JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida softball dominated yet again against Western Carolina, 9-1, to pull in another run-rule victory in five innings against the Catamounts on Sunday afternoon at UNF Softball Complex.
The Ospreys piled in the hits early with
Allison Benning smashing a three-run homer in straight-away center to go up three after going three up, three down in the circle at the top of the first.
Chloe Culp and
Mackenzie Woods added two-RBI singles to extend the lead, followed with
Logan Turner with the same result in the fifth to walk it off in run-rule fashion.
Benning had a great showing on both sides with a trio of strikeouts and a three-run bomb in the first inning. On top of the RBI hits from the Ospreys,
Lauren Brock and
Kelsey Vogel each had three-hit performances to raise their batting averages to over .400 on the season.
UNF 9, WCU 1 (5 Inn.)
Pitchers of Record
Win: Allison Benning (1-1)
Loss: Jordan Eslinger (0-3)
Line Scores
WCU | 1 R, 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB
UNF | 9 R, 10 H, 0 E, 8 LOB
Statistical Leaders
UNF
Allison Benning | 1-2, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, 3-run HR; 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 K, 36 pitches
Mackenzie Woods | 1-3, 2 RBI
Chloe Culp | 1-2, 2 RBI
Logan Turner | 1-1, 2 RBI
WCU
Imara Harrell | 1-2, RBI, R, solo HR
Courtney Marks | 1-2
Tessa Juett | 4.2 IP, 10 H, 8 ER, 5 BB, 1 K, 119 pitches
UP NEXT
North Florida will make a short trip down to Bethune-Cookman for a doubleheader match on Wednesday, Feb. 12, in Daytona Beach, Fla.
