An Important Fourth
The only scoring for both teams came in the fourth inning. After each team only put up zeros on the scoreboard through three, the Cardinals broke the stalemate with an RBI single. Cardinals catcher Rebecca Chung earned her team’s first hit of the day with a line-drive triple to left field.
On the very next pitch from Hightower, Camryn Greenwood capitalized with a soft liner into right field for the RBI single. But the Cardinals’ lead wouldn’t last long. Cheyenne Lindsey and company made sure of that.
The Gators Turn
A walk and two singles loaded the bases for the Gators with only one out in the home half of the fourth. With Julia Cottrill, Avery Goelz and Jaimie Hoover all on base, Bryn Thomas came up to the bat as a pinch hitter.
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Dominant across the board
While the scoreboard would make one think UNF never got a handle in this game, they almost jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning. With a runner on second, UNF’s Shannon Glover forced Gators left fielder Jaimie Hoover to the warning track to catch the deep fly.
With no runs scored in the top of the first, the Gators made sure to make their presence felt in this game. Julia Cottrill singled to score Hannah Adams and Avery Goelz reached on a UNF error, allowing Charla Echols to cross the plate.
Hannah Adams runs to first in the first inning of the Gators game against UNF. Adams went 3-4 with two RBIs in the run-rule victory over the Ospreys. (PHOTO CREDIT: Isabella Marley, UAA)