UNF Softball Announces 2010 Schedule
12/3/2009 10:22:05 AM | Softball
The Ospreys' 2010 schedule will feature nine home dates and five home Atlantic Sun Conference doubleheaders. UNF will face three opponents who ended their 2009 season in the top 25.
“We are very excited to be entering our first year of postseason eligibility,” said head Marcie Hickey. “A 2010 schedule featuring three top 25 opponents should have us prepared for the A-Sun conference tournament as well as the NCAA Regionals."
"After two big wins against nationally ranked opponents last season, we are looking forward to facing No. 2 Florida, No. 12 Ohio State and No. 24 Jacksonville State as well as teams like
UNF will start the first of five tournaments on Feb. 12-14 at the FIU Tournament in
On Tuesday, Feb. 16, UNF will host its first home game of the season against
North Florida will play the first of three ranked teams at Georgia Tech's Buzz Classic (March 5-7), as the Ospreys take on No. 24 Jacksonville State, who made it to the 2009 NCAA Super Regionals. UNF will play super regional qualifier No. 12 Ohio State, as part of the five-team USF Tournament (March 19-21).
UNF starts Atlantic Sun Conference play on the road with Stetson (March 17) and
Last season, UNF was able to sweep their cross-town opponent, JU, for the second season in a row with back-to-back wins on the road. The Ospreys' softball team was the only UNF sport to sweep the Dolphins.
On May 5, the Ospreys will play No. 2 Florida in
Finishing the 2009 season with a 26-24 overall record, Hickey completed her first year as the Ospreys' head coach and would have qualified for the A-Sun Tournament, but UNF was in its final stage of reclassification and ineligible for postseason play.
The 2010 season will be the program's first year to be eligible to compete in its conference championship, as well as, qualify for the NCAA postseason.
Click here for 2010 Softball Schedule.
