Tuesday, April 10
Jacksonville, Fla.
6 p.m.
University of North Florida
vs
Bethune-Cookman
Photo by: Todd Drexler
Baseball Set for Pair of Midweek Games
4/9/2012 8:16:00 PM | Baseball
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The University of North Florida baseball team will play a pair of midweek non-conference games against two in-state opponents. North Florida opens the week with a game against Bethune-Cookman at Dusty Rhodes Field at Harmon Stadium before travelling to Tallahassee for a game against Florida A&M on Wednesday. Both games are slated for 6:00 p.m. starts.
North Florida enters the week 20-14 overall, coming off of a series win on the road against East Tennessee State. Bethune-Cookman is 19-13 overall, while Florida A&M is 6-30.
For his efforts last week, T.J. Gavlik earned Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week honors. Gavlik helped the Ospreys to a 3-1 record on the week, including a victory over No. 1 Florida and a series win on the road against East Tennessee State.
Gavlik hit safely in all four games on the week, recording multiple hits in each game. The senior scored at least one run in each game. The Hong Kong native notched a career-high three RBI against No. 1 Florida, helping the Ospreys to a 10-5 victory over the top-ranked Gators. Gavlik had a triple against No. 1 Florida. The shortstop also had a diving catch to end the game against the Gators, securing the victory.
He finished the weekend 8-for-16 (.500) with two doubles, a triple, five runs scored, four RBI and two walks. In addition, Gavlik struck out just one time in 18 plate appearances.
UNF is 10-4 all-time against Bethune-Cookman, including an 8-0 record against the Wildcats in Harmon Stadium.
North Florida and Bethune-Cookman have met on the diamond twice this season with each team winning on its respective field. The Ospreys claimed the first meeting between the two teams, winning 4-2 at Harmon Stadium. The Wildcats took the second game, earning a 5-2 victory at Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach.
Last season, each team won on their respective field. North Florida won the first two meetings between the two teams before dropping the first road game of the series. The Ospreys won the next four games in the series before dropping a road game to the Wildcats. In the last four meetings, UNF has won three games, all by one run, including a pair of extra inning contests.
North Florida's 11-inning 5-4 victory on April 13, 2010 was the 900th win in school history.
UNF is currently 2-0 against FAMU this season. North Florida is 9-0 all-time against FAMU after boasting a 19-1 victory earlier this season in Tallahassee. Tied 0-0 heading into the sixth inning, the University of North Florida baseball team scored 11 runs against Florida A&M to break the game open en route to a 19-1 victory at Moore-Kittles Field in Tallahassee, Fla. Three weeks later, the two teams met at Dusty Rhodes Field with North Florida earning a 7-1 victory.
Scouting the Opposition:
Bethune-Cookman: Bethune-Cookman enters the week coming off of a three-game sweep of Savannah State. BCU won the final game of the series 10-1. The Wildcats crept along offensively in the opening frames, but Savannah State couldn't hold the 'Cats for long, as B-CU erupted in the third to set off consecutive scoring innings, making the most of what the Tigers were giving.
Florida A&M: The FAMU Rattlers avoided laying an egg in North Carolina, defeating the North Carolina A&T Aggies, 7-5, in MEAC action at War Memorial Stadium. FAMU got off to a hot start in the first, scoring three runs and shutting out the Aggies. No additional runs would be scored by either team until the fifth inning, where FAMU got two runs and NCAT got their first run of the game. The sixth and seventh innings would be scoreless, but FAMU got two more runs in the eighth, while NCAT plated three. The Rattlers would go down without a score in the top of the ninth. The Aggies would score one run in the ninth, but Franklin would close out the game, cutting the rally short.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The University of North Florida baseball team will play a pair of midweek non-conference games against two in-state opponents. North Florida opens the week with a game against Bethune-Cookman at Dusty Rhodes Field at Harmon Stadium before travelling to Tallahassee for a game against Florida A&M on Wednesday. Both games are slated for 6:00 p.m. starts.
North Florida enters the week 20-14 overall, coming off of a series win on the road against East Tennessee State. Bethune-Cookman is 19-13 overall, while Florida A&M is 6-30.
For his efforts last week, T.J. Gavlik earned Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week honors. Gavlik helped the Ospreys to a 3-1 record on the week, including a victory over No. 1 Florida and a series win on the road against East Tennessee State.
Gavlik hit safely in all four games on the week, recording multiple hits in each game. The senior scored at least one run in each game. The Hong Kong native notched a career-high three RBI against No. 1 Florida, helping the Ospreys to a 10-5 victory over the top-ranked Gators. Gavlik had a triple against No. 1 Florida. The shortstop also had a diving catch to end the game against the Gators, securing the victory.
He finished the weekend 8-for-16 (.500) with two doubles, a triple, five runs scored, four RBI and two walks. In addition, Gavlik struck out just one time in 18 plate appearances.
UNF is 10-4 all-time against Bethune-Cookman, including an 8-0 record against the Wildcats in Harmon Stadium.
North Florida and Bethune-Cookman have met on the diamond twice this season with each team winning on its respective field. The Ospreys claimed the first meeting between the two teams, winning 4-2 at Harmon Stadium. The Wildcats took the second game, earning a 5-2 victory at Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach.
Last season, each team won on their respective field. North Florida won the first two meetings between the two teams before dropping the first road game of the series. The Ospreys won the next four games in the series before dropping a road game to the Wildcats. In the last four meetings, UNF has won three games, all by one run, including a pair of extra inning contests.
North Florida's 11-inning 5-4 victory on April 13, 2010 was the 900th win in school history.
UNF is currently 2-0 against FAMU this season. North Florida is 9-0 all-time against FAMU after boasting a 19-1 victory earlier this season in Tallahassee. Tied 0-0 heading into the sixth inning, the University of North Florida baseball team scored 11 runs against Florida A&M to break the game open en route to a 19-1 victory at Moore-Kittles Field in Tallahassee, Fla. Three weeks later, the two teams met at Dusty Rhodes Field with North Florida earning a 7-1 victory.
Scouting the Opposition:
Bethune-Cookman: Bethune-Cookman enters the week coming off of a three-game sweep of Savannah State. BCU won the final game of the series 10-1. The Wildcats crept along offensively in the opening frames, but Savannah State couldn't hold the 'Cats for long, as B-CU erupted in the third to set off consecutive scoring innings, making the most of what the Tigers were giving.
Florida A&M: The FAMU Rattlers avoided laying an egg in North Carolina, defeating the North Carolina A&T Aggies, 7-5, in MEAC action at War Memorial Stadium. FAMU got off to a hot start in the first, scoring three runs and shutting out the Aggies. No additional runs would be scored by either team until the fifth inning, where FAMU got two runs and NCAT got their first run of the game. The sixth and seventh innings would be scoreless, but FAMU got two more runs in the eighth, while NCAT plated three. The Rattlers would go down without a score in the top of the ninth. The Aggies would score one run in the ninth, but Franklin would close out the game, cutting the rally short.
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