Baseball Falls in Extra-Inning Nail-biter at JU, 3-2

Saturday, May 20

Jacksonville, Fla.

1 p.m.

University of North Florida

28-27, 0

Jacksonville

33-22, 0

North Florida

Jacksonville

UNF concludes season 28-27 overall.

Photo by: Noah Thomas

5/20/2023 4:59:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Ospreys Wrap Up 2023 Season

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Down to the last out, North Florida baseball (28-27, 13-17 ASUN) rallied to score two in the ninth and tie things, 2-2, but Jacksonville (33-22, 17-13 ASUN) eventually won on a walk-off solo home run to left in the 11th inning of the regular season finale Saturday, May 20.

The 3-2 loss was UNF's first defeat in five tries in extras this year as the Ospreys came up just short of ASUN postseason contention. North Florida would have needed a win and Austin Peay loss later today as the Ospreys got some help with Central Arkansas' win against EKU today.

JU 3, UNF 2 (11 innings)

Pitchers of Record
Win: Scout Updike (4-2)
Loss: Lance Bolton (4-2)

Line Scores
UNF | 2R, 5H, E, 12 LOB
JU | 3R, 7H, E, 8 LOB

Behind the Line Score

UNF had three potential hits including two liners caught by JU starter Blake Barquin in the first. The second saw Alex Lodise open the frame with a double into the left field corner, but JU got a flyout, groundout and punchout to get out of it.
JU broke the 0-0 stalemate in the fifth. Blake DeLamielleure doubled just past a diving Cade Reich in left center before coming around on a single through the left side off of Colin Wetterau's bat.
With two outs, Jakob Runnels walked and Lodise laced a single to left. Gabriel Esquivel gave one a ride to right, but it hung up.
DeLamielleure struck again with a triple on a liner to center that got past a diving Austin Brinling. A sac fly would bring him in to make it 2-0.
Matthew Clements opened the 8th with a single up the middle before JU worked consecutive groundouts. Runnels walked but righty Heston Mosley got a key strikeout.
Righty Lance Bolton danced around a perilous bases loaded and nobody out situation to keep it 2-0 in the eighth.
Down to their final three outs, UNF got two to keep the season alive. Esquivel was hit by a pitch, Cade Reich was walked and Drew Leinenbach put down a sac bunt. Pinch hitter Peyton Sybrandt rolled an RBI groundout and Reich scored the tying run after JU third baseman Kris Armstrong kicked a slow roller off Matthew Clements' bat.
Ian Brown coaxed a leadoff walk in the 10th as UNF eventually got runners to second and third with two outs. JU escaped with an inning-ending groundout.
DeLamielleure hit a walk-off homer to left in the 11th to win.

Statistical Leaders
UNF

Alex Lodise | 2-for-3, 2B
Jakob Runnels | 1-for-2, 2BB, 2B
Tony Roca | ND, 5.0 IP, 3H, ER, BB, 2K
Lance Bolton | 5.0 IP, 4H, 2ER, BB, 2K

Blake DeLamielleure | 4-for-5, cycle
Colin Wetterau | 1-for-4, RBI
Layton Perry | 3.2 IP, 2H, 0ER

Notes

JU used eight pitchers
UNF is 6-4 in one-run games
Roca and Bolton both went five frames
Austin Brinling extended his hitting streak to 16 games and his reached base streak to 27 games
14 different Ospreys appeared in the game
The teams combined for 20 runners left on base
North Florida is 4-1 in extras this season
It was the 92nd meeting between the two teams