University of North Florida
ETSU
Ospreys to tussle with Bucs
3/27/2008 9:36:21 PM | Baseball
UNF will try to extend four-game winning streak
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The University of North Florida baseball team will look to extend its four game winning streak this weekend when it heads to Johnson City, Tenn., for a three-game Atlantic Sun Conference series with East Tennessee State.
The Ospreys are coming off big wins over UCF and USF on Tuesday and Wednesday. UNF upset No. 19 UCF 8-5 on Tuesday in Orlando, giving the Ospreys their fifth all-time win over a ranked Division I opponent. Senior T.J. Gaudy went 3-for-4 and had the game-winning hit, while sophomore RHP Tucker Pryor picked up the win after throwing 5.1 innings of scoreless relief and allowing just two hits.
UNF's heart showed through on Wednesday in its 4-3 win over USF in 10 innings on Wednesday. Gaudy scored the winning run in the bottom of the 10th on a wild pitch Sophomore T.J. Thompson went 2- for-4 with a double and scored twice. Junior RHP Ty Pryor picked up the win after tossing 2.2 innings of hitless relief.
ETSU is coming off a 10-1 loss to Tennessee Tech on Wednesday night. The Bucs tallied just five hits in the loss. ETSU has lost two straight but carries a four-game conference winning streak, which includes a three-game sweep of Jacksonville last weekend. The Bucs took two of three from the Ospreys last season in Jacksonville.
What: UNF Baseball at ETSU
When: Friday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 1 p.m. (DH)
Where: Cardinal Field (Johnson City, Tenn.)
Records: UNF (13-10, 5-7 A-Sun), ETSU (5-17, 5-7 A- Sun)
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Notables: UNF has won two straight Atlantic Sun Conference games ... the Ospreys are hitting .358 as a team over the last four games, led by Gaudy's mark of .583 ... sophomore Andrew Hannon has nine RBIs over that stretch ... UNF's team ERA during its overall win streak is 3.89 ... senior Chad Knight is currently on an eight-game hitting streak ... the Ospreys have notched at least 10 hits in six consecutive games ... UNF ranks fifth in the A-Sun with a .306 team batting average ... sophomore Preston Hale ranks fifth in the conference in runs scored with 24 ... UNF's key to success this season has been its ability to pack the pressure on early - the Ospreys are 5-2 when scoring in the first inning and 8-4 when scoring first.
