Monile's Walk-off Propels North Florida Past UCF, 6-5
4/8/2025 10:00:00 PM | Baseball
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Redshirt sophomore Nick Monile walked it off for North Florida baseball in a 6-5 win over UCF at Harmon Stadium on Tuesday evening.Â
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Monile drove in a pair of runs and finished 3-for-5 at the plate. He led off the bottom of the first inning with a base hit before he advanced to second on a wild pitch. Senior Cade Bush pieced a two-out RBI-single down the left field line to put North Florida on the scoreboard first at 1-0.Â
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UCF added a run in the top of the second and third inning to command a 2-1 lead. Monile sent a pitch back up the middle for an RBI single that tied the score at 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth inning. UCF responded with a pair of runs in the top of the sixth inning.Â
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Faced with two outs, North Florida pieced together a two-run bottom of the sixth inning to tie the game back up at 4-4. Redshirt freshman Carter White singled back up the middle and stole second to place an initial runner in scoring position. Senior Drew Leinenbach drew a walk in the next at-bat before each runner advanced on a wild pitch. With White and Leinenbach in scoring position, freshman Seth Alford singled down the right-field line to plate two runs and tie the game.Â
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A bases-loaded walk plated what appeared to be the go-ahead run for the Knights in the top of the ninth. Alford led off the ninth inning with a solo shot over the right-field wall to tie the game at 5-5.
Redshirt junior Tyler Gerteisen drew a walk and then Connor Moore entered the game to pitch run for Gerteisen. Moore stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by the catcher before Monile stepped up to bat. With Moore on third, Monile delivered a walk-off single to secure the in-state win. Â
PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win: Kaden Humphrey (1-1)
Loss:Â Kris Sosnowski (2-1)
LINE SCORES
UNF | 6 R, 10 H, 1 E, 6 LOB
UCF | 5 R, 14 H, 1 E, 13 LOB
STATISTICAL LEADERS
UNF
Nick Monile | 3-5, 2 RBI
Cade Bush | 2-4, RBI
Seth Alford | 2-3, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI
UCF
Braden Calise | 2-4, 2 RBI
Edian Espinal | 2-5, RBI
Kendrey Maduro | 2-4, RBI, 2BÂ
North Florida remains in-state when it travels for a weekend series at Stetson from April 11-13 in DeLand, Fla.Â
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Monile drove in a pair of runs and finished 3-for-5 at the plate. He led off the bottom of the first inning with a base hit before he advanced to second on a wild pitch. Senior Cade Bush pieced a two-out RBI-single down the left field line to put North Florida on the scoreboard first at 1-0.Â
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UCF added a run in the top of the second and third inning to command a 2-1 lead. Monile sent a pitch back up the middle for an RBI single that tied the score at 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth inning. UCF responded with a pair of runs in the top of the sixth inning.Â
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Faced with two outs, North Florida pieced together a two-run bottom of the sixth inning to tie the game back up at 4-4. Redshirt freshman Carter White singled back up the middle and stole second to place an initial runner in scoring position. Senior Drew Leinenbach drew a walk in the next at-bat before each runner advanced on a wild pitch. With White and Leinenbach in scoring position, freshman Seth Alford singled down the right-field line to plate two runs and tie the game.Â
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A bases-loaded walk plated what appeared to be the go-ahead run for the Knights in the top of the ninth. Alford led off the ninth inning with a solo shot over the right-field wall to tie the game at 5-5.
Redshirt junior Tyler Gerteisen drew a walk and then Connor Moore entered the game to pitch run for Gerteisen. Moore stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by the catcher before Monile stepped up to bat. With Moore on third, Monile delivered a walk-off single to secure the in-state win. Â
UNF 6, UCF 5
PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win: Kaden Humphrey (1-1)
Loss:Â Kris Sosnowski (2-1)
LINE SCORES
UNF | 6 R, 10 H, 1 E, 6 LOB
UCF | 5 R, 14 H, 1 E, 13 LOB
STATISTICAL LEADERS
UNF
Nick Monile | 3-5, 2 RBI
Cade Bush | 2-4, RBI
Seth Alford | 2-3, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI
UCF
Braden Calise | 2-4, 2 RBI
Edian Espinal | 2-5, RBI
Kendrey Maduro | 2-4, RBI, 2BÂ
UP NEXT
North Florida remains in-state when it travels for a weekend series at Stetson from April 11-13 in DeLand, Fla. 
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