FLORENCE, Ala. - North Florida softball (21-19, 4-10 ASUN) was able to break through with its first wins on the road, sweeping a twin bill at North Alabama (24-11, 6-8 ASUN) on Saturday afternoon.

The Ospreys were stuck in another low-scoring battle through most of the first game, until they broke through in the fifth inning and never looked back. A pair of homers to dead center in the second doubleheader lifted UNF to take both games on the road.

Both Ashley Connor and Izzy Kelly pitched complete games as Connor spun seven scoreless and Kelly only gave up one run to earn her 10th win of the season.

GAME 1 | UNF 2, UNA 0

Ospreys broke through in a defensive game in the fifth inning with an RBI single from Ashley Kirkbride to secure their first road win of the year.

Pitchers of Record
Win: Ashley Connor (8-11)
Loss: Elena Escobar (8-3)

Line Scores
UNF | 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 5 LOB
UNA | 0 R, 7 H, 0 E, 7 LOB

Behind the Line Score

• Ospreys drew a walk in the first inning, but a double play made by UNA brought Connor to the circle for the first time.
• UNF made a double play of their own when Shannon Glover threw out a runner at third.
• Connor nabbed her first strikeout of the day to end the second in a 1-2-3 inning.
• Savannah Channell reached third after drawing a walk, but was left on in the third.
• UNA tried to bunt twice in the third, but Connor cleaned it up on both attempts.
• Glover opened the fourth with a single, but nothing came of it offensively.
• Kirkbride finally broke through with the first run of the afternoon after her RBI single went past the second baseman.
• Connor ended her third inning with a strikeout in the fifth to maintain the 1-0 lead over the Lions.
• UNA had a chance to score in the sixth, but Madisyn Federico made the play in the right to get the tag play at home.
• A sac-fly score from Caravaca and three more outs in the seventh secured the road win for the Ospreys.

Statistical Leaders
UNF
Ashley Kirkbride | 1-2, RBI, BB
Kirsten Caravaca | 1-1, RBI
Mackenzie Woods | 1-3, R
Ashley Connor | 7.0 IP, 7 H, 4 K, 0 BB

UNA
Hailey Jones | 2-3
Sidney Bevis | 1-2
McKenzie Patterson | 1-2
Elena Escobar | 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 K, 4 BB

GAME 2 | UNF 4, UNA 1

Chloe Culp and Glover both picked up a home run in the second game, followed by a two-run RBI double from Hadlee Reichert, to take two against UNA.

Pitchers of Record
Win: Izzy Kelly (10-3)
Loss: Maci Birdyshaw (9-5)

Line Scores
UNF | 4 R, 8 H, 1 E, 4 LOB
UNA | 1 R, 8 H, 0 E, 4 LOB

Behind the Line Score

• Abi Annett touched third and threw to first for the nifty 5-3 double play to start the second doubleheader game.
• Both teams had a runner on in the second and third innings, but were all left stranded on the base paths.
• In the fourth, Culp flew one into the bleachers for her third home run of the season to take a 1-0 lead.
• Mackenzie Woods ended the fourth inning with a throw down to second to catch a UNA runner stealing.
• A sac-bunt attempt was safe at first, but the Ospreys showed great defensive presence with the throw from first to second to end the inning with a tag out.
• Glover smashed her eighth home run of the year to make it a two-run game in the sixth.
• An RBI double from Hadlee Reichert in a pinch hit spot turned in two more runs for UNF.
• The Lions added a run late, but they didn't have enough on offense to keep up with the Ospreys in game two.

Statistical Leaders
UNF
Chloe Culp | 1-3, RBI, R, solo HR
Shannon Glover | 1-3, RBI, R, solo HR
Abi Annett | 2-3, R
Hadlee Reichert | 1-1, 2 RBI
Izzy Kelly | 7.0 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 0 K, 0 BB

UNA
Felicity Frame | 3-3
Brooke Burback | 2-3
Hailey Jones | 1-3, R
Maci Birdyshaw | 7.0, 8 H, 4 R, 8 K, 1 BB

NOTES

- Abi Annett was the only player in either game to have a multi-hit performance with two hits in the second game.
- Connor and Kelly pitched consecutive complete games.
- Culp joins Glover, Annett and Logan Jackson with three or more home runs on the team.
- Both Kirsten Caravaca and Woods have reached base in the past four games.
- Woods also has a four-game hitting streak heading into the series finale on Sunday.
- Federico started her first game since Central Arkansas on Mar. 18.

UP NEXT

The Ospreys head back for one final game against North Alabama to close out the road series on Sunday, Apr. 16, at 2 p.m. ET.