University of North Florida
Stetson
UNF tangles with Hatters this weekend
4/17/2008 8:13:30 PM | Baseball
Ospreys could move to second in A-Sun with sweep
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The University of North Florida baseball team will return home on Friday for the start of a three-game series with Atlantic Sun Conference rival Stetson at Harmon Stadium.
Friday's game is set for 7 p.m., while games on Saturday and Sunday will begin at 1 p.m. The Ospreys have won three of their last four at home and three of their last four in the A-Sun.
UNF went 1-1 during the week, beginning with a 5- 3 win over UCF on Tuesday to complete a season sweep of the Knights. Senior Mike P. Smith went 2-for-3 with a run scored and collected the game- winning RBI. Sophomore RHP Tucker Pryor picked up the win in relief after allowing just two hits in 2.0 innings. Junior closer Tyler Stohr notched his ninth save of the season.
On Wednesday night, the Ospreys had a tough time keeping up with the powerful bats of No. 1 Florida State and fell 10-2. Sophomore Preston Hale led UNF, going 2-for-4 with a double. Sophomore Kevin Martin and senior Travis Martin each recorded an RBI.
The Hatters have lost five consecutive games, including a three-game sweep at the hands of Belmont last weekend in Nashville. Stetson, which was picked to win the Atlantic Sun regular season and postseason tournament titles, is in 11th place and has won just one A-Sun series. The Hatters have a team ERA of 5.57 and are batting .294. Jeremy Cruz leads Stetson with a .411 batting average to go along with 12 home runs and 41 RBIs.
What: UNF Baseball vs. Stetson
When: Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 1 p.m., Sunday at 1 p.m.
Where: Harmon Stadium (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Records: UNF (21-17, 11-10 A-Sun), Stetson (15-22, 6-12 A-Sun)
All-Time Series: Stetson leads 9-6
Radio: WBOB-AM 1320 in Jacksonville (6:45 p.m. air time on Friday; 12:45 p.m. air time on Saturday and Sunday)
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Notables: The Ospreys are 7-6 against in- state opponents this season ... senior Chad Knight is 23 hits away from moving into the UNF top 10 career hits list ... senior Andy Warren has a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 261 chances ... junior closer Tyler Stohr is now fourth on the UNF all-time saves list with 15 in his career ... the Ospreys are 5-8 in night games ... UNF is outscoring opponents 36-13 in the fifth inning ... UNF is 18-7 when recording at least 10 hits ... UNF is averaging over two doubles per game ... Stohr is averaging 12.2 strikeouts per nine innings ... opposing hitters are batting just .187 against Stohr, which is tied for the A-Sun lead ... UNF is second in the A-Sun with a .402 on base percentage ... the Ospreys have been walked at least once in all but two games ... UNF leads the A-Sun in doubles with 86 ... the Ospreys could snatch second place in the A-Sun if they sweep Stetson and Lipscomb is swept by USC Upstate and Kennesaw State loses one to Mercer.
