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Junior Preston Hale has three HR in his last four games
Ospreys head to Stetson for league action
4/30/2009 12:11:50 PM | Baseball
UNF is currently tied for 5th in the A-Sun standings
Ospreys head to Stetson for league action
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Fresh off a monumental upset of a nationally-ranked top-15 foe, the University of North Florida baseball team will take the first of its final two Atlantic Sun Conference road trips this weekend when it visits Stetson for three games beginning Friday night.
In this weekend's three-day series, both teams will look to gain ground in the conference standings with UNF holding a two-game lead over the Hatters and sitting two spots ahead in the ranks. The Ospreys are tied for fifth with Lipscomb while Stetson holds the seventh slot. The two will square off at 7 p.m. Friday night, 7 p.m. Saturday night and 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon.
Last time out (April 28), UNF controlled No. 11 Miami, limiting the Hurricanes to only four hits and one unearned run to complete a 10-1 upset. Leading the Ospreys' 15-hit barrage, senior Brian Wilson finished with four hits and three runs scored. Six Ospreys hurlers combined for eight strikeouts, and senior Ty Pryor notched three in one inning of work.
Stetson is coming off a pair of home mid-week wins against Bethune-Cookman and Florida International, which improved its home record to 11-16 and pushed its winning streak to four games. The Hatters dropped two straight A-Sun series before taking two of three at Campbell last weekend. This weekend, Stetson will be searching for its first home series win in A-Sun action. The set will be Stetson's fourth conference series at home this season.
UNF has taken four of their past five league series with the lone series loss coming at the hands of Lipscomb in the second weekend of April. The Ospreys have notched just one series win on the road in league play – that being a sweep of Campbell during a five-day road trip to Buies Creek, N.C., to end the month of March.
What: Baseball at Stetson (DeLand, Fla.)
When: Friday (7 p.m.), Saturday (7 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.)
Where: Melching Field at Conrad Park (DeLand, Fla.)
Radio: WBOB-AM 1320 in Jacksonville (broadcasts begin 15 min. before start time)
Live Stats: Click here
UNF's Record: 18-24, 11-10 Atlantic Sun Conference
Stetson's Record: 21-24, 10-11 Atlantic Sun Conference
Series History: Stetson leads, 10-8
Last Series Result: UNF won, 2-1, in Jacksonville – UNF 5, Stetson 2 (April 18, 2008); UNF 17, Stetson 10 (April 19, 2008); Stetson 13, UNF 4 (April 20, 2008)
Who's Hot: Over the last four games, junior outfielder Preston Hale has been on a tear at the dish, running up a .556 batting average and a 1.111 slugging percentage. Belting three round trippers during the stretch, he has tallied 10 RBIs and eight runs scored. Against the nationally-ranked Hurricanes, Hale hit his eighth homer of the season while going 3-for-5 with four RBIS and three runs scored.
Notables: UNF has been outhit only once in its last five outings (game three against Mercer) and cracked four more hits than then-No. 20 Florida State on April 15 … Tuesday's win against Miami marked the first time in program history the Ospreys have defeated the Hurricanes, the Gators and the Seminoles in the same season, and all were nationally ranked this season … UNF's top three RBI leaders each drove in at least one run against Miami … Kevin Martin leads the team with 35 RBIs followed by Hale (32) and TJ Thompson (30) … Martin and Hale also lead the Ospreys with eight home runs a piece … Martin ranks fourth in the conference with 28 RBIs during league play … Martin's .522 batting average in RBI-opportunity situations is second-best in the A-Sun … the Ospreys are 5-4 on the road this season in A-Sun play … UNF's last contest at Stetson came on March 4, 2006 (UNF won, 3-2).
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Fresh off a monumental upset of a nationally-ranked top-15 foe, the University of North Florida baseball team will take the first of its final two Atlantic Sun Conference road trips this weekend when it visits Stetson for three games beginning Friday night.
In this weekend's three-day series, both teams will look to gain ground in the conference standings with UNF holding a two-game lead over the Hatters and sitting two spots ahead in the ranks. The Ospreys are tied for fifth with Lipscomb while Stetson holds the seventh slot. The two will square off at 7 p.m. Friday night, 7 p.m. Saturday night and 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon.
Last time out (April 28), UNF controlled No. 11 Miami, limiting the Hurricanes to only four hits and one unearned run to complete a 10-1 upset. Leading the Ospreys' 15-hit barrage, senior Brian Wilson finished with four hits and three runs scored. Six Ospreys hurlers combined for eight strikeouts, and senior Ty Pryor notched three in one inning of work.
Stetson is coming off a pair of home mid-week wins against Bethune-Cookman and Florida International, which improved its home record to 11-16 and pushed its winning streak to four games. The Hatters dropped two straight A-Sun series before taking two of three at Campbell last weekend. This weekend, Stetson will be searching for its first home series win in A-Sun action. The set will be Stetson's fourth conference series at home this season.
UNF has taken four of their past five league series with the lone series loss coming at the hands of Lipscomb in the second weekend of April. The Ospreys have notched just one series win on the road in league play – that being a sweep of Campbell during a five-day road trip to Buies Creek, N.C., to end the month of March.
What: Baseball at Stetson (DeLand, Fla.)
When: Friday (7 p.m.), Saturday (7 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.)
Where: Melching Field at Conrad Park (DeLand, Fla.)
Radio: WBOB-AM 1320 in Jacksonville (broadcasts begin 15 min. before start time)
Live Stats: Click here
UNF's Record: 18-24, 11-10 Atlantic Sun Conference
Stetson's Record: 21-24, 10-11 Atlantic Sun Conference
Series History: Stetson leads, 10-8
Last Series Result: UNF won, 2-1, in Jacksonville – UNF 5, Stetson 2 (April 18, 2008); UNF 17, Stetson 10 (April 19, 2008); Stetson 13, UNF 4 (April 20, 2008)
Who's Hot: Over the last four games, junior outfielder Preston Hale has been on a tear at the dish, running up a .556 batting average and a 1.111 slugging percentage. Belting three round trippers during the stretch, he has tallied 10 RBIs and eight runs scored. Against the nationally-ranked Hurricanes, Hale hit his eighth homer of the season while going 3-for-5 with four RBIS and three runs scored.
Notables: UNF has been outhit only once in its last five outings (game three against Mercer) and cracked four more hits than then-No. 20 Florida State on April 15 … Tuesday's win against Miami marked the first time in program history the Ospreys have defeated the Hurricanes, the Gators and the Seminoles in the same season, and all were nationally ranked this season … UNF's top three RBI leaders each drove in at least one run against Miami … Kevin Martin leads the team with 35 RBIs followed by Hale (32) and TJ Thompson (30) … Martin and Hale also lead the Ospreys with eight home runs a piece … Martin ranks fourth in the conference with 28 RBIs during league play … Martin's .522 batting average in RBI-opportunity situations is second-best in the A-Sun … the Ospreys are 5-4 on the road this season in A-Sun play … UNF's last contest at Stetson came on March 4, 2006 (UNF won, 3-2).
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