
Baseball Falters To FGCU On The Road
5/3/2025 6:00:00 PM | Baseball
FORT MYERS. Fla. - North Florida narrowly fell in its second game of its weekend series against Florida Gulf Coast, 5-4, at Swanson Stadium on Friday evening.
Tyler Gerteisen opened the scoring in the top of the second with a two-run home run that put the Ospreys ahead 2-0. However, the Eagles responded in the bottom half of the frame with a solo homer to cut its deficit to one run.
The Ospreys added to their lead in the fourth inning when Eric Fouraker belted UNF's second two-run homer of the game, this time extending its advantage to 4-1 heading into the middle innings.
Despite holding FGCU scoreless for four-straight frames, the Eagles went on to plate two runs in the seventh and two more in the eighth, bringing the score to its final margin.
PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win: Chris Diaz (4-3)
Loss: Kaden Humphrey (1-2)
LINE SCORES
UNF | 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB
FGCU | 5 R, 11 H, 0 E, 8 LOB
STATISTICAL LEADERS
UNF
Eric Fouraker | 1-3, 1 R, 2 RBI
Tyler Gerteisen | 1-3, 1 R, 2 RBI
Santiago Ordonez | 2-4, 1 R
FGCU
Jaret Nelson | 3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI
Tyler Herb | 1-3, 2 R
Chris Diaz | 9.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 102 P, 9 K, 1 BB
UP NEXT
North Florida gears up for its series finale against FGCU on Sunday, May 4, at 1 p.m., in Fort Myers, Fla.
Tyler Gerteisen opened the scoring in the top of the second with a two-run home run that put the Ospreys ahead 2-0. However, the Eagles responded in the bottom half of the frame with a solo homer to cut its deficit to one run.
The Ospreys added to their lead in the fourth inning when Eric Fouraker belted UNF's second two-run homer of the game, this time extending its advantage to 4-1 heading into the middle innings.
Despite holding FGCU scoreless for four-straight frames, the Eagles went on to plate two runs in the seventh and two more in the eighth, bringing the score to its final margin.
PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win: Chris Diaz (4-3)
Loss: Kaden Humphrey (1-2)
LINE SCORES
UNF | 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB
FGCU | 5 R, 11 H, 0 E, 8 LOB
STATISTICAL LEADERS
UNF
Eric Fouraker | 1-3, 1 R, 2 RBI
Tyler Gerteisen | 1-3, 1 R, 2 RBI
Santiago Ordonez | 2-4, 1 R
FGCU
Jaret Nelson | 3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI
Tyler Herb | 1-3, 2 R
Chris Diaz | 9.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 102 P, 9 K, 1 BB
UP NEXT
North Florida gears up for its series finale against FGCU on Sunday, May 4, at 1 p.m., in Fort Myers, Fla.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Diaz,Chris (4-3)
L: Humphrey, Kaden (1-2)

Batting:
2B: Ordonez, Santiago 1
HR: Gerteisen, Tyler 1 ; Fouraker, Eric 1
RBI: Gerteisen, Tyler 2 ; Fouraker, Eric 2
SH: Gerteisen, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ordonez, Santiago 1 ; Collins, Mitchell 1 ; Gerteisen, Tyler 1 ; Fouraker, Eric 1
SB: Alford, Seth 1

Batting:
2B: Embury,Jon 1 ; Hessemyer,Cayden 1
HR: Herb,Tyler 1 ; Nelson,Jaret 2
RBI: Herb,Tyler 1 ; Nelson,Jaret 4
SH: Moise,Mac 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Povey,Harrison 1 ; Herb,Tyler 2 ; Nelson,Jaret 2
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