Baseball Takes Final Game of Home Stand Against Lipscomb, 6-5

Sunday, April 14

11 a.m.

University of North Florida

Lipscomb

Baseball Takes Final Game of Home Stand Against Lipscomb, 6-5

4/14/2024 10:00:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Roca Notches Nine Strikeouts, Runnels Records Three-Hit Day

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida (17-16, 7-8 ASUN) took the final game of the weekend series against Lipscomb (11-23, 7-8 ASUN) in narrow fashion, 6-5, to complete its seven-game home stretch on Sunday afternoon at Harmon Stadium.

The Ospreys had another outstanding game from Jakob Runnels, who went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBIs after hitting two home runs on the game two on Saturday. He was a crucial piece of grabbing the series finale against the Bison in the one-run victory.

After being scoreless through the first three innings, Fletcher Cline turned in two runs for an RBI triple, followed with another RBI hit from Alex Rodriguez. A two-RBI hit from Runnels and a score off a fielding error, along with Tony Roca's stellar showing on the mound with nine strikeouts, secured the close win at home.

LIP 21, UNF 7

Pitchers of Record
Win: Tony Roca (4-2)
Loss: Jake Poindexter (2-2)
Save: Kaden Humphrey (1)

Line Scores
LIP | 5 R, 10 H, 1 E, 8 LOB
UNF | 6 R, 11 H, 2 E, 12 LOB

Statistical Leaders
UNF
Jakob Runnels | 3-5, 2 RBI, R
Alex Rodriguez | 2-4, 2 RBI
Jabin Bates | 2-3, R, BB
Fletcher Cline | 1-3, 2 RBI, R, BB
Tony Roca | 5.1 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, 91 pitches

Lipscomb
Mason Lundgrin | 2-4, 2 RBI, BB
David Coppedge | 2-4, RBI, R, solo HR
Alex Vergara | 2-5, R
Jacob Tobias | 1-4, 2 RBI, R, two-run HR
Jake Poindexter | 4.2 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 85 pitches

NOTES

Roca was one strikeout away from matching his career-high total of 10.
Cline recorded the first triple of his career on an RBI hit.
Both Runnels and Rodriguez notched multiple hits and multiple RBIs.
Kaden Humphrey shut down Lipscomb in just over two innings for his first career save.

UP NEXT

The Ospreys make the quick turn to Orlando, Fla., to face off against UCF in its first of three games against the Knights this season on Tuesday, Apr. 16, at 6 p.m.