Baseball’s Flair for the Dramatic Continued Sunday Against Stetson

Sunday, March 26

Jacksonville, Fla.

1:05 p.m.

University of North Florida

14-11, 3-3

Stetson

15-11, 4-2

Stetson

North Florida

Aidan Sweatt celebrating a game-tying single

Sweatt singled in two to tie the game with one out in the ninth.

Photo by: Noah Thomas

Baseball’s Flair for the Dramatic Continued Sunday Against Stetson

3/26/2023 8:37:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Ospreys Walk-Off With Three-Run Ninth in 8-7 Win, Clinching the Series

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - After exchanging the lead, North Florida baseball (14-11, 3-3 ASUN) found itself trailing by two in the ninth before scoring three in the final frame to walk-off on Stetson (15-11, 4-2 ASUN), 8-7, Sunday, March 26. Aidan Sweatt delivered the game-tying two RBI single and Austin Brinling drove in the winning run with a single to left center, giving North Florida its fifth-straight home series win on the year.

Clayton Boroski spun a career-long 5.1 innings as a starter and Sweatt posted a career-best four RBI as North Florida pounded out 13 hits in consecutive games. Gabriel Esquivel's solo homer in the fourth gave UNF its 40th homer on the year, one more than it hit all of last season as a team.

UNF 8, Stetson 7

Pitchers of Record
Win: Stephen Halstead (1-0)
Loss: Anthony DeFabbia (2-2)

Line Scores
Stetson | 7R, 8H, 0E, 3 LOB
UNF | 8R, 13H, 0E, 3 LOB

Behind the Line Score

It was a pitcher's duel through the first three frames as the game saw just two hits up to that point.
Stetson drew first blood in the fourth as Cam Hill walked and scored on a David Bermudez double to right center.
UNF did some damage in the fifth as the wheels came off the tracks for Stetson. North Florida scored four on four hits and a walk, including a two-RBI single from Matthew Clements and chopper two-RBI double from Aidan Sweatt down the left field line.
The Hatters got back at UNF with a five-run sixth that featured a two-run home run from Bermudez and the second three-run home run in less than 24 hours for Daniel Labrador.
Stetson added an insurance run on a wild play in the top of the ninth, giving the Hatters a 7-5 lead. A two-out walk was followed by a single to left center. Hill singled to short as Alex Lodise attempted to get the force out at second but was unable on a ball hit up the middle. Lorenzo Meola, going on the play, scored from second by sliding just under the tag.
The latest edition of the UNF dramatics started in the ninth. Dallen Leach started the inning with a single to center as Hill trapped the liner on a hop. Lodise worked a deep count and eventually walked. Drew Leinenbach put down a bunt to Stetson's Yohann Dessureault, although nobody was there to cover first base.
With the bags juiced, Stetson got a punchout but Sweatt followed with a two-RBI single on a 1-1 pitch. Brinling laced the game-winning single just two pitches later, scoring Leinenbach.

Statistical Leaders

STETSON

Cameron Hill | 2-for-3, 2R, 2B, BB
David Bermudez | 2-for-4, 3RBI, HR, R
Daniel Labrador | 1-for-4, 3RBI, HR

UNF

Aidan Sweatt | 3-for-5, 4RBI, 2B
Austin Brinling | 2-for-5, RBI
Gabriel Esquivel | 2-for-4, HR, RBI
Clayton Boroski | 5.1 IP, 2H, 2ER, BB, 6K
Stephen Halstead | 2.0 IP, W, 3H, ER, 2BB, 0K

Notes

UNF has won five-straight weekend series at home
It's UNF's fifth walk-off win this year if you include the run-rule win yesterday
Reich's 23-game reached base streak came to an end after he had to depart from the game
The game elapsed just two hours and 21 minutes
Halstead picked up a save and a win on the weekend
Boroski worked a career-high 5.1 innings
Boroski finished one strikeout shy of his career high with six, good for a season high
Esquivel hit UNF's 40th home run on the season, one more than UNF's mark from all of last year
Sweatt surpassed 150-career hits
It was UNF's second walk-off win this week that was in come from behind fashion.
Sweatt had a career-high four RBI
It was Clements' third multi-hit game of the year

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— UNF Baseball (@OspreyBSB) March 26, 2023

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UNF goes its first week without a midweek game as it prepares for a weekend series at Eastern Kentucky beginning Friday night in Richmond, Ky.