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Chris Veach
5
Presbyterian PC 1-1
8
Winner North Florida UNF 1-1
Presbyterian PC
1-1
5
Final
8
North Florida UNF
1-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Presbyterian PC 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 3
North Florida UNF 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 1 X 8 11 1

W: MADONNA, Dominick (1-0) L: Flood, Alex (0-1) S: HALSTEAD, Stephen (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | PC Athletic Communications

Late Offense Pushes North Florida Past PC

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. – North Florida scored four in the seventh and tacked on one in the eighth to earn the 8-5 victory on Saturday over the Presbyterian College baseball team at Harmon Stadium. Chase Hughes connected on his second homer in as many games and Chris Veach had a pair of runs knocked in as well.
              
FINAL SCORE: North Florida 8, Presbyterian 5
LOCATION: Harmon Stadium (Jacksonville, Fla.)
RECORDS: Presbyterian (1-1) | North Florida (1-1)   
W: Dominick Madonna (1-0) | L: Alex Flood (0-1) | Save: Stephen Halstead (1)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Chase Hughes connected on his second home run of the season in the second to give the Blue Hose the 2-0 lead.
- Kyle Decker pushed it to 3-0 with a fielder's choice before a Chris Veach two-run single gave Presbyterian the 5-0 lead after 1.5 innings.
- North Florida pushed across two in the third to cut the deficit to 5-2 after three frames.
- UNF added a run in the fifth to cut the lead to 5-3 after five innings.
- The Ospreys pushed ahead for the first time on Saturday in the seventh with a four-run seventh to take a 7-5 lead on PC.
- The hosts added a run in the eighth and held on in the ninth for the 8-5 victory to even the series up at a game apiece.
 
NOTABLES
- Chase Hughes connected on his second home run in as many games in the second inning.
- Freshman Jack Gorman recorded his first career double on Saturday as he leads the team thru the first two games with a 3-for-7 stat line.
- Junior Logan Ymker made his first appearance as a Blue Hose on Saturday throwing the final inning of the game.
- Junior Alex Flood recorded five strikeouts over 3.1 innings as his strikeouts were one off a career-high six he's had twice with the last happening against Winthrop last year.
 
UP NEXT
- The Blue Hose and Ospreys wrap up the season-opening series on Sunday at 1 p.m. with the rubber game of the weekend.  
 
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