
Baseball Drops Series Finale To West Georgia
4/6/2025 5:00:00 PM | Baseball
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – North Florida baseball fell to West Georgia, 11-5, in the series finale at Harmon Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
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West Georgia scored a run in the first and added a pair in the third inning to secure an early 3-0 lead. The Wolves posted three runs in the fifth and five in the sixth inning to extend their lead to 11-0.Â
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Senior Jabin Bates sent a two-run shot over the right-field wall to make the score 11-2. Junior Aaron Potter tossed a 1-2-3 seventh inning to keep the score locked.Â
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North Florida loaded the bases on a pair of walks and a base hit from senior Cade Bush in the bottom of the seventh. In the next at bat, Bates drew a bases-loaded walk to plate the Ospreys' third run of the afternoon.
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Senior Drew Leinenbach found a gap to add two more runs and trim the margin to 11-5, but the Ospreys couldn't complete the late comeback.Â
PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win: Seth Dudley (3-2)Â
Loss:Â Kai Etwaru (3-3)
LINE SCORES
UWG | 11 R, 12 H, 0 E, 6 LOB
UNF | 5 R, 10 H, 3 E, 13 LOB
STATISTICAL LEADERS
UNF
Jabin Bates | 1-3, 3 RBI, HR
Drew Leinenbach | 1-5, 2 RBI
Cade Bush | 2-5
UWG
Landon Weidner | 1-3, HR, 4 RBI
Carter Dierdorf | 2-4, 2 RBI
North Florida battles in-state UCF in a midweek matchup at Harmon Stadium on Tuesday, Apr. 8, at 6 p.m.
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West Georgia scored a run in the first and added a pair in the third inning to secure an early 3-0 lead. The Wolves posted three runs in the fifth and five in the sixth inning to extend their lead to 11-0.Â
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Senior Jabin Bates sent a two-run shot over the right-field wall to make the score 11-2. Junior Aaron Potter tossed a 1-2-3 seventh inning to keep the score locked.Â
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North Florida loaded the bases on a pair of walks and a base hit from senior Cade Bush in the bottom of the seventh. In the next at bat, Bates drew a bases-loaded walk to plate the Ospreys' third run of the afternoon.
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Senior Drew Leinenbach found a gap to add two more runs and trim the margin to 11-5, but the Ospreys couldn't complete the late comeback.Â
UWG 11, UNF 5
PITCHERS OF RECORDWin: Seth Dudley (3-2)Â
Loss:Â Kai Etwaru (3-3)
LINE SCORES
UWG | 11 R, 12 H, 0 E, 6 LOB
UNF | 5 R, 10 H, 3 E, 13 LOB
STATISTICAL LEADERS
UNF
Jabin Bates | 1-3, 3 RBI, HR
Drew Leinenbach | 1-5, 2 RBI
Cade Bush | 2-5
UWG
Landon Weidner | 1-3, HR, 4 RBI
Carter Dierdorf | 2-4, 2 RBI
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North Florida battles in-state UCF in a midweek matchup at Harmon Stadium on Tuesday, Apr. 8, at 6 p.m.Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Seth Dudley (3-2)
L: Etwaru, Kai (3-3)
Batting:
2B: B. McDevitt 1 ; Tyler Presnell 1
HR: Carter Dierdorf 1 ; Landon Weidner 1
RBI: Carter Dierdorf 2 ; Landon Weidner 4 ; B. McDevitt 2 ; Mason Cooper 2 ; Beau Brand 1
Base Running:
RUNS: J. Witmer 2 ; Cooper Prince 1 ; Carter Dierdorf 2 ; Landon Weidner 3 ; B. McDevitt 1 ; Tyler Presnell 1 ; Beau Brand 1
SB: J. Witmer 1 ; Cooper Prince 2 ; Landon Weidner 1 ; B. McDevitt 1
CS: Mason Cooper 1
HBP: J. Witmer 1

Batting:
2B: Browning, Brady 1
HR: Bates, Jabin 1
RBI: Bates, Jabin 3 ; Leinenbach, Drew 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Monile, Nick 1 ; Collins, Mitchell 1 ; Bush, Cade 2 ; Bates, Jabin 1
SB: Monile, Nick 1 ; Alford, Seth 1
CS: Browning, Brady 1
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