Ospreys Begin Five-Game Homestand Friday

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The University of North Florida softball team will play Atlantic Sun affiliates Belmont on Friday, April 2, at 3 p.m. and Lipscomb on Saturday, April 3, at 2 p.m. The two doubleheaders will be at the UNF Softball Complex.

Senior pitcher Devyn Findley picked up two wins in North Florida's sweep of Florida Gulf Coast last weekend, extending its winning streak to five.

The Ospreys (17-18, 3-1 A-Sun) won the first game 2-1 and pulled out the second game 4-2 with the help of sophomore pitcher Shaina Dent's go-ahead RBI triple.

The Ospreys are within one game of .500 after winning the past five games and will have the next five games at home, after spending most of the month of March away.

Despite being near the bottom in team batting average in the A-Sun, the Ospreys are second in the conference standings, relying on their pitching and defense. During conference play, UNF is hitting .292 with runners in scoring position and the rotation is holding opponents with a 0.75 ERA.

Through North Florida's five-game winning streak, Findley has become dominant with her 0.85 ERA and is averaging four strikeouts per walk. In the last five games, sophomore Amanda Moseley leads the team with four RBI and junior Stephany Hall leads the team, hitting .357 / .429 / .471 (BA / SLG / OBP).

Belmont (4-24, 1-3 A-Sun) comes to Jacksonville, after being swept by USC Upstate and then taking one of two against ETSU last weekend in conference play. The Bruins are second to last in the conference and will play Jacksonville (21-11, 0-2 A-Sun) on April 1.

Similar to UNF, Belmont's team batting average is .210 but their opponent's team batting average is .294, resulting in the conference's highest team ERA of 5.94. Devon Schmidt owns all four wins for the Bruins with her 6.52 ERA. Schmidt has 72 strikeouts and averages two strikeouts for every walk.

Offensively, Ashley Byers leads the team in home runs (6), slugging percentage (.514) and is second on the team in on-base percentage (.407).

Lipscomb (25-7, 4-0 A-Sun) sits on top of the A-Sun with a 4-0 record in conference play. The Bison have swept both ETSU and USC Upstate and will play Jacksonville this Friday at 4 p.m.

Previously ranked in the top 25, the Bison have earned the top spot in the conference with their team leading the A-Sun in team batting average (.315) and ERA (1.46)

Abby Keese leads the conference in batting average (.400), slugging percentage (.705), total bases (67) and is third in home runs with seven. In the pitching circle, Whitney Kiihnl is second in the A-Sun with a 0.58 ERA and Christen Campbell is sixth with her 1.25 ERA. The Bison's pitching staff over the course of the season has limited their opponents to a .088 batting average.

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