JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The bats were sparking at the Debbie & Fred Pruitt Softball Complex, as North Florida softball (31-11, 10-4 ASUN) put up 22 total runs to handle Jacksonville (11-20, 5-6 ASUN) in both games of a doubleheader Saturday, April 9.

The Ospreys reached the double-digit runs scored mark in back-to-back games for the first time since 2012. They also run-ruled their sixth different opponent this season, doing so for the second time against a conference foe.

UNF had strong performances from all three pitchers through both games with Morgan Clausen picking up her 10th win of the year and Halle Arends notching her sixth complete-game victory. Abi Annett had a milestone game in the first game as well, becoming the fifth Osprey in program history to have multiple home runs in the same game.

GAME 1 | UNF 11, JU 3

Eight different Osprey hitters recorded a hit with the help of an explosive offensive showing in the sixth inning to aid in Clausen picking up her 10th win of the season.

Pitchers of Record
Win: Morgan Clausen (10-3)
Loss: Shelby Harpe (3-9)

Line Scores
UNF | 11 R, 9 H, 1 E, 7 LOB
JU | 3 R, 5 H, 4 E, 10 LOB

Behind the Line Score
- Action started early for the Ospreys after a RBI single from Paige Pfent sent in Kayla Harper for the score in the first.
- UNF struck again in the third inning with Pfent hitting one into play to bring home Bailee Aguigui.
- Jacksonville scored their first run of the game with an RBI-double to cut the lead back to one run.
- Annett showed her power in the fourth and sixth innings with a pair of bombs to left field off the scoreboard to make it a 5-1 game.
- The Ospreys continued to put up more runs in the sixth with RBI singles from Aguigui and Shannon Glover, as well as a sac-fly from Pfent and a JU miscue permitting another run.
- JU forced a bases-loaded walk and reached by error in the bottom of the sixth to score a pair.
- McGory smacked one into right center in the seventh on an RBI-double to bring it back to an eight-run lead.
- Erin Kyle closed the game in relief for Clausen to lift the Ospreys to an 11-3 victory in the first of two games on Saturday.

Statistical Leaders
UNF

• Abi Annett | 2-4, 3 RBI, 2 R, back-to-back HRs
• Kayla McGory | 1-4, 3 RBI, R
• Paige Pfent | 1-3, 3 RBI
• Morgan Clausen | 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 8 K, 110 pitches

JU

• Allison Bratek | 3-4, RBI, R
• Madison Reynolds | 1-4, R
• Madison Kennedy | 1-4, R
• Shelby Harpe | 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 76 pitches

GAME 2 | UNF 11, JU 2 (5 Inn.)

Another explosive inning in the second game with six-runs in the fifth inning, including three RBI-doubles, gave the Ospreys their second consecutive game in double digits in the run-rule victory.

Pitchers of Record
Win: Halle Arends (13-3)
Loss: Skylar Whitty (7-8)

Line Scores
UNF | 11 R, 9 H, 0 E, 4 LOB
JU | 2 R, 3 H, 4 E, 3 LOB

Behind the Line Score
- JU put up the first run of the game with a solo shot to left field in the first inning.
- It didn't take long for the Ospreys to respond, as Glover scored on a passed ball and Hayley Bejarano sent a two-run homer over the fence in the second.
- The Ospreys added on another pair of runs in the third inning after McGory hit an RBI-triple, followed by Pfent's sac-fly to score McGory to make it a 5-1 lead.
- Arends retired six-straight batters in the third and fourth innings, fanning six during the stretch.
- The scoring continued in the fifth with RBI doubles from Savannah Channell, Annett and Aguigui.
- McGory put the cherry on top with an RBI-single that scored two more runs to make it a double-digit lead heading into the fifth.
- JU scored a run in the seventh but it wasn't enough to avoid a run-rule as Arends' finished the complete-game with a 11-2 win.

Statistical Leaders
UNF

• Kayla McGory | 3-4, 3 RBI, R, triple
• Hayley Bejarano | 2-3, 2 RBI, R, two-run HR
• Savannah Channell | 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 R
• Halle Arends | 5.0 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 7 K, 97 pitches

JU

• Victoria Rodebaugh | 1-2, RBI, R, solo HR
• Madison Reynolds | 1-3, RBI
• Madison Bratek | 1-1, R
• Skylar Whitty | 2.1 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, 0 K, 41 pitches

NOTES

- Annett has hit a home run in the opening game of all four ASUN series.
- She is first Osprey to hit two home runs in a game since Pfent last season against UCF.
- Eight of the nine starting hitters recorded a hit in the first game.
- McGory and Aguigui were back in the starting lineup for first time since Jacksonville State on Mar. 26-27.
- It was the fourth time this season that UNF has scored double-digits runs and first time since a 10-0 win against Monmouth on Mar. 5.
- Bejarano hit her first home run of the season during the second doubleheader game.
- It was the first time scoring double-digits in back-to-back games since the 2012 season against Florida A&M and Ohio State.
- Arends notched her team-high 13th win of the season and sixth complete game.
- It was UNF's win via a run rule and second in ASUN play.

UP NEXT

The Ospreys will look to gain the series sweep against JU for the first time since 2015 on Sunday afternoon at 1 pm.