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Cade Reich hitting a pitch
Roberto Johnson
Reich homered and singled in the home finale Sunday, May 14.
10
Winner Florida Gulf Coast FGCU 37-14, 19-8 ASUN
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North Florida UNF 28-24, 13-14 ASUN
Winner
Florida Gulf Coast FGCU
37-14, 19-8 ASUN
10
Final
2
North Florida UNF
28-24, 13-14 ASUN
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Gulf Coast FGCU 0 1 2 0 1 5 1 0 0 10 11 0
North Florida UNF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 2

W: VALIENTE, ALEJANDRO (3-2) L: Boroski, Clayton (2-9)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Season-Long Winning Streak Snapped in Home Finale Against FGCU

Ospreys Finish Home Slate 20-13 at Harmon Stadium in 2023

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF baseball took a brief lead in the first inning on an Alex Lodise RBI double, but the FGCU (37-14, 19-8 ASUN) bats found their groove in the series finale as the Ospreys (28-24, 13-14 ASUN) had their season-best six-game winning streak snapped in the home finale on Mother's Day Sunday, May 14. 

Despite the loss, UNF took the series from one of the top hitting teams in the country, securing its seventh of nine home series this year. The Ospreys closed out the home slate 20-13 in games at Harmon Stadium, with three road contests remaining at JU beginning Thursday. 

UNF is currently just one game back of the eighth-place slot in the league, a position that features a four-way tie between Jacksonville, Eastern Kentucky, Liberty and Austin Peay. The top eight teams earn a spot in the ASUN Championship set for DeLand later this month.

FGCU 10, UNF 2

Pitchers of Record
Win: Alejandro Valiente (3-2)
Loss: Clayton Boroski (2-9)

Line Scores
FGCU | 10R, 11H, 0E, 7 LOB
UNF | 2R, 8H, 2E, 9 LOB

Behind the Line Score
  • A leadoff double inside the first base bag for Austin Brinling and a two-out double from Lodise inside the left field line gave UNF a 1-0 lead in the first.
  • Alejandro Rodriguez homered to straightaway left to tie it 1-1 in the second.
  • Harrison Povey hit a two-run home run to right for a 3-1 FGCU lead in the third.
  • FGCU got one in the fifth on a sac fly, but Brandon Adams did a good job against the middle of the Eagles lineup by limiting damage.
  • UNF worked two walks in the fifth, pushing Stephen Wilmer from the hill, but FGCU escaped after Alejandro Valiente worked a lineout and popout.
  • FGCU posted its first non-home run extra base hit, a sac fly and eventually a wall-scraping grand slam from Edrick Felix to take  9-1 lead in the sixth.
  • Cade Reich turned on a hanging slider, hitting it to the batting facility in left for a solo homer in the sixth.
  • Wilmer singled to open the seventh and moved to third on a two-base error before scoring on a wild pitch.
  • Both sides spun zeros the rest of the way as FGCU closed it out in a 10-2 win.

Statistical Leaders
UNF
FGCU
  • Edrick Felix | 1-for-4, GS
  • Brian Ellis | 2-for-4, 2R
  • Harrison Povey | 1-for-3, HR, 2RBI

Notes
  • UNF went 20-13 at home this year
  • Brinling extended his reached base streak to 24 games, a season long for any Osprey. The previous mark this year was held by Reich at 23 games.
  • North Florida won seven of nine home series this year
  • UNF had a season-long six-game winning streak snapped
  • The Ospreys are 6-2 in the month of May

Up Next
North Florida finishes up the regular season with the River City Rumble beginning Thursday at 7 p.m. at JU.
 
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