JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida (16-16, 6-8 ASUN) stayed in the thick of it through the first five innings, but the bullpen couldn't contain Lipscomb (11-22, 7-7 ASUN) in the defeat on Saturday afternoon at Harmon Stadium.
The Ospreys took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning, but Lipscomb responded immediately to take the lead in the second. After falling down by three in the third, a few runs were batted in highlighted by a solo shot from
Jakob Runnels to tie the game.
UNF continued to score to take the one-run lead in the fifth, but the Bison hit a grand slam to go back up by three. Runnels hit another home run for his second of the game, but Lipscomb ended the game with 11 unanswered runs to take the weekend series.
LIP 21, UNF 7
Pitchers of Record
Win: Chandler Giles (1-2)
Loss: Brett Dennis (0-3)
Line Scores
LIP | 21 R, 19 H, 1 E, 14 LOB
UNF | 7 R, 11 H, 2 E, 13 LOB
Statistical Leaders
UNF
Jakob Runnels | 2-4, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 HR
Finn Howell | 2-3, RBI, R, 2 BB
Jabin Bates | 2-3, RBI, R, BB
Tyler Gerteisen | 2-2, 2 R, BB
Bryce Fisher | 4.0 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 84 pitches
Lipscomb
Jacob Tobias | 3-6, 7 RBI, 2 R, BB, HR
Mason Lundgrin | 3-6, 4 RBI, 2 R
Trace Willhoite | 3-4, 3 RBI, 3 R, 3 BB, HR
Will Lee | 2-3, 3 RBI, 4 R, 4 BB
Tanner Lyne | 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 24 pitches
NOTES
- Four Ospreys recorded multi-hit games against the Bison.
- Runnels batted in three runs off of two homers.
- He brings his home run total to eight on the season.
- Tripp McKinlay joined Runnels with multiple RBIs with two.
UP NEXT
The Ospreys look to take the final game of the series against Lipscomb on Sunday, Apr. 14, with first pitch set for 11 a.m., at Harmon Stadium.
