Ospreys Outhit No. 4 Florida But Drop Midweek in Gainesville

Tuesday, April 25

Gainesville, Fla.

6 p.m.

University of North Florida

22-19

Florida

32-10

North Florida

Florida

Austin Brinling standing at the plate against UF

Brinling went 2-for-5 with a double Tuesday.

Photo by: Noah Thomas

Ospreys Outhit No. 4 Florida But Drop Midweek in Gainesville

4/25/2023 10:38:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

North Florida Pressures Gators But 11 Stranded Runners Loom Large

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - North Florida baseball created a number of scoring opportunities, out-hitting No. 4 Florida (32-10), but 11 runners left on base coupled with the Gators' timely hitting down the stretch cost the Ospreys (22-19) in a 6-2 midweek loss in Gainesville April 25.

#4 UF 6, UNF 2

Pitchers of Record
Win: Yoel Tejeda Jr. (2-0)
Loss: Avery Love (0-2)

Line Scores
UNF | 2R, 11H, 0E, 11 LOB
UF | 6R, 8H, E, 5 LOB

Behind the Line Score

Austin Brinling and Jakob Runnels singled to get UNF with runners at the corners in the first, but UF escaped.
The Gators put one on the board in the bottom half after Wyatt Langford doubled and Josh Rivera scored him on a bloop single to right.
Luke Heyman hit a solo home run to left field for a 2-0 lead in the second.
Jac Caglianone took a low and away changeup to right that was initially ruled a home run. It would be reviewed and updated as a double after the ball landed in between the padding on the fence in right. He would eventually score on a sac fly in foul territory.
Cherokee Nichols doubled off the wall in left to give UNF a chance at runs in the fourth, but a Dallen Leach liner was caught to strand two Ospreys in the fourth.
UNF got to UF in the fifth, putting up two runs. Aidan Sweatt reached on an infield single and scored after stealing second via a Brinling double to right. Brinling scored one batter later on a Runnels RBI single to right center.
The Ospreys knocked on the door of a big inning in the eighth. Cade Reich reached on an infield single and Nichols chopped a single through the left side. But, UF got out of it with a punchout and fly out.
UF got some insurance in the eighth, scoring three. Langford singled, Rivera walked and BT Riopelle plated Langford with a single before advancing to second on the throw. Heyman added another with a single and Colby Halter completed the scoring with a sac fly.
Alex Lodise gave a ball a ride with two on in the ninth but it was caught on the track as UF closed it out.

Statistical Leaders
UNF

Aidan Sweatt | 2-for-4, R, BB
Austin Brinling | 2-for-5, 2B, R
Jakob Runnels | 2-for-4, RBI, BB
Cherokee Nichols | 2-for-3, 2B, BB
Tony Roca | 4.1 IP, 2H, 3R, 2BB, 4K

Wyatt Langford | 2-for-4, 2B, 2R
Luke Heyman | 2-for-4, HR, 2RBI
Yoel Tejeda Jr. | W, 4.0 IP, 5H, 0E, BB, 4K

Notes

It was the second meeting between UNF and UF this season and 26th all-time
Roca went 4.1 innings, one out short of his season long. He appeared in both of UNF's games at UF this season
North Florida had four players with multi-hit nights
UNF's top three in the lineup all had two-hit nights
North Florida has two more midweek games remaining on the season.

Up Next
North Florida wraps up April with a three-game home stand against Queens beginning Friday at 6:05 p.m.