University of North Florida
Campbell
Ospreys try to improve A-Sun record
3/26/2009 10:38:54 PM | Baseball
UNF faces Campbell in Buies Creek this weekend
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Fresh off an exciting week that included an upset win in front of a record-breaking crowd at home, the University of North Florida baseball team will try to extend its two-game Atlantic Sun Conference win streak this weekend against Campbell in Buies Creek, N.C.
The Ospreys will kick off the three-game series at 3 p.m. on Friday and wrap it up with a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday. Friday's game was originally scheduled for a 4 p.m. start but was moved up to avoid on-coming rain. UNF took two of three from the Camels last season in Jacksonville after sweeping Campbell in Buies Creek in 2007.
UNF took down No. 23 Florida, 3-0, on Tuesday night at Harmon Stadium in front of a record 3,194 fans but dropped a close 5-3 decision to the Gators on Wednesday in Gainesville. Senior Brian Wilson knocked in the winning run in Tuesday's triumph, while Preston Hale had a two-run double. Both hits were in the bottom of the eighth after seven and a half scoreless innings.
The Ospreys had an inspired charge toward the end of Wednesday night's game against the Gators with a two-run single from junior TJ Thompson, who finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a double.
Before the melee with Florida, the Ospreys took two of three from Belmont last weekend, sweeping the doubleheader last Saturday. UNF hit .333 as a team and collected seven extra-base hits while recording a 3.33 team ERA.
Campbell dropped two of three from East Tennessee State last weekend in conference action and fell 10-9 to No. 19 East Carolina on Tuesday. The Camels have three batters hitting better than .400 and are led by Ryan Hamme, who is hitting .451 with 28 RBIs, 37 runs scored and 13 doubles.
What: Baseball at Campbell
When: Friday at 3 p.m.; Saturday at 1 p.m. (DH)
Where: Taylor Field (Buies Creek, N.C.)
Admission: Free
Live Stats: Click here
UNF's Record: 9-16, 3-6 Atlantic Sun Conference
Campbell's Record: 11-10, 2-6 Atlantic Sun Conference
Series History: UNF leads, 11-2
Last Series Result: UNF 8, Campbell 7 - April 4, 2008; Campbell 10, UNF 4 - April 5, 2008; UNF 9, Campbell 2 - April 7, 2008
Who's Hot: Redshirt freshman Andrew Karmeris is currently on a seven-game hitting streak and has hit .357 with seven runs scored and two doubles during that streak. Karmeris is third on the team in batting average with a .314 clip and ranks second with 14 runs scored.
Notables: UNF is 3-0 all-time against Campbell in Buies Creek ... the Ospreys hold an 8-1 record against the Camels in A-Sun play ... UNF has won three of its last four games ... UNF ranks third in the A-Sun with a 5.04 ERA, while Campbell is the bottom of the barrel with a 7.66 ERA ... the Camels do have the best fielding percentage in the A-Sun with a .970 clip ... senior RHP John Frawley ranks ninth in the A-Sun with a 3.69 ERA, which also leads the Ospreys ... UNF has walked at least once in all but one of its games this season ... Wilson has hit safely in eight of his last nine games ... after enduring a 2-for- 28 slump, Thompson has hit .417 (10-for-24) in his last seven games.
