DeLAND, Fla. - North Florida softball (8-4) pulled out a big win against Cornell (1-2), 6-3, after trailing by a run early in the matchup, but fell to Presbyterian (12-0), 3-2, in its first extra-inning game of the year on Saturday afternoon at the Stetson Invitational.

The Ospreys picked up their eighth win in 11 games after Logan Jackson sent a moonshot over the right field fence to take a 4-1 lead over the Bears. Two more runs were added on, followed by a complete-game performance from Izzy Kelly to bring home the 6-3 win in their morning opener in DeLand.

UNF was in a defensive battle with the Blue Hose until Chloe Culp was able to break through with the game-tying run in the seventh, but a run scored in extra innings gave Presbyterian the win in the eighth. They have also now split four of their five game days this season on doubleheader days.

GAME 1 | UNF 6, CU 3

Jackson's three-run homer was the spark needed in the third inning to boost the Ospreys over Cornell in a 6-3 win to open their Saturday morning at the Stetson Invitational.

Pitchers of Record
Win: Izzy Kelly (5-1)
Loss: Gabrielle Maday (0-2)

Line Scores
UNF | 6 R, 9 H, 1 E, 4 LOB
CU | 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB

Behind the Line Score

• Cornell took an early lead in the first inning after a single brought in a runner from second.
• Ospreys had two runners on the bases in the second, but a groundout ended their chance of tying it back up.
• UNF responded in the third with an RBI-single from Shannon Glover that sent home Kayla Harper to make it 1-1.
• After a single from Culp, Jackson let one loose over the fence in right field to take a three-run lead.
• A fielding error on a bad bounce scored a Cornell runner from second to cut into the Osprey lead after three.
• Madisyn Federico and Glover both singled to start the fifth, but an out being caught stealing and a pop-out keep the score at 4-2.
• A sac-fly from Kirsten Caravaca, followed with an RBI-single from Regan Hermeling extended the UNF lead to four runs in the sixth.
• Kelly posted back-to-back shutdown innings in the fifth and sixth to keep the lead on the Ospreys' side.
• The Bears hit a solo home run in the seventh, but the Ospreys hold on to the 6-3 win in their first of two games at the Stetson Invite.

Statistical Leaders
UNF
Logan Jackson | 2-3, 3 RBI, R, three-run HR
Shannon Glover | 2-4, RBI, R
Kirsten Caravaca | 1-2, RBI
Regan Hermeling | 1-1, RBI
Izzy Kelly | 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 7 K, 0 BB, 109 pitches

CU
Reagan London | 1-2, RBI, R, solo HR
Ella Harrod | 2-3, 2 R
Sydney Stapf | 1-3, RBI
Gabrielle Maday | 3.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 K, 2 BB, 60 pitches

GAME 2 | PC 3, UNF 2 (8 Inn.)

Culp hit a game-tying RBI double with two outs in the seventh to send the undefeated Blue Hose to extra innings, but a collision on defense scored the game-winning run for Presbyterian in the eighth inning.

Pitchers of Record
Win: Jenna Greene (6-0)
Loss: Ashley Connor (2-1)

Line Scores
UNF | 2 R, 5 H, 4 E, 12 LOB
PC | 3 R, 3 H, 3 E, 5 LOB

Behind the Line Score

• With a runner on third, Ashley Connor was able to get the batter out on strikes to secure a scoreless first inning.
• Presbyterian jumped out to a lead after hitting a solo home run to start the second.
• Harper had a chance to score after hitting a single and making her way to third, but the throw home on the sac-fly was on the money to keep the game at 1-0.
• Ospreys evened the score at one a piece after a fielding error at third base was made with the bases loaded.
• Connor kept working through the Blue Hose's order through 5.2 innings with no hits allowed outside the home run in the second.
• A run was scored by Presbyterian in the sixth with two outs on a 3-2 count after a hit and fielding error set up the score from first.
• Down to their last out, Culp hits an RBI-double into center field to score Maegan Calandra from first and tie the game at two.
• After securing the final out of the seventh with two runners on base, the Ospreys went to extra innings for the first time on the year.
• Starting with the ghost runner on second, Presbyterian scored the game-winning run after a collision at first base sent the ball into the outfield.

Statistical Leaders
UNF
Chloe Culp | 1-3, RBI, BB
Kayla Harper | 2-4, BB
Maegan Calandra | 1-2, R
Logan Jackson | 1-3, BB
Ashley Connor | 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 1 BB, 100 pitches

PC
Kendall Owens | 2-3, RBI, R
Lath Freeman | 1-3
Jenna Greene | 8.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 6 K, 6 BB, 154 pitches

NOTES

• The Ospreys played in their first extra-inning game of the season.
• The latest into a season that UNF has gone without extra innings since 2016.
• Both Kelly and Connor pitched complete games on the same day.
• Its the first time since opening day of last season that two pitchers have thrown complete-game performances in seven or more innings.
• The pitching staff has also allowed four or less runs in 10 of first 12 games on the year.
• Culp, Glover, Harper and Jackson all lead the team with three multi-hit games this season.
• Culp and Jackson also lead the team in multi-RBI games with four total.
• Jackson extends her on-base streak to start the season at 12-for-12, while Savannah Channell now stands at 10 straight.
• Cumulated a 2-1 record in neutral site games so far this year with wins against Florida A&M and Cornell.
• First game in Harper has started as the designed player in her career, two games after Glover did the same.
• UNF will return to DeLand, Fla., later in 2023 when they play in the ASUN Championship tournament in early May.

UP NEXT

The Ospreys return to action back at home next weekend when they host Charleston Southern and Troy in the Spring Break Challenge from Mar. 3-4 at UNF Softball Complex.