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.