University of North Florida
Georgia Southern
UNF takes on pair of ranked foes
4/13/2009 7:01:25 PM | Baseball
Ospreys face No. 27 Georgia Southern, No. 22 Florida State
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The University of North Florida baseball team will have a tough challenge ahead of it this week with a pair of ranked non-conference foes.
The Ospreys will take on 27th-ranked Georgia Southern at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Harmon Stadium, followed by a 6 p.m. matchup on Wednesday against No. 22 Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla.
UNF will try to get its first official game in this season with GSU after a March 31 contest in Statesboro, Ga., between the teams was rained out. The Eagles held a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the third before a flash of lightning delayed the game, which allowed the oncoming thunderstorm to set in and bring the contest to a halt.
The Ospreys are a perfect 1-0 this season in Tallahassee after upsetting the then-sixth-ranked Seminoles, 5-4, on March 4. Freshman Steve Hillan hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning, and senior RHP Ty Pryor shut down FSU in the bottom of the eighth and ninth to give the Ospreys a win over their highest-ranked Division I opponent in program history.
FSU defeated UNF last Wednesday at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, 14-6, in the Ospreys' first-ever home meeting with the Seminoles. Four UNF errors gave the Seminoles six unearned runs.
UNF went 1-2 over the weekend against Atlantic Sun Conference foe Lipscomb in Nashville. Senior RHP John Frawley pitched his fourth-straight complete win and second shutout of the year in a 1-0 UNF victory on Friday night. Lipscomb took control on Saturday, however, holding the Ospreys to a combined seven runs in a doubleheader sweep.
What: Baseball vs. No. 27 Georgia Southern; at No. 22 Florida State
When: Tuesday, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.
Where: Harmon Stadium (Jacksonville, Fla.); Dick Howser Stadium (Tallahassee, Fla.)
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Radio (Both Games): WBOB-AM 1320 in Jacksonville
UNF's Record: 15-22, 9-9 Atlantic Sun Conference
Georgia Southern's Record: 24-9, 9-4 Southern Conference
Florida State's Record: 21-11, 9-7 Atlantic Coast Conference
Series History: GSU leads UNF, 5-1; FSU leads UNF, 5-1
Last Result: Georgia Southern 17, UNF 4 - April 22, 2008 in Statesboro, Ga.; FSU 14, UNF 6 - April 8, 2009 in Jacksonville, Fla.
Who's Hot: Frawley earned his second A- Sun Pitcher of the Week award on Monday after his methodical deconstruction of Lipscomb on Friday. He struck out eight Bisons and out dueled preseason all- conference pick Rex Brothers. His shutout now has him tied for No. 1 in the UNF record book for most shutouts in a season.
Notables: The Ospreys are 3-7 in non- conference home games this season ... sophomore Michael Smith has a team-leading .377 batting average and three home runs against non- conference foes ... UNF has won just one night game this season at Harmon Stadium and are 4-11 overall in the twilight ... senior Brian Wilson leads the Ospreys with 11 multiple-hit games this season ... UNF has hit at least one home run in 11 of its last 12 contests ... Frawley ranks sixth in the A-Sun in ERA (3.02), second in wins (5), first in least walks allowed (7), first in ground ball outs (69), third in innings pitched (53.2) and ninth in strikeouts (42).
