JACKSONVILLE. Fla. – North Florida baseball fell at Jacksonville, 15-4, in game two of the River City Rumble series at John Sessions Stadium on Friday night.

The Dolphins opened the scoring with a six-run first inning and added three more runs in the second to take a 9-0 lead. 

North Florida plated its first two runs in the third inning with a bases-loaded RBI walk by senior Cade Bush and a RBI base hit to left from senior Connor Moore that cut the deficit to 9-2. Jacksonville then answered with one run in the bottom of the third to extend the margin back to 10-2.

North Florida looked to mount a comeback in the fourth inning behind a two-out, two-run home run off the bat of senior Jabin Bates that made it 10-4. Jacksonville added three runs in the bottom of the fourth and two more in the fifth inning to bring the count to its final margin.

PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win: Collin Rothermel (0-1)
Loss: Bryson Treichel (4-3)

LINE SCORES
UNF | 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 7 LOB
JU | 15 R, 14 H, 0 E, 5 LOB

STATISTICAL LEADERS
UNF
Jabin Bates | 1-2, 2 RBI, R, BB
Cade Bush | 1-2, RBI, BB
Connor Moore | 1-3, RBI
 
JU
Aidan Masters | 2-3, 3 RBI, 2 R
Cade Hentz | 2-4, 3 RBI, 2 R
Sammy Mummau | 2-3, 3 RBI, R

UP NEXT
North Florida takes the field for a rubber match series finale at Jacksonville on Saturday, May 17 at 1 p.m.