Softball overcomes five-run hole to win in 11 innings at UNF

Sunday, March 20

Jacksonville, FL

12 PM

Lipscomb University

10-17, 0

North Florida

25-7, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Lipscomb	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	7	3
North Florida	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	7	3

Softball overcomes five-run hole to win in 11 innings at UNF

3/20/2022 3:54:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

JACKSONVILLE, Fla – Lipscomb softball was determined to walk away with a victory Sunday afternoon in Jacksonville. After trailing 5-0 entering the fifth inning, the Bisons fought their way back to earn a big 7-6 win in 11 innings against the homestanding Ospreys.

The win improved Lipscomb to 10-17 overall and 1-2 in league play, while UNF dropped to 25-7 and 4-2.

Just like both games on Saturday, North Florida jumped on the board in the first inning with a run. They then added two tallies in the third inning and another in the fourth to go in front 5-0.

In the top of the fifth, however, it was Lipscomb's time to strike. After a UNF error and a single from Kyndall Crawford put two runners on, Kaitlyn Woodside singled down the left field line. A throw back in from the Ospreys sailed wide and Elise Shewmaker came home to make it 5-1.

T5 | WOODSIDE singles home our first run of the game with a shot down the LF line!

UNF 5, LIP 1#IntoTheStorm?? | #HornsUp?? pic.twitter.com/8jNnNdiDtS
— Lipscomb Softball (@LipscombSB) March 20, 2022

Following a pitching change, Joie Giarrizzo grounded out to second, but it was enough to plate Crawford for the second run. Two batters later, Amy Vetula walked and then stole second, putting two runners into scoring position.

Presley Leebrick then came through with a rip up the middle, scoring Woodside. Following a Maci Cunconan walk, Kamrie Rich singled back up the middle to drive in both Vetula and Cunconan and tie the game at 5-5.

T5 | BISONS ON THE BOARD AGAIN!

This time, it's off the bat of Presley Leebrick with a shot up the middle.

UNF 5, LIP 3#IntoTheStorm?? | #HornsUp?? pic.twitter.com/UXQxl0gUNO
— Lipscomb Softball (@LipscombSB) March 20, 2022

T5 | WE ARE NOW TIED??

Kamrie Rich sends the first pitch right back up the middle, bringing around Leebrick and Vetula????

LIP 5, UNF 5#IntoTheStorm?? | #HornsUp?? pic.twitter.com/D9TvdM0zMz
— Lipscomb Softball (@LipscombSB) March 20, 2022

With neither side getting a hit over the next three frames, UNF was able to get a pair of knocks in the bottom of the ninth, but Lipscomb's Kate Peters worked around the damage to keep the game even.

With international tiebreaker rules starting in the 10^th, both teams would get a runner on second base to begin the inning. For Lipscomb it was Vetula, who made the last out in the previous frame.

Leebrick led off the 10^th with a sacrifice bunt to move Vetula to third. Cunconan then gave Lipscomb its first lead of the afternoon when she laced a single up the middle to make it 6-5.

M10 | CUNCONAN puts us on top 6-5!!

With international tie-breaker rules in play, Cunconan scores Vetula with a single up the middle. #IntoTheStorm?? | #HornsUp?? pic.twitter.com/MoFlRMgvdn
— Lipscomb Softball (@LipscombSB) March 20, 2022

In the home half, UNF used a sac bunt and a sac fly on the first two at-bats to even the game at 6-6 and send it to the 11^th frame.

Kaitlynn Hunt was placed at second after pinch-running for Rich. Shewmaker moved her to third base with a sac bunt on the first at-bat. Then Crawford ripped a shot past the UNF third baseman to plate Hunt and give the Bisons a 7-6 lead.

M11 | BACK ON TOP??

After Shewmaker moves the runner over with a bunt, Kyndall Crawford rips a single into left field to give us a 7-6 lead!!#IntoTheStorm?? | #HornsUp?? pic.twitter.com/RrREYRfqrL
— Lipscomb Softball (@LipscombSB) March 20, 2022

In the bottom of the frame, the moment of the game came with one out and a runner at third. The UNF batter hit a ball deep in the left hole, but Vetula was there to snatch up the grounder and fired a rocket to the plate where Rich made the tag just before the Ospreys touched the plate, securing the 7-6 victory for the purple and gold.

B11 | VETULA with the ??

She guns the tying-run down at the plate and gives UNF 2 outs!!

LIP 7, UNF 6#IntoTheStorm?? | #HornsUp?? pic.twitter.com/4tjEZR26sP
— Lipscomb Softball (@LipscombSB) March 20, 2022

Kate Peters (2-4) earned the win after working the final 7.0 innings in relief. She shut down the hot UNF offense, allowing just one unearned run on two hits. She recorded 13 groundouts in the 25 batters she faced.

GAME NOTES

Crawford led the Bisons with two of the team's seven hits.
Six different players recorded an RBI, led by Rich's two.
Vetula led the team with two runs scored.
Makayla Venezieale got the start and was pulled after two innings, where she allowed three runs on three hits.
Vetula stole her fourth base of the season.
The seven runs scored were the second-most of the season for the Bisons.

UP NEXT
Lipscomb is back at Draper Diamond this Wednesday (March 23) for a 4 p.m. tilt with Chattanooga where it is $1 hot dogs and fanny pack giveaway day at the park!