Thursday, May 13, 2010

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The University of North Florida and the University of South Florida combined for 24 runs on 33 hits as the Ospreys came away with a 15-9 victory over the Bulls on Wednesday night at Dusty Rhodes Field at Harmon Stadium. 
 
“We fell behind in the first inning, which we have done all season,” head coach Dusty Rhodes commented after the game.  “We came back and got some hits and scored some runs.  We have a big series coming up against Stetson this weekend.  Everyone is fighting to get into the conference tournament.  We need to stick together and get it done.”
 
Offensively, the Ospreys scored 15 runs on 18 hits, including four doubles.  Seven batters on the night recorded multiple hits.  T.J. Gavlik, Andrew Hannon and T.J. Thompson each had three hits on the night.  Corey Bass, Robbie Collier, Preston Hale and Andrew Karmeris all recorded a pair of hits on the night.  Collier, Gavlik, Hale and Thompson each had a double in the game, while Hannon led all UNF players with four RBI.  Collier, Gavlik, Karmeris and Thompson each drove in a pair of runs, while Karmeris and Thompson scored three runs apiece to lead all Ospreys. 
 
On the mound, UNF used six pitchers, while USF used nine pitchers in the game.  Freshman Josh Patton picked up his first collegiate victory, working 3.0 innings of scoreless baseball.  The southpaw scattered four hits without allowing a walk and striking out a batter.  Patton was the only pitcher on the night for the Ospreys not to allow a run.