Baseball’s Ninth Inning Push Not Enough at Jacksonville

Friday, May 13

Jacksonville, Fla.

7 p.m.

University of North Florida

20-29, 10-15

Jacksonville

25-23, 11-14

North Florida

Jacksonville

Spratling-Williams hit a monstrous two-run home run to right in the ninth.

Photo by: Makenzie Blaakman

5/14/2022 12:01:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida baseball had the louder base hits on the night, but the Jacksonville Dolphins got theirs to fall when they needed them most as UNF's ninth-inning push came up two runs short in a 6-4 loss to JU Friday, May 13 at John Sessions Stadium.

UNF (20-29, 10-15 ASUN) led, 2-1, going into the seventh before JU (25-23, 11-14 ASUN) vaulted itself ahead for good with a three-run frame.

Despite trailing by four in the ninth, Trey Spratling-Williams launched a long two-run home run to right before the Ospreys eventually got the tying run to the dish. JU would close the door to take the series opener.

Jacksonville 6, UNF 4

Pitchers of Record
Win: Mason Adams (5-3)
Loss: Stephen Halstead (2-4)

Line Scores
UNF | 4R, 6H, E, 6 LOB
JU | 6R, 8H, 2E, 10 LOB

Behind the Line Score

It was a vintage Friday night pitcher's duel early as the game saw only one hit through three innings.
UNF broke a 0-0 stalemate in the fourth. Brock Edge singled to center, Abraham Sequera followed him with another and a productive out moved Edge to third. Aidan Sweatt scored Edge on a sac fly.
Justin Holmes made it 2-0 with one swing, belting a solo home run to right center in the fifth.
A hit batter, single and RBI groundout allowed JU to cut its deficit in half in the sixth.
JU was just inches from tying the game, but Holmes came through again for UNF, this time on defense. The outfielder cut down the game-tying runner at home with a strike to Dallen Leach following a JU single.
The Dolphins didn't go away in the seventh. An infield single scored the game-tying run and a two-out two-RBI flare single into left center put JU up 4-2. JU did walk three times in the frame.
UNF got runners to the corners in the eighth, but JU turned a double play to get out of the jam. First baseman Christian Coipel dug a low throw out of the dirt, getting the second out while preventing Edge from scoring in the process.
JU doubled up its lead in eighth with an RBI double and a run-scoring wild pitch.
Trey Spratling-Williams made it interesting with a towering two-run home run to right in the ninth, cutting the deficit to 6-4.
UNF got the tying run to the plate in Isaiah Byars, but JU held on.

Statistical Leaders
JU

Blake DeLamielleure | 2-for-5, 2RBI
Cam Ridley | 1-for-3, R, RBI, BB
Mason Adams | W, 7.0 IP, 3H, 2ER, 3BB, 3K

UNF

Abraham Sequera | 2-for-3
Trey Spratling-Williams | 1-for-4, 2R-HR
Justin Holmes | 1-for-4, HR
Peter Holden | ND, 6.1 IP, 3H, 2ER, 4BB, 5K

Notes

UNF is 2-2 on the year against Jacksonville.
Spratling-Williams hit his second home run of the season, both of which have been two-run home runs.
Holden turned in his third quality start and eighth-straight start hurling at least five innings.
It was UNF's eighth multi-home run game.

Up Next
Game two of three three-game series gets going tomorrow at 7 p.m.