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Halle Arends photo on the rubber
Arends was impressive again despite the loss, scattering 11 baserunnners to permit just two runs.
2
Winner Central Florida UCF 31-10
1
North Florida UNF 29-11
Winner
Central Florida UCF
31-10
2
Final
1
North Florida UNF
29-11
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Central Florida UCF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
North Florida UNF 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0

W: Gianna Mancha (13-3) L: Arends, Halle (12-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Clipped in Pitcher’s Duel With No. 20 UCF, 2-1

Arends Spins 12th Quality Start of the Season

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -  Two of the best arms in the region went up against each other Wednesday, April 6 from the UNF Softball Complex as UCF righty Gianna Mancha squared off with Halle Arends in a quintessential pitcher's duel. When the final out was recorded, North Florida softball (29-11) was just a run short as it fell to No. 20 UCF (31-10), 2-1, despite Arends' stellar effort and a clean sheet on the defensive end.

UCF scored a run in the first and one in the third, while North Florida etched in its lone run in the bottom of the third on a Paige Pfent sac fly. 

Plays at the plate could have turned the tide on the outcome, as UCF's Jady Cody scored the eventual game-winning run in the third by just a fraction of a second, sliding past the tag. Meanwhile, UNF was cut down at the plate attempting to even things up in the bottom half of that inning on a grounder to third base and Kayla Harper at third.

#20 UCF 2, UNF 1

Pitchers of Record
Win: Gianna Mancha (13-3)
Loss: Halle Arends (12-3)

Line Scores
UCF | 2R, 3H, 0E, 6 LOB
UNF | 1R, 3H, 0E, 4 LOB

Behind the Line Score
  • A two-out walk led to a two-out RBI double from UCF's Shannon Doherty in the first for a 1-0 UCF lead.
  • Kayla Harper opened the first with a single but she was stranded at second.
  • Hayley Bejarano drew a leadoff walk and Maggie Trgo pinch ran for her, reaching third base, but UCF made a pair of solid plays on defense to strand her.
  • UCF's Jady Cody doubled and eventually scored on single, sliding just past Ashley Goebel's glove for a 2-0 Knights lead in the third.
  • Takiya London's wheels did the trick in the third, getting UNF one run. She legged out a single, took second on an attempt to get her off a grounder and eventually scored on a sac fly.
  • Shannon Glover's two-out single in the sixth was the lone hit the rest of the way for either team as the pitchers were dialed in.
  • UCF starter Mancha came away with the win, spinning the complete game while Arends was the hard-luck loser.

Statistical Leaders
UCF
  • Jady Cody | 1-for-2, 2R, 2B
  • Shannon Doherty | 1-for-2, RBI, 2B
  • Ashleigh Griffin | 1-for-2, RBI, BB

UNF
Notes
  • There were no extra-base hits for UNF and just two for UCF.
  • The Ospreys had four base runners while UCF had eight.
  • Arends ERA still sits at a miniscule 1.21.
  • This was the 22nd meeting between the two teams.
  • Hayley Bejarano and Takiya London were both on UCF last year before transferring in from UCF.
  • Bejarano played against her cousin, Maddie Bejarano, who was in left field for UCF.
  • Arends spun her 12th quality start of the season.
  • It was UNF's fourth game against a ranked team, all of which have come against in-state foes.

Up Next
UNF goes across town to face Jacksonville in a three-game set beginning Saturday.
 
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