Wednesday, February 18
Jacksonville, Fla.
6 p.m.
University of North Florida
11-3
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Florida
14-0
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Florida
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North Florida
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Softball Falls To No. 4/5 Florida
2/18/2026 8:35:00 PM | Softball
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -Â North Florida Softball fell to No. 4/5 Florida, 8-0, on Wednesday evening at UNF Softball Complex.
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Florida used the long ball to jump out to an early lead over North Florida with a pair of home runs to lead 3-0 after the first inning and extended their lead throughout the next four innings.
For the Ospreys, redshirt junior outfielder Kalyn McCarthy roped a double down the right field line in the third inning. For McCarthy, it marked her second extra base hit of the season.
NORTH FLORIDA 0 No. 4/5 FLORIDA 10 (5 inn.)
Pitchers of Record
Win:Â Ava Brown (4-0)
Loss:Â Cameron Ponich (4-1)
Line Scores
NORTH FLORIDA | 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 5 LOB
FLORIDA | 10 R, 11 H, 0 E, 9 LOB
Statistical Leaders
NORTH FLORIDA
Kalyn McCarthy | 1-2, DB
Caiden Oliva | 1-2, 1B
Hannah Davila | 1-2, DB, BB
Cameron Ponich | 0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 31 pitches
Kadyn Camper | 1.0 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 44 pitches
Macie Hunolt | 3.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 70 pitches
FLORIDA
Jocelyn Erickson | 2-2, 2HR, 3RBI
Kenleigh Cahalan | 3-4, HR, RBI
Kendall Grover | 1-4, HR, 2RBIÂ
Ava Brown | 1-1, HR, 2RBIÂ
Ava Brown | 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 82 pitches
UP NEXT
North Florida travels to Phoenix, Ariz., for the Purple Classic hosted by Grand Canyon. The Ospreys will face off with five opponents from Feb. 20-22.
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Florida used the long ball to jump out to an early lead over North Florida with a pair of home runs to lead 3-0 after the first inning and extended their lead throughout the next four innings.
For the Ospreys, redshirt junior outfielder Kalyn McCarthy roped a double down the right field line in the third inning. For McCarthy, it marked her second extra base hit of the season.
NORTH FLORIDA 0 No. 4/5 FLORIDA 10 (5 inn.)
Pitchers of Record
Win:Â Ava Brown (4-0)
Loss:Â Cameron Ponich (4-1)
Line Scores
NORTH FLORIDA | 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 5 LOB
FLORIDA | 10 R, 11 H, 0 E, 9 LOB
Statistical Leaders
NORTH FLORIDA
Kalyn McCarthy | 1-2, DB
Caiden Oliva | 1-2, 1B
Hannah Davila | 1-2, DB, BB
Cameron Ponich | 0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 31 pitches
Kadyn Camper | 1.0 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 44 pitches
Macie Hunolt | 3.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 70 pitches
FLORIDA
Jocelyn Erickson | 2-2, 2HR, 3RBI
Kenleigh Cahalan | 3-4, HR, RBI
Kendall Grover | 1-4, HR, 2RBIÂ
Ava Brown | 1-1, HR, 2RBIÂ
Ava Brown | 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 82 pitches
UP NEXT
North Florida travels to Phoenix, Ariz., for the Purple Classic hosted by Grand Canyon. The Ospreys will face off with five opponents from Feb. 20-22.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ava Brown (4-0)
L: Ponich, Cameron (4-1)
Batting:
2B: Cassidy McLellan 1
HR: Jocelyn Erickson 2 ; Kendall Grover 1 ; Kenleigh Cahalan 1 ; Ava Brown 1
RBI: Jocelyn Erickson 3 ; Kendall Grover 2 ; Kenleigh Cahalan 1 ; Ava Brown 2 ; Cassidy McLellan 1 ; Gabi Comia 1
SH: Ella Wesolowski 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Taylor Shumaker 1 ; Jocelyn Erickson 3 ; Kendall Grover 1 ; Kenleigh Cahalan 3 ; Ava Brown 1 ; Cassidy McLellan 1
HBP: Jocelyn Erickson 1
Batting:
2B: McCarthy, Kalyn 1
Base Running:
SB: Langford, Hallie 1 ; Keef, Addie 1
Game Leaders
AB
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H
1
RBI
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AB
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H
1
RBI
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AB
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RBI
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AB
3
R
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H
0
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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