North Florida Sweeps West Georgia With 5‑1 Win
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Interstat) — Matthew Farner homered and drove in three runs Saturday afternoon as North Florida defeated West Georgia 5-1 at John Sessions Stadium, completing a three-game ASUN series sweep.
Farner’s two-run homer to right field in the seventh inning broke the game open, scoring Mitchell Collins and giving the Ospreys a four-run cushion. The shortstop also singled in the third inning to tie the score.
Santiago Ordonez added two sacrifice flies, one in the fourth and another in the sixth, as North Florida took the lead for good. The Ospreys improved to 31-22 overall.
Blane Schmitt delivered an RBI single for the Wolves in the fourth, plating Patrick McCullough to tie the game at one. West Georgia fell to 13-41.
North Florida outhit the Wolves 9-6. The Ospreys have won five straight meetings against West Georgia, including Thursday and Friday victories. Clay Hendry, John Costa, Tyler Kozera, Jeremiah Stewart and Devin Diggs combined on the mound for the Ospreys. Lex Kenny, Davis Williams and Evimael Quiles pitched for the Wolves.