University of North Florida
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UNF set for three games with Bruins
3/19/2009 7:30:43 PM | Baseball
A-Sun series begins at 7 p.m. on Friday
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The University of North Florida baseball team will return to conference action this weekend when Belmont pays a visit to Harmon Stadium for a three-game set.
The series will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday and will wrap up with a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday. UNF won the last series between the teams in Jacksonville, 2-1, which happened in 2007, but Belmont got the better of it last season with a 3-0 sweep of the Ospreys. The Ospreys won the first meeting between the two in 2005, 11-7, in Jacksonville.
UNF fell twice during the week to FIU - 10-6 on Tuesday and 3-0 on Wednesday - after getting swept 3-0 last weekend by Florida Gulf Coast. The Ospreys hit .319 against FIU but left 21 on base. The Golden Panthers hit .329 against UNF pitching. Both senior Brian Wilson and junior TJ Thompson hit .500 for the series.
Belmont has won four of its last five, including a three-game sweep of A-Sun foe East Tennessee State last weekend in Nashville. The Bruins split their two-game midweek slate with an 8-4 win over Samford on Tuesday and an 11-7 loss to Vanderbilt on Wednesday. Derek Wiley leads Belmont with seven home runs and 23 RBIs.
What: Baseball at Florida International
When: Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday, 1 p.m. (DH)
Where: Harmon Stadium (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Admission: $5 for adults, $3 for youth/seniors, $3 for UNF faculty/staff, $3 for Osprey Club members
Live Stats: Click here
UNF's Record: 6-14, 1-5 Atlantic Sun Conference
Belmont's Record: 11-8, 5-1 Atlantic Sun Conference
Series History: Tied, 5-5
Last Series Result: Belmont won, 3-0, in Nashville (3/14/08 - Belmont 13, UNF 12; 3/16/08 - Belmont 12, UNF 2; 3/16/08 - Belmont 7, UNF 6)
Notables: Thompson's three hit performance against FIU on Wednesday broke a 2-for- 28 slump ... six Ospreys are hitting better than .300, led by Wilson's .403 clip ... Wilson is tallied 10 hits in his last 16 at bats ... junior Preston Hale is currently on an eight-game hitting streak ... both Wilson and Hale lead the team with nine multiple-hit games this season ... UNF is 5-2 when not allowing any home runs ... the Ospreys have lost four games when out hitting their opponent ... UNF has been walked at least six times in five games this year.
