Ospreys and Hatters Trade Stellar Pitching Performances in Doubleheader Split

Sunday, April 3

DeLand, Fla.

12 p.m.

University of North Florida

10-18, 2-6

Stetson

15-11, 3-5

North Florida

Stetson

Halstead spun a scoreless inning behind Holden's eight-inning outing.

Photo by: Todd Drexler

Ospreys and Hatters Trade Stellar Pitching Performances in Doubleheader Split

4/3/2022 9:30:00 PM | Baseball

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Baseball Takes One of Two in DeLand Behind Holden’s 8.0-Inning Effort

DELAND, Fla. - Presented with his first weekend start as an Osprey, southpaw Peter Holden capitalized on the opportunity, hurling eight innings of two-run ball to aid UNF in a twin bill split at Stetson (16-11, 4-5 ASUN) Sunday, April 3.

Holden's outing featured a UNF-career-best eight punchouts across 105 pitches as the Ospreys (10-19, 2-7 ASUN) upended Stetson, 6-2, in the first of two games in DeLand.

It was Stetson's turn in game two though, as Hatter righty Cole Stallings had all of his pitches working in a 3-0 shutout win for the hosts in the seven-inning series finale.

Also of note, Cade Westbrook extended his reached base streak to 16 games with a pair of hits. Tony Roca took a no-hitter into the fifth inning of game two despite being saddled with the loss in a five-inning and two-earned run effort by the junior lefty.

Stetson and North Florida stayed true to its fast-paced games together. Sunday's doubleheader combined to elapse just over four hours. The nine-inning affair lasted just two hours and 29 minutes.

Game 1: UNF 6, Stetson 2

Pitchers of Record
Win: Peter Holden (1-1)
Loss: Jonathan Gonzalez (3-4)

Line Scores
UNF | 6R, 7H, 0E, 4 LOB
Stetson | 2R, 5H, 4E, 6 LOB

Behind the Line Score

UNF started its scoring from the get go, plating one in the first. Aidan Sweatt singled and advanced all the way to third on a throwing error on the play. Down 1-2 in the count, Blake Pound delivered a two-out RBI single to right to plate Sweatt.
Holden permitted just two baserunners over the next four innings, setting up UNF's four-run fifth.
Caleb Stafford singled, Justin Holmes reached on a sac bunt turned error and Sweatt was plunked by a 3-0 pitch. With the bags loaded, Abraham Sequera launched a knockout blow with a bases-clearing double to center.
Stafford provided again, doubling in Drew Leinenbach for a 6-0 UNF lead in the sixth.
Holden allowed an RBI single in the sixth and a solo home run to Brandon Hylton in the ninth before being lifted for Stephen Halstead.
The Hatters made it interesting in the bottom of the ninth, following up Hylton's homer with a single and a walk.
Halstead fanned one batter swinging on a slider and got another strikeout on a 3-2 fastball to get two outs. He ended the game by working a groundout.

Statistical Leaders
UNF

Aidan Sweatt | 2-for-4, 2R
Caleb Stafford | 2-for-3, R, RBI, 2B
Abraham Sequera | 1-for-4, 3RBI, 2B
Peter Holden | W, 8.0 IP, 4H, 2ER, BB, 8K

Stetson

Jakob Bullard | 2-for-4, RBI
Brandon Hylton | 1-for-4, HR
Rasesh Pandya | 3.1 IP, 0ER, K

Game 2: Stetson 3, UNF 0 (7 inn.)

Pitchers of Record
Win: Cole Stallings (5-1)
Loss: Tony Roca (0-4)

Line Scores
UNF | 0R, 4H, E, 3 LOB
Stetson | 3R, 3H, 0E, 4 LOB

Behind the Line Score

The rubber game saw only two scoring plays and three different pitchers as Stetson won game three in 102 minutes.
Tony Roca rattled off a no-hitter through four innings before Stetson's Andrew Estrella singled over Sequera at shortstop to leadoff the fifth.
After a sac bunt, Christian Pregent hooked a two-run home run inside the left field foul pole, putting Stetson up, 2-0.
Stetson executed a successful squeeze bunt to create a 3-0 lead in the sixth.
Stetson starter Cole Stallings didn't walk a batter and scattered four hits, spinning 77 pitches en route to a seven-inning complete game win.

Statistical Leaders
UNF

Sweatt, Sequera, Westbrook, Leinenbach | One hit apiece
Roca | L, 5.0 IP, 2H, 3R, 2ER, 4BB, 5K
Chappell | 1.0 IP, 0H, 0BB, K

Stetson

Christian Pregent | 1-for-2, 2RBI, HR
Cole Stallings | W, CG, 7.0 IP, 4H, 0ER, 0BB, 3K

Notes

Both of Holden's decisions have come this week.
Westbrook's on-base streak continued Sunday as he extended it to 16 games.
Caleb Stafford made his first start behind the dish during the 2022 season.
UNF is 8-4 over its last 12 against Stetson dating back to last season.
The Ospreys have completed eight of the nine games on their season-long nine-game road stint.
Roca took a no-hitter into the fifth inning.
UNF outhit Stetson, 4-3, in game two.

Up Next
UNF goes to USF Tuesday for a 6 p.m. first pitch.