MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. - North Florida softball shattered the D-I program record for runs scored in a single game posting 18 against Cornell in the Make It Happen Games on Saturday evening.
The Ospreys put up 18 runs and 20 hits, which is also a new D-I program mark, against the Bears in the backend of a split day against Ohio State and Cornell. It was the most runs scored in all-time program history since the 1996 season, where UNF won in an 18-0 game against South Carolina State.
Allison Benning notched her 10th home run of the season in highlight fashion sending one to left field in an attempt to intentionally walk her. It was her third home run of the weekend, as they all have been against Cornell.
Lauren Brock continued to be scorching hot from the plate with a four-hit day as one of seven Ospreys to have multiple hits against the Bears. Her four hits and four runs in a game are tied for the most in D-I program history, as she is the first to accomplish both marks in the same game.
Brock is the first player to notch four hits for UNF since
Madisyn Federico accomplished the feature in last season's ASUN Championship tournament against FGCU. She also now stands with recent Osprey Hall of Fame inductee Navia Penrod as the only two players in UNF D-I history with four runs scored in a game.
GAME 1 | OSU 6, UNF 1
Pitchers of Record
Win: Kennedy Kay (3-1)
Loss: Macie Hunolt (4-1)
Line Scores
OSU | 6 R, 7 H, 1 E, 9 LOB
UNF | 1 R, 5 H, 0 E, 5 LOB
Statistical Leaders
UNF
Hadlee Reichert | 1-2, RBI, BB
Kristen Caravaca | 1-2, BB
Amanda Aardema | 1-1, R
Taylor Cook | 4.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 81 pitches
OSU
Jasmyn Burns | 2-2, RBI, 2 R, solo HR
Kaitlyn Farley | 1-3, RBI, 2 R, solo HR
Kami Kortokrax | 1-3, RBI, R, BB, solo HR
Kennedy Kay | 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 102 pitches
GAME 2 | UNF 18, COR 11
Pitchers of Record
Win: Cameron Ponich (3-0)
Loss: Kyrie Denny (0-2)
Save: Taylor Cook (1)
Line Scores
UNF | 18 R, 20 H, 0 E, 9 LOB
COR | 11 R, 11 H, 2 E, 10 LOB
Statistical Leaders
UNF
Allison Benning | 2-2, 4 RBI, 2 R, 4 BB, three-run HR
Lauren Brock | 4-5, 3 RBI, 4 R, BB
Kelsey Vogel | 3-4, 3 RBI, 2 R
Hadlee Reichert | 3-4, 2 RBI, R
Amanda Aardema | 3-5, RBI, 2 R
Kalyn McCarthy | 2-4, 3 R
Kirsten Caravaca | 2-4, 2 R
COR
Lauren Holt | 1-3, 5 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, grand slam HR
Hailey Pirkey | 3-5, 4 RBI
Emma Harshberger | 3-4, 2 R
Kyrie Denny | 3.1 IP, 11 H, 8 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 72 pitches
NOTES
- Allison Benning extends her home run mark to 10 bombs through 17 games played.
- She also has improved her season average to .452 with 18 total walks, including four against Cornell.
- Seven different batters in the lineup had multi-hit performances against the Bears.
- Vogel, Reichert and Aardema all had three-hit games, while Brock had a phenomenal four hits against Cornell.
- Brock also was the first player in UNF D-I history to hit four runs and score four times in the same game.
- Both 18 runs and 20 hits are program-best marks in the D-I era.
UP NEXT
North Florida finishes off its weekend in Madeira Beach, Fla., with a second matchup against Siena on Sunday, Feb. 23, starting at 11:30 a.m.