Resilience Resounds in Baseball’s Game-One Win at North Alabama, 7-6

Friday, May 5

Florence, Ala.

7 p.m. (EST)

University of North Florida

23-23, 0

North Alabama

9-34, 0

North Florida

North Alabama

Adams spun 1.2 scoreless frames in his first-career win.

Photo by: Noah Thomas

Resilience Resounds in Baseball’s Game-One Win at North Alabama, 7-6

5/6/2023 12:59:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

Clements’ Hustle Key to Scoring Go-ahead Run, Adams Earns First Win

FLORENCE, Ala. - North Florida (23-23, 9-13 ASUN) erased two different deficits thanks to timely hitting and great hustle, while getting a gutsy outing from Peter Holden and Brandon Adams' first win in a 7-6 victory against North Alabama (9-34, 3-19 ASUN) Friday, May 5.

UNF entered the ninth inning locked in a 6-6 tie, but an infield single from Matthew Clements brought home the go-ahead run. Clements' hustle down the line was crucial in plating Cade Reich from third as he legged out the dribbler.

UNF fell behind early 5-2, but scored five runs in the final five innings to secure the win. Aidan Sweatt and Austin Brinling reached base a combined seven times and recorded three extra-base hits.

On the hill, Holden tied a season high with 7.1 innings worked, while Adams continued his impressive stretch on the hill with 1.2 scoreless frames.

UNF 7, UNA 6

Pitchers of Record
Win: Brandon Adams (1-1)
Loss: Carson Howard (1-1)

Line Scores
UNF | 7R, 13H, E, 12 LOB
UNA | 6R, 10H, 2E, 11 LOB

Behind the Line Score

North Florida opened the scoring with a Cherokee Nichols solo home run in the second.
UNF scratched another across in the third thanks to two walks and a hit by pitch. Matthew Clements scored after a misplayed chopper to third brought him home.
North Alabama took a 3-2 lead on three consecutive RBI singles in the third.
The Lions added two more in the fourth. Kyle Machado delivered a two-run single to extend the Lion lead to 5-2.
The Ospreys trimmed the deficit to two, as Jakob Runnels plated Brinling with a sac fly in the fifth.
UNF battled back with two runs in the six as Clements, Brinling and Sweatt strung three doubles together.
Andrew Knight gave UNA a 6-5 lead with a sac fly in the sixth inning, but Holden limited the damage to just one run as the Lions loaded the bags with nobody out.
North Florida evened the score in the eighth before Clements legged out the game-winning infield single in the ninth.
Adams spun a clean ninth for the win.

Statistical Leaders
UNF

Austin Brinling | 2-for-4, 2R, 2B, RBI, 2BB
Aidan Sweatt | 3-for-4, 2 2B, RBI
Cherokee Nichols | 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI, BB
Matthew Clements | 3-for-4, 2B, 2R, BB
Brandon Adams | 1.2 IP, K, W

UNA

Kyle Machado | 2-for-4, R, 3RBI, BB
Jackson Ferrigno | 1-for-3, 2R, 2BB
Jonathan Lane | 2-for-2, R, 2B, 2BB
Gehrig Frei | 2-for-5, RBI

Notes

Holden recorded an out in the eighth for just the third time this season.
Holden's 7.1 innings tonight ties his season high
He has now gone at least five innings in 21 of his 22 starts.
Holden extended his streak to 12 straight starts of going at least five innings.
Adams recorded his first collegiate win.
Sweatt recorded his seventh three-hit game of the season.
Brinling now has 16 multi-hit games this season.
Dallen Leach has recorded a hit in back-to-back games for the time since March 14th- March 17th.
UNF and North Alabama met for the first time since 2019.
UNF recorded their first victory against North Alabama since April 18th, 2019.
UNF is 6-3 in one-run games