
  • Annett's home run was the only extra-base hit of the game.
  • Clausen and Arends combined to fan 10 batters, the fourth time this year the Ospreys have tallied double-digit punchouts.

Up Next:
UNF completes the series against Central Arkansas with a doubleheader tomorrow, Sunday, April 3. First pitch of game one begins at 10 a.m.
 
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