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Brandon Adams pitching against UCF
Noah Thomas
Adams spun 1.2 scoreless frames in his first-career win.
7
Winner North Florida UNF 23-23
6
North Alabama UNA 9-34
Winner
North Florida UNF
23-23
7
Final
6
North Alabama UNA
9-34
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
North Florida UNF 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 7 13 1
North Alabama UNA 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 10 2

W: Adams, Brandon (1-1) L: Carson Howard (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

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

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
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

Up Next
UNF plays game two of the series tomorrow at 4 p.m. EST.
 
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