BOCA RATON, Fla. - North Florida softball (3-2) couldn't generate enough offense to keep up with Florida Atlantic (4-2), as they suffered a tough loss, 7-2, in its season road debut on Tuesday evening.
After going 1-2-3 in the first inning on defense, the Ospreys allowed six runs in the following inning to find themselves in a hole.
Shannon Glover got UNF on the board in the top of the fifth with an RBI single, but FAU added another run to their total to cushion their lead in a five-run defeat.
FAU 7, UNF 2
Pitchers of Record
Win: Trinity Schlotterbeck (1-1)
Loss:
Kylah Berry (0-1)
Line Scores
UNF | 2 R, 7 H, 1 E, 6 LOB
FAU | 7 R, 9 H, 0 E, 12 LOB
Statistical Leaders
UNF
Shannon Glover | 2-2, 2 RBI, BB
Chloe Culp | 2-3, R
Madisyn Federico | 1-4, R
Ashley Connor | 4.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 104 pitches
FAU
Leebrick | 2-4, 3 RBI
Orland | 2-4, 2 RBI, R
Presutti | 2-4, RBI, R
Trinity Schlotterbeck | 5.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 96 pitches
NOTES
- Shannon Glover was the main source of offense for the Ospreys going 2-for-2 with a pair of RBIs.
- Reichert and Federico join Glover with the most hits on the team with six total, as Reichert leads in BA at .429.
- Ashley Connor did well in her relief appearance with only two earned runs allowed and four strikeouts.
- Four of the top five hitters in the batting order earned a hit against the Owls.
- Outside of catcher, UNF have started the same eight spots in the lineup for all five games this season.
- After being moved down to the nine hole, Chloe Culp notched two hits and a run scored on Tuesday.
UP NEXT
The Ospreys travel even further south to face off against FIU on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 2 p.m., in Miami, Fla.
