DeLAND, Fla. – North Florida baseball fell to Stetson, 11-5, in the series opener at Melching Field at Conrad Park on Friday evening.
  
The Ospreys built some early momentum, grabbing a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning. Carter White led off the inning with a double down the right field line and advanced to third via a wild pitch. Santiago Ordonez drove him in on the ensuing at bat with an RBI single to right field.
  
Stetson gained control with a two-run home run in the bottom half of the second frame. From there, the Hatters never trailed the rest of the way largely behind an eight-run third inning that gave Stetson a 10-1 advantage. Nevertheless, Seth Alford drove an RBI single to right field in the top of the fourth inning to make it 10-2. 
  
Despite the game only going seven frames, the Ospreys showed signs of fight in the top of the sixth. Ordonez sent a one-out double to left field and Drew Leinenbach drove him in with a two-run homer to cut UNF's deficit 12-4. Alford followed later in the same frame with a solo home run to make it 12-5 but that was as close as the Ospreys would get to making a comeback. 

PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win: James Hays (1-0) 
Loss: Will Ross (5-1)

LINE SCORES
STET | 15 R, 17 H, 0 E, 6 LOB
UNF | 5 R, 9 H, 5 E, 6 LOB

STATISTICAL LEADERS
UNF
Nick Monile | 2-4
Santiago Ordonez | 2-3, 1 RBI
Drew Leinenbach | 1-2, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB
Seth Alford | 3-3, 2 RBI, 1 R

STET
Isaiah Barkett | 3-4, 3 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Landon Moran | 3-4, 3 R, 2 RBI
Foster Apple | 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI

UP NEXT
North Florida will be back in action for Game 2 of its series against Stetson on Saturday, Apr. 12, at 6:30 p.m.