University of North Florida
Georgia Southern
UNF duels with Eagles Tuesday
4/22/2008 10:07:02 AM | Baseball
First pitch set for 6 p.m. in Statesboro, Ga.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The University of North Florida baseball team will head to Statesboro, Ga., on Tuesday for a non-conference matchup against regional rival Georgia Southern at 6 p.m.
The game will be a rematch of the classic defensive duel on April 1 that Georgia Southern came out on top of 3-1 in Jacksonville. Sophomore RHP Tucker Pryor led UNF on the mound with a career-high nine strikeouts in 4.1 innings of relief. Senior Chad Knight had three hits, while senior Travis Martin hit a home run.
UNF is coming off a series win over Atlantic Sun Conference rival Stetson over the weekend. The Ospreys claimed 5-2 and 17-10 wins on Friday and Saturday but fell 13-4 on Sunday. Senior T.J. Gaudy went 6-for-11 with two home runs, four RBIs and four runs scored in the series.
The Eagles took two of three from Davidson over the weekend but dropped the last game of the series. GSU is hitting .342 as team, led by Chris Sheehan's .469 batting average. He leads the team in 10 different offensive categories.
What: UNF Baseball at Georgia Southern
When: Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Where: J.I. Clements Stadium (Statesboro, Ga.)
Records: UNF (23-18, 13-11 A-Sun), Georgia Southern (20-18, 7-8 Southern)
All-Time Series: GSU leads 4-1
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Notables: The Ospreys are 10-7 in non- conference games this season ... senior Chad Knight is 19 hits away from moving into the UNF top 10 career hits list ... senior Andy Warren has a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 279 chances ... junior closer Tyler Stohr is now fourth on the UNF all-time saves list with 16 in his career ... UNF is outscoring opponents 41-15 in the fifth inning ... the Ospreys have a 10.32 ERA in the first inning ... UNF is 20-8 when recording at least 10 hits ... sophomore Preston Hale is 8-for-18 in his last four games ... UNF is averaging over two doubles per game ... Stohr is averaging 12.3 strikeouts per nine innings and has not allowed a run in his last 11 innings ... opposing hitters are batting just .160 against Stohr, which leads the A-Sun ... UNF is tied for first in the A-Sun with a .403 on base percentage ... the Ospreys have been walked at least once in all but two games ... UNF leads the A-Sun in doubles with 94.
