University of North Florida
5-5
Fordham
0-7
Five-Homer Night Fuels Baseball’s Series-Opening Win Against Fordham
3/3/2023 9:38:00 PM | Baseball
Holden Fans 10 in 7.1 Innings of Work
UNF notched five home runs for the second time this season and just the seventh time in UNF history, tying the DI-era record for home runs in a game. Dallen Leach and Gabriel Esquivel homered twice apiece, their first multi-home run games at UNF.
Esquivel, Peyton Sybrandt and Leach all homered in the fifth inning, marking the first time since 2018 that UNF has homered three times in the same inning. Additionally, UNF has had four-straight multi-home run games, the first time since 2006 that UNF has achieved that.
UNF 13, Fordham 7
Pitchers of Record
Win: Peter Holden (1-1)
Loss: Gabe Karslo (0-2)
Line Scores
FORDHAM | 7R, 9H, 3E, 3 LOB
UNF | 13R, 16H, E, 4 LOB
Behind the Line Score
- Aidan Sweatt opened the first with a single, Austin Brinling followed with a double and Esquivel hit a mammoth home run to left center, bouncing over Varsity Lane.
- Fordham (0-7) got on the board with a solo home run to the video board in left in the top of the second
- Holden settled in, fanning six through three frames
- A two-out double and single cut UNF's lead to 3-2 in the fourth
- Two-out production came up big for UNF in the fourth. Matthew Clements delivered a two-out RBI double to left center in his second-career at-bat at home. Sweatt followed with an RBI single and took second on a bobble in center. Brinling made Fordham pay for the miscue with an slashed RBI single to left.
- For the second time on the year, UNF hit back-to-back jacks when Esquivel homered off the top of the batting facility. Peyton Sybrandt clobbered a mistake deep into the trees over Varsity Lane.Â
- After Alex Lodise reached, Dallen Leach homered to left center, making it 10-3 UNF in the fifth.
- Leach wasn't done, sneaking a line drive three-run home run just over the fence and left fielder's outstretched glove in left, making it 13-3 Ospreys in the seventh.
- Fordham hit its third homer of the night in the eighth, a solo shot
- The Rams didn't go down quietly, hitting a solo home run and a two-RBI triple in the ninth before being retired for the evening.
Statistical Leaders
FORDHAM
- Will Findlay | 3-for-4, 2R, 3RBI, 2HR
- Zach Selinger | 3-for-4, 3R, 2RBI
- Chris Genaro | 1-for-4, 2RBI, 3B
UNF
- Gabriel Esquivel | 2-for-5, 2R, 4RBI, 2HR
- Dallen Leach | 3-for-4, 2R, 5RBI, 2HR
- Aidan Sweatt | 3-for-5, 2R, RBI
- Alex Lodise | 3-for-4, 3R
- Peyton Sybrandt | 1-for-5, HR
Will it gooooo…yes it does ?@DallenLeach hits his second home run of the night - he's got 5 RBI #SWOOP pic.twitter.com/TMwP6ts8cH
— UNF Baseball (@OspreyBSB) March 4, 2023
Give @peterholden40 double-digit Ks ?? pic.twitter.com/izJm1FzbUZ
— UNF Baseball (@OspreyBSB) March 4, 2023
.@Peyton_Sybrandt deeeeep into the Jacksonville night - back-to-back jacks??#SWOOP pic.twitter.com/I7tbGHYaf1
— UNF Baseball (@OspreyBSB) March 4, 2023
Thank you, may I have another ?@Gabriel_E24 goes off the batting cage ??#SWOOP pic.twitter.com/3DYbmMJnAp
— UNF Baseball (@OspreyBSB) March 4, 2023
Notes
- Holden set a career-high with 10 strikeouts, one more than his nine against Jacksonville April 9 of last season
- North Florida has homered 23 times this season after going for 39 last season
- Eight Ospreys have at least two home runs this season
- Esquivel leads the team in home runs with four
- UNF is 3-2 all-time against Fordham
- This was the first meeting between UNF and Fordham since 2019
- Will Ohme appeared in relief today. He made his UNF debut against Fordham back in 2019
- Clements made his first career start and played in his first game at Harmon Stadium
- North Florida has reached double-digit hits in four games this season
- It was the first time since 2006 that UNF has had two players with two home runs
- It was the first time since a UNF pitcher fanned 10 in a game since Max McKinley March 4 of last season against Boston College
- Esquivel, Leach and Sybrandt homered in the fifth. It was the first time since 2018 that UNF has homered three times in an inning. Tanner Murphy, Blake Voyles and Alex Hendricks did so against FAMU March 25, 2018
Up Next
UNF plays its only scheduled doubleheader on the year tomorrow, beginning at 1:05 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Holden, Peter (1-1)
L: KARSLO, Gabe (0-2)
Batting:
2B: BUCCIERO, Daniel 1 ; SELINGER, Zach 1
3B: GENARO, Chris 1
HR: FINDLAY, Will 2 ; SELINGER, Zach 2
RBI: FINDLAY, Will 3 ; SELINGER, Zach 2 ; GENARO, Chris 2
Base Running:
RUNS: BUCCIERO, Daniel 1 ; FINDLAY, Will 2 ; BRUESER, Michael 1 ; SELINGER, Zach 3
PO: SAHLER, Cian 1
Batting:
2B: Brinling, Austin 1 ; Lodise, Alex 2 ; Clements, Matthew 1
HR: Esquivel, Gabriel 2 ; Sybrandt, Peyton 1 ; Leach, Dallen 2
RBI: Sweatt, Aidan 1 ; Brinling, Austin 1 ; Esquivel, Gabriel 4 ; Sybrandt, Peyton 1 ; Leach, Dallen 5 ; Clements, Matthew 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sweatt, Aidan 2 ; Brinling, Austin 1 ; Esquivel, Gabriel 2 ; Sybrandt, Peyton 1 ; Lodise, Alex 3 ; Reich, Cade 1 ; Leach, Dallen 2 ; Clements, Matthew 1
SB: Lodise, Alex 1
