RippenPatty
Drew Barton
20
Winner Southern Indiana USI 7-3-0, 0-0-0 OVC
1
North Alabama UNA 6-4-0, 0-0-0 ASUN
Winner
Southern Indiana USI
7-3-0, 0-0-0 OVC
20
Final
1
North Alabama UNA
6-4-0, 0-0-0 ASUN
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Indiana USI 3 0 1 9 4 0 3 20 19 0
North Alabama UNA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1

W: Figueroa, Abdriel (2-1) L: Patterson, Tripp (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball drops first game of Southern Indiana series

Lions lose first Friday game of season after winning first two

FLORENCE, Ala. (February 27, 2026) – The University of North Alabama baseball team fell to Southern Indiana Friday afternoon, 20-1. 

UNA promoted a Pink Out game this afternoon as Hope Agosto, Lions' senior right-handed pitcher Justus Agosto's mother, threw out the ceremonial first pitch. 

This is the first loss of the season in a Friday afternoon game for UNA. 

North Alabama (6-4) had left fielder Nash Rippen hit a solo shot for his fourth home run of the season in the third inning to cut the to 4-1. The senior hit .667 with a double for the afternoon slate.

Southern Indiana (7-3) used 19 hits for the 20 runs with a nine-run fourth inning to carry the Screaming Eagles to victory. 

Tripp Patterson, Nico Varlotta and Jordan Touhey combined for the seven innings of work in the contest. Patterson records his first loss of the young season. 


Pitchers of Record
W – Abdriel Figueroa (2-1)
L – Tripp Patterson (0-1)
S – N/A
 

COMING UP NEXT
North Alabama will compete in game two tomorrow against Southern Indiana at 2 p.m.

For more information on North Alabama Athletics, visit www.roarlions.com and follow UNA Athletics on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 

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