GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Righty
Clayton Boroski held the nation's leader in home runs without a baserunner for four innings, but the No. 5/4 Gators were able to get some timely hits down the stretch as UNF's early lead wasn't enough in a 7-2 loss at Florida (16-3) Tuesday, March 14.
Boroski tied a season-high with 4.1 innings pitched, setting down the Gators in order through the first 12 batters. UF hadn't gone more than two-straight innings all year without getting a runner on base, a streak Boroski snapped.
North Florida (10-8) scored a run in the first and the third, leading 2-0 until the Gators scored three two-out runs to take the lead for good.
No. 5/4 UF 7, UNF 2
Pitchers of Record
Win: Fisher Jameson (1-3)
Loss:
Clayton Boroski (1-3)
Line Scores
UNF | 2R, 8H, 0E, 8 LOB
UF | 7R, 7H, E, 1 LOB
Behind the Line Score
- UNF drew first blood in the first. Aidan Sweatt was hit by a pitch in the shoulder, Fletcher Cline singled and Jakob Runnels pushed Sweatt across with a high chopper to shortstop.
- Boroski cruised through the first, fanning two while getting Jac Caglianone to lineout to left.
- The Ospreys threatened in the second, getting consecutive singles from Dallen Leach and Matthew Clements, but UF worked out of it with a groundout and flyout.
- UNF made it 2-0 in the second thanks to a two-out RBI double from Cade Reich just inches inside the third base bag.
- Florida finally reached base in the fifth and eventually crossed home four times with an infield RBI single, two-RBI triple to the track in right and an RBI single through the right side.
- The Gators put up three runs in the sixth, all with two outs. Ty Evans singled in two after a single, walk and sac bunt preceded the base knock. A first-and-third play on the bases brought in the seventh.
- The Gators closed out the game with three more scoreless frames to hold off the Ospreys.
Statistical Leaders
UNF
UF
- Ty Evans | 2-for-3, 3 RBI
- Rene Lastres | 1-for-3, 2RBI, 3B
- Fisher Jameson | 3.0IP, 4H, ER, 0BB, 3K
Notes
- This was the 25th meeting between UNF and Florida
- Boroski set Florida down 1-2-3 in the first two innings. Prior to that, Florida had only been set down 1-2-3 twice all year.
- He went on to spin a perfect third as well, the first time Florida had been retired in order three times in a row all year.
- Boroski went a season-long 4.1 innings, not allowing a baserunner or hit until the fifth inning
- Sweatt posted his eighth multi-hit game of the year
- Florida was held without a home run, breaking the Gators' streak of 15-straight games with a home run. That was the program's longest streak over the past 25 years.
- Florida was held scoreless in five frames, the most this season
- Aidan Sweatt and Fletcher Cline combined to go 4-for-8 with a run scored apiece
- This was the highest-ranked team UNF has played since taking on No. 3 Florida in 2019 when the Ospreys won 7-1 in Gainesville
- It was UNF's first game against a Power Five team this year
- It was UNF's first game against a ranked team since playing No. 14 Liberty March 20
- It was the first game without a home run for either team since UNF's 7-6 win against Fordham March 4
- Tuesday snapped UNF's six-game streak with at least a home run
- Reich's reached-base streak expanded to a team-best 17 games
- Florida entered the game with the most home runs and runs scored in the nation
- UNF is 8-17 all-time against Florida
- There were only three-combined walks
- UNF and Florida entered the game with a combined 79 home runs
- This is the first of two meetings against Florida on the season
Up Next
ASUN play begins Friday at Austin Peay.
