JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida softball (10-6) won the night cap for a second-straight doubleheader after
Shannon Glover mashed two home runs against Troy (13-7) to close out the Spring Break Challenge on Saturday evening at the UNF Softball Complex.
The Ospreys struggled in their first game of the afternoon after a 12-1 loss, despite three players recording multiple hits. UNF gained steam as the night went on with a five-run third inning that started with an RBI-double from
Chloe Culp during UNF's 8-6 win.
Glover lit up the stat sheet in both games with two hits in the first contest, followed with three hits in the second game. She also hit solo home runs in both games, including a game-tying shot to left center in the bottom of the first.
GAME 1 | TROY 12, UNF 1
The Ospreys kept the score within reach for the majority of the game against Troy, but a eight-run outburst in the seventh inning put it out of reach late.
Pitchers of Record
Win: Leanna Johnson (9-2)
Loss:
Ashley Connor (2-3)
Line Scores
TROY | 12 R, 15 H, 0 E, 8 LOB
UNF | 1 R, 6 H, 3 E, 5 LOB
Behind the Line Score
- Ospreys drew a walk to start the first inning, but nothing came of it to begin the game.
- Troy took the first lead of the day after a throwing error cost UNF an early run.
- Later in the third inning, the Trojans added on to their lead with another score to make it 2-0.
- UNF was able to get runners on first and third to set up an opportunity to get on the board, but weren't able to execute.
- After a third run was scored in the fifth, Skyler Stockie entered the game to close out the side.
- Abi Annett notched her second hit of the game with a single, but ended up being left on base in the fifth.
- Glover put a crooked number on the board for the Ospreys after hitting her first home run of the season over the fence in right center.
- The Ospreys surrenders eight total runs in the final inning to clinch their fate in the first game of the doubleheader against Troy.
Statistical Leaders
UNF
Shannon Glover | 2-3, RBI, R, solo HR
Chloe Culp | 2-2, BB
Abi Annett | 2-3
Ashley Connor | 4.1 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 1 BB, 85 pitches
TROY
Kennedi Gaton | 3-3, RBI, 2 R
Taylor McKinney | 1-4, 3 RBI, 2 R
Audra Thompson | 2-4, 2 R, RBI
Leanna Johnson | 7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 7 K, 2 BB, 108 pitches
GAME 2 | UNF 8, TROY 6
After being down 2-0 in the first inning and 5-2 in the third inning, the Ospreys responded beautifully with a five-spot in the third and another run in the fourth.
Pitchers of Record
Win:
Izzy Kelly (7-1)
Loss: Olivia Cato (1-2)
Save:
Ashley Connor (2)
Line Scores
TROY | 6 R, 7 H, 3 E, 3 LOB
UNF | 8 R, 9 H, 0 E, 6 LOB
Behind the Line Score
- Troy once again took the early lead with a two-run homer in the first.
- A throwing error on a single from Kayla Harper to lead off turned into a track race with the junior flying around the bases to score.
- Two batters later, Glover hit her second solo shot of the night to tie the game back up early in the first.
- Another home run was hit by the Trojans in the third that scored three total to put them up by three runs.
- Culp extended her team lead for RBIs on the year with two more on a double to left center to cut the deficit to one run.
- Regan Hermeling hit the same shot to left center once Savannah Channell reached base to come back again and score the game-tying run.
- UNF took their first lead of the night when a tag on Ashley Kirkbride was dropped, while Channell took home and scored on the play.
- Woods capped off a five-run inning with the third RBI hit of the third to score Hermeling and go up by two.
- The Ospreys added another run in the fourth after a foul-out caught by Troy in the outfield was able to score Glover from third to make it a three-run lead.
- Troy added another home run in the fifth, but Ashley Connor took over in the circle and struck out three of the next four batters she faced.
- A 1-2-3 seventh inning from Connor, which included back-to-back swinging strikeouts, secured her second save of the season, as well as Izzy Kelly's seventh win of the year.
Statistical Leaders
UNF
Shannon Glover | 3-4, 3 R, RBI, solo HR
Chloe Culp | 1-3, 2 RBI, R, BB
Regan Hermeling | 2-3, RBI, R
Mackenzie Woods | 1-3, RBI
Ashley Connor | 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 5 K, 1 BB, 38 pitches
TROY
Taylor McKinney | 3-4, 3 R, RBI
Anslee Finch | 1-4, 3 RBI, R
Libby Baker | 2-3, 2 RBI, R
Olivia Cato | 2.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 0 K, 1 BB, 30 pitches
NOTES
- UNF has now split six of its first seven game days with at least two games to start the season.
- Glover finished the weekend with nine hits (.643 BA), four doubles, two home runs and three RBIs.
- She also tallied 19 total bases with a 1.357 slugging percentage.
- The junior overtakes the lead on the team for most multi-hit games with seven total after having four this weekend.
- Culp joins Glover currently standing with three or more consecutive games with at least one hit.
- She also added another multi-RBI game to her season to total six games so far on the year.
- Channell lost her 12-game streak of reaching base, but Logan Jackson extends her mark to 16 consecutive games to start 2023.
- Kelly improves her overall record to 7-1 this season, which would be tied for the most wins in the ASUN.
- Connor also picked up her second save of the year in the second doubleheader game against Troy.
UP NEXT
The Ospreys stay home to host their first midweek doubleheader of the season with Bethune-Cookman coming to town on Wednesday, Mar. 8, starting at 3 p.m., in UNF Softball Complex.
