CHARLOTTE, NC. - North Florida baseball (12-6, 2-0 ASUN) continued a successful road trip with a seven-inning run-rule victory against Queens (4-15, 0-2 ASUN), 12-2, to take its first conference series on Saturday afternoon.

UNF scored nine runs from the fifth on to secure the weekend series to open play in the ASUN. The Ospreys have now won four straight weekend series.

The Ospreys scored early in the first inning on an RBI single from Jabin Bates. Queens tied the game up in the second, but UNF responded with back-to-back home runs in the third from Jakob Runnels and Cherokee Nichols. 

The Ospreys would continue to score from the fifth inning on. They scored one in the fifth, six in the sixth, and two in the seventh. The sixth inning featured two-run singles from both Bates and Fletcher Cline. Four different Ospreys had multi-hit games in the Saturday victory.

Clayton Boroski was excellent, tossing four and a third innings off one run ball. The bullpen was efficient too, as Brett Dennis went an inning and two thirds against the Royals' lineup without allowing a walk or hit. Brody Maynard slammed the door to secure the win.

UNF 12, QUOC 2

Pitchers of Record
Win: Clayton Boroski (1-1) 
Loss: Carson Magill (0-1)

Line Scores
UNF | 12 R, 13 H, 3 E, 9 LOB
Queens | 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB

Statistical Leaders
UNF
Jabin Bates | 3-4, 4 RBI, R, 2B
Tripp McKinlay | 3-4, 3 RBI, R, 3B, BB
Jakob Runnels | 2-3, HR, RBI, 3 R, BB
Cherokee Nichols | 1-3, HR, RBI, 2 R, BB, HBP

Queens
Tyler Peters | 1-2, RBI, R, BB
Connor Manco | 1-3, 1B

NOTES

• Boroski won his first game of the '24 season.
• North Florida has now won four straight series.
• Bates delivered his first four-RBI game of his career.
• Four different Ospreys had multi-hit days.
• Cline picked up his first two RBIs of the season.

UP NEXT

The Ospreys finish off the series on Sunday, Mar. 17, with first pitch at 1:05 p.m., in Charlotte, N.C.