Game 1 Box Score (.pdf)

Game 2 Box Score (.pdf)

Jacksonville, Fla. – The USC Upstate softball team closed out its three-game series with North Florida on Sunday splitting a doubleheader with the Ospreys by scores of 2-0 and 3-2 from the UNF Softball Complex.

USC Upstate won the opener 2-0 and North Florida followed in game two with a 3-2 victory.

The Spartans record moves to 28-14 on the season and 7-5 in league play while the Ospreys are now 21-22 overall and 1-8 in the conference.

GAME ONE – USC UPSTATE 2, NORTH FLORIDA 0

Scoring Breakdown

• Top 6^th – USC Upstate got on the board first in the sixth scoring twice to go ahead 2-0. The Spartans loaded the bases with one out on singles by Ansley Gilstrap and Megan Obier while Logan Morris was hit by a pitch. Brittany Case plated the first run of the inning with her RBI infield single and Kayla Hussey followed the next at-bat with an RBI groundout.

Notables

• Christina Biggerstaff (13-8) earned the win throwing her 17^th complete game of the season and did not allow a run on two hits and two walks while striking out 12 batters for the second time this season.
• Sydney Matzko (10-14) suffered the loss surrendering two runs on five hits, one walk and two strikeouts in six innings of work.
• Gilstrap led USC Upstate offensively with two hits while scoring one run.
• Case and Hussey both went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
• Tarynn Tirpak scored the Spartans other run of the game.
• Navia Penrod and Dominica Cocuzza had one hit apiece for North Florida.
• USC Upstate outhit the Ospreys 6-2.

GAME TWO – USC UPSTATE 2, NORTH FLORIDA 3

Scoring Breakdown

• Top 2^nd – The Spartans scored first for the second straight game plating one run to lead 1-0. Obier reached on a one-out single and advanced to second on Hussey's infield single. She then scored when Elisa Cecchetti reached on a UNF error.
• Bottom 3^rd – North Florida came back with two runs in its half of the third on a two-RBI single by Cocuzza to go in front 2-1.
• Bottom 5^th – The Ospreys extended their lead to 3-1 scoring once on Kayla McGory's RBI single.
• Top 6^th – Karla Beasley cut USC Upstate's deficit down to 3-2 in the sixth after hitting her team-leading 13^th home run of the season to left field.

Notables

• Matzko (11-14) picked up the win with a complete game and gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits, no walks and five strikeouts.
• Erin Hill (7-3) took the loss allowing two runs (none earned) on four hits, no walks and two strikeouts in three innings pitched.
• Beasley's solo home run in the sixth was the 42^nd of her career and now puts her four away from tying Stacey Berrong (1996-99) for second in program history.
• Beasley also set a new season-high home run mark of 13, surpassing her old total of 12 set as a freshman in 2015.
• Hussey finished with a team-high two hits for the Spartans in three plate appearances.
• Beasley concluded the game 1-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored.
• Obier contributed USC Upstate's other run scored.
• Cocuzza collected two hits and two RBI for North Florida.

UP NEXT

• The Spartans return home next weekend, April 14-15, hosting Jacksonville in their final home conference series of the season.

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