STATESBORO, Ga. – North Florida baseball fell to Georgia Southern, 11-1, at J.I. Clements Stadium on Wednesday evening.
Georgia Southern struck in the bottom of the first inning when a leadoff single and stolen base put a runner in scoring position. After the runner advanced to third on a fly out to center field, the Eagles placed a single through the left side to drive in their initial run.
The Ospreys threatened in the top of the third inning when junior
Finn Howell ripped a stand up double to left field and redshirt sophomore
Nick Monile drew a subsequent walk to have runners on first and second with one out. Georgia Southern caught Howell stealing third and induced a fly ball in the next at-bat to get out of the jam.
Georgia Southern extended its lead in the bottom of the third with a three-run shot before it added another run in the frame on an error that made the score 5-0.
UNF responded in the top of the fourth inning. Senior
Cade Bush prompted a walk to lead off the frame before a single from redshirt freshman
Carter White put Ospreys on the corners with no outs. Junior
Santiago Ordonez plated the Ospreys' lone run of the game with a single through the left side. Georgia Southern induced a double play and got an inning-ending strikeout to limit further damage.
The Eagles plated a pair of runs in the fourth, one in the sixth and three more in the seventh to push the margin to the eventual final.
PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win: Will Robbins (2-0)
Loss: Ryan Furey (0-2)
LINE SCORES
GSU | 11 R, 15 H, 0 E, 15 LOB
UNF | 1 R, 5 H, 1 E, 6 LOB
STATISTICAL LEADERS
GS
Josh Tate | 3-6, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, SB
Sean Smith | 2-4, 2 RBI
UNF
Carter White | 2-3
Santiago Ordonez | 2-3, RBI
UP NEXT
North Florida returns to Harmon Stadium for a weekend series with in-state conference foe Florida Gulf Coast on Friday through Sunday, March 28-30. UNF will honor the 25th anniversary of the 2000 NCAA DII World Series team. First pitch on Friday, Mar. 28, is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., while Saturday is set for 3 p.m., and the weekend finale at 1 p.m., on Sunday.