JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida softball put up lots of runs in each of their games with back-to-back victories against Middle Tennessee and Cleveland State at the JU-UNF Invitational on Saturday evening.

The Osprey pitching was the highlight of the night with Macie Hunolt pitching a complete-game one-hitter against MTSU in a 6-0 win with the lone hit coming at the top of the seventh. Fellow freshman Taylor Cook pitched four innings against Cleveland State, while Cameron Ponich picked up her second win of the season plus a back-to-back strikeout showing in two batters faced from Kylah Berry to close out the 6-2 win.

Allison Benning stayed hot from the plate in the second day of the weekend tournament with a two-run bomb in her first at bat against MTSU. She now has totaled six home runs over her first 11 games to start her 2025 campaign.

GAME 1 | UNF 6, MTSU 0

Pitchers of Record
Win: Macie Hunolt (3-0)
Loss: Jesyne Espinal (1-1)

Line Scores
MTSU | 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB
UNF | 6 R, 8 H, 2 E, 3 LOB

Statistical Leaders
UNF
Allison Benning | 1-3, 2 RBI, R, two-run HR
Lauren Brock | 2-2, 3 RBI, R, BB
Macie Hunolt | 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 52 pitches

MTSU
Avery Wynne | 1-1
Jesyne Espinal | 2.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 31 pitches

GAME 2 | UNF 6, CSU 2

Pitchers of Record
Win: Cameron Ponich (2-0)
Loss: Avery Robinson (0-2)

Line Scores
CSU | 2 R, 8 H, 1 E, 7 LOB
UNF | 6 R, 8 H, 1 E, 6 LOB

Statistical Leaders
UNF
Kelsey Vogel | 1-4, 2 RBI, 2 R
Lauren Brock | 2-4, R
Allison Benning | 2-4, R
Taylor Cook | 4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 66 pitches

CSU
Haley West | 2-2, RBI, R, solo HR
Brooke Albaugh | 2-4, R
Avery Robinson | 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 32 pitches

UP NEXT

North Florida will finish out the JU-UNF Invitational on Sunday, Feb. 16, when they rematch against MTSU at 9 a.m.