Baseball Drops Twin Bill Against Queens

Friday, April 28

Jacksonville, Fla.

2:05 p.m.

University of North Florida

22-20, 8-11

Queens (Charlotte)

9-31, 4-15

Queens Royals

North Florida

Alex Lodise rounding third base during the game against Queens

Lodise registered another multi-home run game and set the UNF single season freshman RBI record.

Photo by: Noah Thomas

4/28/2023 10:05:00 PM | Baseball

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Lodise Sets UNF Single Season Freshman RBI Record

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF baseball got six-plus innings from both of its starters and the second multi-home run game of Alex Lodise's season in game one, but Queens (10-31, 5-15 ASUN) rallied in game one and had its starter spin a complete game in the night cap as the Ospreys (22-21, 8-12 ASUN) dropped Friday's twin bill April 28.

Lodise set the UNF single season freshman RBI record Friday, surpassing UNF Hall of Famer, Donnie Dewees, reaching 49 for his career with two home runs and an RBI double.

Peter Holden went 6.1 innings, totaling a quality start in his 11th straight start of at least five frames despite taking the no decision. Queens rallied to win 11-9 in game one, getting a two-out two-RBI single in the ninth. The Royals homered three times in game two to take the night cap, 8-2.

G1 | Queens 11, UNF 9

Pitchers of Record
Win: Daniel Bagwell (1-3)
Loss: Brandon Adams (0-1)
Save: Justin Offschanka (2)

Line Scores
Queens | 11R, 11H, 2E, 10 LOB
UNF | 9R, 16H, 3E, 12 LOB

Behind the Line Score

Aidan Sweatt and Austin Brinling opened the game with consecutive singles before Lodise walked. Cherokee Nichols cleared the bags with a double down the line. Lodise was able to score as the ball was misplayed down the line.
Queens scratched across one in the fourth, using two walks and an RBI single, but Peter Holden was able to prevent further damage and strand the bags loaded.
Lodise extended the UNF lead with a two-out two-run home run to right center in the fifth.
Queens replied with three in the seventh to get back into. An RBI single was followed by a two-run home run to left center by Riley Cheek.
Back-to-back jacks from Lodise and Nichols gave UNF some insurance, making it 7-4 Ospreys in the 7th.
Queens filled the bases and drove them in, scoring five in the top of the eighth to take its first lead, 9-7.
Down to two strikes and with nobody on in the eighth, Lodise singled to right before Nichols laced another single through the left side. With two strikes, Cade Reich sprayed a triple into the right field corner to tie the game up.
Queens took the lead, 11-9, in the ninth thanks to a clutch two-RBI single to left center from Cheek.
UNF threatened in the ninth, getting two on with two out, but Queens escaped as a Runnels liner was caught.

Statistical Leaders

Queens

Riley Cheek | 2-for-4, R, 4RBI, 2BB
JJ Sousa | 2-for-4, 2RBI
Nick Melton | 2-for-4, R, 2RBI
Kei Yamagishi | 6.0 IP, 9H, 5ER, 5BB, 3K, 92 pitches

UNF

Alex Lodise | 3-for-4, 4R, 3RBI, 2HR, BB
Cherokee Nichols | 3-for-5, 2R, 3RBI
Cade Reich | 4-for-5, 2RBI
Peter Holden | 6.1 IP, 4H, 2ER, 4BB, 7K

G2 | Queens 8, UNF 2

Pitchers of Record
Win: Jeffery Madhof (2-4)
Loss: Clayton Boroski (2-8)

Line Scores
Queens | 8R, 14H, 3E, 9 LOB
UNF | 2R, 7H, E, 5 LOB

Behind the Line Score

UNF got going in the first. Sweatt singled, stole second and later scored on a Lodise double off the centerfield wall.
Matthew Clements flared a single to center and scored on a Brinling double into the right field corner, making it 2-0 UNF in the third.
Queens got the equalizer on a two-run home run down the left field line in the fourth from Nick Brassington.
Cheek homered again in the fifth, his second of the day, sending a solo shot to the camera lift in center.
Brassington lifted his second homer of the game, a solo shot just over the wall in left in the sixth.
Queens passed its lead with a four-run eighth, scoring on two doubles, two singles and a walk. Three of those runs came with two away.

Statistical Leaders

Queens

Riley Cheek | 2-for-4, HR, 2R, 2RBI
Christian Maggio | 3-for-5, 2R, 2B
Nick Brassington | 2-for-5, 3RBI, 2R, 2HR
Jeffery Maidhof | 9.0 IP, 7H, 2R, ER, BB, 2K

UNF

Austin Brinling | 2-for-4, 2B
Alex Lodise | 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
Matthew Clements | 1-for-3, R
Clayton Boroski | 7.0 IP, 11H, 6ER, BB, 5K

Notes

Lodise took the team lead with his 13th home run on the season, adding to his single season freshman record
He also set the North Florida single season RBI record by reaching 49, breaking a tie with former Golden Spikes Semifinalist Donnie Dewees for first all-time at UNF
Lodise had his second multi-home run game at North Florida
It was the first-ever meeting between the two teams
Boroski went a career-long seven frames in game two
Holden has gone at least five frames in 19 of his 20 starts at UNF
Reich finished a homer shy of the cycle in game two
Lodise scored at least four runs for the third time this year
Sweatt reached 100-career runs
Lodise is four runs shy of setting the UNF single season freshman runs record

.@Alexlodise ordering seconds on the oppo taco ?? ??

That's RBI 48, setting the UNF single season freshman RBI record ? pic.twitter.com/5s8UY3EsUb
— UNF Baseball (@OspreyBSB) April 28, 2023