Softball Garners Best Start in D-I Program History at UNF-JU Invitational

Saturday, February 14

Jacksonville, Fla.

5 p.m.

University of North Florida

9-1

Princeton

3-1

Princeton

North Florida

Bella Cimino and Ayden Allen at the plate

Softball Garners Best Start in D-I Program History at UNF-JU Invitational

2/14/2026 10:30:00 PM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida softball grabbed another pair of exciting wins in the UNF-JU Invitational against Princeton and Stony Brook to garner its best start in Division I program history on Saturday evening at UNF Softball Complex.

The Ospreys with a 10-1 overall record are off to their best start in D-I program history, surpassing their 8-1 start from the 2022 season. It is also the best start to a season since 2004 in all-time program history, where UNF started 13-1 in the D-II Peach Belt Conference.

UNF fought back and forth against Princeton with major scoring swings early and late in the game. The Tigers jumped out to a 3-0 lead after a three-run homer in the first, but the Ospreys responded with four runs scored in the bottom of the third.

After a pair of RBI singles out Princeton back on top by two runs in the top of the fifth, UNF responded once again with back-to-back bombs from Bella Cimino and Ayden Allen put UNF up by one in the fifth. Kate Peters came in the sixth and shut down the Tigers' offense with four strikeouts and no runs allowed for the save.

The Ospreys came back for game two of the night against Stony Brook scoring early and often jumping to an 8-0 lead after the second inning. A bases-clearing triple from Grace Shaw and a three-run home run from Hannah Davila helped lift the score to an eight-run margin through two to help for the 9-0 run-rule victory in five innings.

GAME 1 | UNF 7, PU 6

Pitchers of Record
Win: Kadyn Camper (1-0)
Loss: Brielle Wright (0-1)
Save: Kate Peters (1)

Line Scores
PU | 6 R, 11 H, 0 E, 5 LOB
UNF | 7 R, 9 H, 0 E, 6 LOB

Statistical Leaders
UNF
Bella Cimino | 1-3, 3 RBI, R, two-run HR
Ayden Allen | 1-3, RBI, R, solo HR
Caiden Oliva | 1-3, 2 RBI
Grace Shaw | 2-4, RBI, 2 R
Kate Peters | 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 40 pitches

PU
Karis Ford | 1-1, 3 RBI, R, three-run HR
Sonia Zhang | 1-3, 2 RBI, BB
Braeden Hale | 4-4, RBI, 2 R
Cassidy Shaw | 2.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 57 pitches

GAME 2 | UNF 9, SBU 0 (5 Inn.)

UP NEXT

North Florida finish out the UNF-JU Invitational weekend with a rematch against Stony Book on Sunday, Feb. 15, set for 12:30 p.m., at UNF Softball Complex.