JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – North Florida softball earned the series sweep with an 8-3 win over Jacksonville at Debbie & Fred Pruitt Softball Complex on Sunday. They remain unbeaten in ASUN conference play at 9-0 with three-straight sweeps. 
 
The Ospreys built a three-run lead with a pair of runs in the second and one in the third inning. After a leadoff single from junior Kirsten Caravaca, redshirt-senior Mackenzie Woods plated the initial pair of runs of the night with a two-run home run to left field. 
 
UNF continued to do damage in the third inning with runners on the corner and Caravaca up to bat. Caravaca pieced a hard-hit ball to third base that led to a wild throw and drove Woods home to make it 3-0. 
 
Jacksonville plated a pair of runs in the bottom of the third and one more in the fourth inning to tie it at 3-3.
 
With the score tied, UNF answered back to plate five runs with a two-out rally in the top of the fifth inning. With runners on first and second, Caravaca ripped a stand-up triple to make it 5-3.

Senior Hadlee Reichert drove in Caravaca to extend the lead to 6-3 before Woods picked up her third and fourth RBI of the night with a single up to middle to make it 8-3. Allison Benning took over in the circle in the fourth and recorded four strikeouts, one hit and no earned runs over 3.2 relief innings pitched. 

UNF 8, JU 3

Pitchers of Record
Win: Allison Benning (15-5)
Loss: Jacy Harrelson (2-3)

Line Scores
UNF | 8 R, 7 H, 0 E, 6 LOB
JU | 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 5 LOB

Statistical Leaders
UNF
Mackenzie Woods | 2-3, 4 RBI, R, two-run HR
Kirsten Caravaca | 2-4, 3 RBI, 2 R
Allison Benning | 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K; 1-1, R, 3 BB

JU
Tatum McCool | 2-2, RBI, R
Madis Bratek | 1-4, RBI
Jacy Harrelson | 4.2 IP, 5 H, 7 ER, 5 BB, 1 K

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North Florida hosts Stetson for an in-state conference series on Saturday and Sunday, April 5-6, at UNF Softball Complex.