ORLANDO, Fla. - North Florida softball splits another day in Orlando during the second day of competition at the Charge On Classic hosted by UCF on Saturday evening.
The Ospreys bounced back from Friday night with a back-and-forth victory against George Mason, in which the Ospreys led by seven runs in the first but pulled out a 12-11 win. Down by two runs,
Chloe Culp hit a bases-clearing double to score three runs to clinch the game against the Patriots.
UNF came back for the second game of the day facing UCF, but fell to the Knights in a late game to wrap up the Charge On Classic.
Cameron Ponich turned in a complete game, but suffered her first loss of the season in the circle.
GAME 1 | UNF 12, GMU 11
Pitchers of Record
Win: Allison Benning (7-2)
Loss: Kylie Wilkerson (0-2)
Line Scores
UNF | 12 R, 11 H, 4 E, 14 LOB
GMU | 11 R, 12 H, 3 E, 11 LOB
Statistical Leaders
UNF
Allison Benning | 1-3, 2 RBI, 3 BB; 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 10 K, 94 pitches
Chloe Culp | 3-4, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB
Lauren Brock | 1-4, RBI, R, BB
Kristen Caravaca | 1-4, RBI, R, BB
GMU
Emily Lampela | 2-5, 3 RBI, R
Jessica Chan | 1-3, 3 RBI, R, 2 BB
Kylie Wilkerson | 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 76 pitches
GAME 2 | UCF 6, UNF 0
Pitchers of Record
Win: Kaitlyn Felton (8-0)
Loss: Cameron Ponich (3-1)
Line Scores
UNF | 0 R, 5 H, 1 E, 5 LOB
UCF | 6 R, 10 H, 1 E, 9 LOB
Statistical Leaders
UNF
Allison Benning | 2-2
Hadlee Reichert | 2-3
Lauren Brock | 1-3
Cameron Ponich | 6.0 IP, 10 H, 5 ER, 5 BB, 131 pitches
UCF
Izzy Mertes | 3-4, 5 RBI, 2 R, two-run HR
Sierra Humphreys | 2-3, R, BB
Kaitlyn Felton | 7.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 104 pitches
UP NEXT
North Florida heads home for a quick turnaround to face off against Mount St. Mary's on Sunday, Mar. 2, with first pitch set for 3 p.m., at UNF Softball Complex.