JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Despite a pair of losses to No. 19/16 Florida (10-2), North Florida softball (6-5) brought in an attendance of 519 fans to draw its second-largest ever crowd in program history at UNF Softball Complex on Wednesday evening.
GAME 1 | UF 10, UNF 0 (6 Inn.)
Gators got out front early and never looked back, as they scored 10 runs to finish the first game of the doubleheader in six innings.
Ashley Connor had the most success of the three pitchers that saw the circle with four innings pitched and only one run allowed.
Pitchers of Record
Win: Ava Brown (5-0)
Loss: Halle Arends (1-2)
Line Scores
UF | 10 R, 12 H, 0 E, 8 LOB
UNF | 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB
Statistical Leaders
UNF
Logan Jackson | 1-2
Madisyn Federico | 1-3
Ashley Connor | 4.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
UF
Katie Kistler | 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB
Skylar Wallace | 2-3, RBI, 2 R, BB
Korbe Otis | 2-4, RBI, R
Ava Brown | 2-4, 4 RBI, R, three-run HR; 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
GAME 2 | UF 14, UNF 0 (5 Inn.)
Four pitchers saw time in the circle in the second doubleheader game, including
Cameron Ponich making her collegiate debut, along with
Shannon Glover recording the Ospreys' lone hit of the game.
Pitchers of Record
Win: Rothrock Keagan (4-2)
Loss: Allison Benning (4-2)
Line Scores
UF | 14 R, 11 H, 0 E, 8 LOB
UNF | 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB
Statistical Leaders
UNF
Shannon Glover | 1-2
Allison Benning | 2.0 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 6 BB, 3 K
UF
Katie Kistler | 2-4, 4 RBI, 2 R
Brooke Barnard | 1-3, 3 RBI, R
Keagan Rothrock | 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
UP NEXT
The Ospreys host a third consecutive MTE weekend with Iowa, Harvard and Manhattan coming to town for the UNF-JU Classic from Feb. 23-25 at UNF Softball Complex.