JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The winning momentum continued Friday for North Florida as UNF belted a pair of three-run home runs and
Peter Holden and
Lance Bolton spun nine innings of one-run ball as the Ospreys (27-23, 12-13 ASUN) quieted ASUN-leading FGCU (36-13, 18-7 ASUN), 9-1, May 12.
Holden dealt, twirling 100 pitches while permitting just one run on a solo home run. Bolton came in and picked up where he left off against UNA, spinning three scoreless behind three-run homers from
Jakob Runnels and
Austin Brinling.
FGCU entered the game leading the country in home runs and slugging, while North Florida pitching also stymied Brian Ellis' NCAA-leading 117-game reached base streak.
UNF 9, FGCU 1
Pitchers of Record
Win:
Peter Holden (4-4)
Loss: Tyler Tipton (1-1)
Save:
Lance Bolton (4)
Line Scores
FGCU | 1R, 5H, 1E, 8 LOB
UNF | 9R, 14H, 0E, 6 LOB
Behind the Line Score
- Cherokee Nichols got the scoring started once more, ripping a solo home run off the scoreboard in left on a knee-high fastball in the second.
- Three-straight two-out singles, concluded with Dallen Leach's flare down the right field line, scored Cade Reich for a 2-0 lead in the fourth.
- The top of the order did its job with Austin Brinling ripping a 1-2 curve down the line for a double and Aidan Sweatt legging out a single. One batter later, Jakob Runnels took a belt high pitch over the scoreboard for a three-run homer and a 5-0 lead in the fifth.
- FGCU finally scratched across a run when Edrick Felix hit a solo homer in the sixth.
- UNF got one back after Gabriel Esquivel and Leach singled before a groundout plated the first baseman.
- Bolton only permitted one hit as he worked a three-inning save and Brinling added insurance with a three-run home run to right.
Statistical Leaders
UNF
- Austin Brinling | 3-for-5, 2R, 3RBI, HR
- Aidan Sweatt | 2-for-5, R
- Gabriel Esquivel | 3-for-3, 2R
- Peter Holden | W, 6.0 IP, 4H, ER, 2BB, 5K, 100 pitches
- Lance Bolton | SV, 3.0 IP, H, 0ER, 2BB, 2K
FGCU
- Edrick Felix | 2-for-3, HR
- Wilmer & Cole | 1-for-3, BB
Notes
- North Florida had four with multi-hit games
- UNF had two players with three-run home run nights
- UNF has tied the program DI-era record for homers in a season with 71
- The Ospreys have won a season-best five-straight games
- Esquivel posted his second-straight multi-hit game and his second three-hit game of the year
- It was UNF's 23rd double-digit hit performance of the season
- Holden has gone at least five innings in 23 of his 24 starts
- Bolton posted his fourth save. He has gone 8.2 scoreless frames over the last two appearances
Up Next
Game two gets going at 2:05 p.m. tomorrow following Senior Day festivities at 1:30 p.m.
