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Bradley BRAD 5-11
9
Winner North Florida UNF 14-6
Bradley BRAD
5-11
5
Final
9
North Florida UNF
14-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bradley BRAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 15 3
North Florida UNF 2 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 X 9 13 2

W: GERMAN, Frank (4-0) L: Olson, Ben (1-2)

Luke Mangieri
Dave Wegiel, Pinola Photo

Late Rally Falls Short Saturday at UNF

Bradley outhit North Florida, 15-13, but could not overcome a 9-run deficit Saturday

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Game Recap: Baseball | | Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications
JACKSONVILLE, FL - Luke Mangieri continued to pace the Bradley offense by going 4-for-5 with a double, but North Florida scored in six of its eight at-bats en route to a 9-5 win Saturday afternoon at Harmon Stadium.

Although Bradley (5-11) finished with a 15-13 advantage in hits, the Ospreys (14-6) steadily built a 9-0 lead through the first seven innings, then held off a late comeback attempt by the Braves.

Bradley plated four runs on six hits in the eighth inning, then kept the momentum going in the ninth with three consecutive 1-out hits, before UNF closer Austin Howze got the final two outs to snuff out the rally.

UNF has clinched the series victory, but Bradley will try to salvage the final game in the 3-game set Sunday when the teams meet for a 12 p.m. ET tilt.

PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win:  Frank German (4-0), 7.0 IP, 0 R, 6 H, 2 BB, 5 K
Loss:  Ben Olson (1-2), 4.1 IP, 8 R, 7 ER, 11 H, 3 BB, 2 K

HITTING STARS
Bradley: Luke Mangieri entered the game as Bradley's leading hitter with a .361 batting average and raised that number to .394 with his 4-for-5 performance Saturday.  Mangieri singled in the first, fifth and eighth innings before legging out his team-best seventh double of the year in the ninth.
UNF:  Christian Diaz entered Saturday's game with a .190 batting average, but he put a spark in the Ospreys offense Saturday by going 3-for-4 with two doubles and a home run.

KRISTAN STREAKS UPDATE
Bradley catcher Ian Kristan was hit by a pitch in the second inning, extending his streak of consecutive games reaching base safely to 22 dating to last season.  Kristan was 0-for-2 at the plate before being lifted for Zach Fairchild in the seventh inning, snapping his hitting streak at 13 consecutive games.

SCORING RUN
North Florida scored at least one run in each of the first five innings, but never more than two runs.

NEXT UP
The teams will wrap their 3-game weekend series with a 12 p.m. ET start Sunday at Harmon Stadium.  Sunday's game will conclude an 8-game spring break trip through the South for the Braves, who will play their 18th game away from home Wednesday at Iowa, before making their Dozer Park debut next Friday.
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Players Mentioned

Zach Fairchild

#8 Zach Fairchild

C
5' 11"
Senior
S/R
Luke Mangieri

#17 Luke Mangieri

IF
6' 3"
Sophomore
L/R
Ian Kristan

#31 Ian Kristan

C
6' 3"
Junior
L/R
Ben Olson

#39 Ben Olson

LHP
6' 5"
Sophomore
R/L

Players Mentioned

Zach Fairchild

#8 Zach Fairchild

5' 11"
Senior
S/R
C
Luke Mangieri

#17 Luke Mangieri

6' 3"
Sophomore
L/R
IF
Ian Kristan

#31 Ian Kristan

6' 3"
Junior
L/R
C
Ben Olson

#39 Ben Olson

6' 5"
Sophomore
R/L
LHP