Box Score
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The University of North Florida baseball team gave a demonstration on efficiency and precision in its 6-1 win over Bethune-Cookman on Monday night.
Junior RHP Spencer Jones (2-0) led the clinic with a complete game in which he struck out six batters and scattered five hits. It was the first complete game for an Osprey this season and the first since Brad Johnson tossed one in a 2-1 win against the Wildcats on March 3, 2007.
Senior Andy Warren led the Ospreys by going 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI. Sophomore Preston Hale went 2-for-4 with a run scored, while senior T.J. Gaudy had two RBIs.
The Ospreys (8-4) got on the board first in the top of the third when they loaded the bases and Gaudy hit a grounder to the shortstop that allowed senior Chad Knight to score.
After BCU (6-6) tied it at one in the bottom of the fourth, UNF surged for three runs in the top of the fifth to take a 4-1 lead. Gaudy’s slicing single to right field helped Hale score. Senior Travis Martin was also able to score on the play when BCU’s Neal Jones overran the ball.
Warren capped the scoring when he beat out the throw from the third baseman on an attempted double play, which allowed sophomore Andrew Hannon to score.
Sophomore T.J. Thompson helped UNF tack on another run to its lead in the top of the eighth with an RBI single that brought Warren in to score. Sophomore Michael Gropper extended the Ospreys’ advantage when he scored on a sacrifice fly by Knight after reaching base on a double down the right field line.
UNF has now won three-straight and four of its last five games. The Ospreys’ 12 hits marked the sixth consecutive game they have recorded double-digits in hits.
The Ospreys will return to action at 7 p.m. on Wednesday against South Florida in Tampa, Fla. Audio and live stats will be available on UNFOspreys.com.