Ranked Owls Come to Town for Two with #BSB

North Florida at No. 20 Florida Atlantic
Date/Time	Tues. & Wed. , February, 25-26, 2014 \| 6:00 p.m./3:00 p.m.
Stadium	Dusty Rhodes Field at Harmon Stadium
Location	Jacksonville, Fla.
Radio	n/a
Live Stats	UNF Live Stats
Live Video	ASun.tv (Tuesday Only)
Game Notes	UNF Game Notes

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The University of North Florida baseball team will take on its second ranked opponent of the season on Tuesday and Wednesday when #20 Florida Atlantic University comes to Harmon Stadium for a pair of non-conference games.

Weather shortened the Ospreys' series with Fairfield over the weekend but UNF was able to take two games in the Saturday doubleheader. The Owls come into Tuesday's game with a record of 5-2 with series wins over Notre Dame and most recently Monmouth (N.J.). UNF will look to improve on its 4-2 record before a seven-game road trip that starts on Friday at the University of North Carolina.

The Ospreys will make their season debut on A-Sun TV on Tuesday night as both games can be viewed live on ASun.tv .The two games can also be followed via live stats and also game updates can be seen on the official twitter of UNF Baseball: @OspreysBSB .

Team-by-Team Comparison
	Record	.Avg	Runs	Hits	2B	3B	HR	RBI	ERA	SO	BB
North Florida	4-2	.338	33	72	10	2	3	26	5.09	32	18
Florida Atlantic	5-2	.299	47	72	13	2	1	42	3.43	67	18

*As of 2/24/14

By the Numbers
-The two teams are meeting for the first time since 2007
-The all-time series is tied
-UNF is 13-27 all-time against ranked opponents.

Out of the Box
Doubleheader Sweep: The Ospreys got back to their winning ways this weekend, sweeping a Saturday twinbill against Fairfield. A Donnie Dewees home run proved to be the difference in a 5-3, game one victory. The sophomore went deep for the first time this season and the sixth time in two seasons. In the nightcap the Ospreys were able to hang on to a 5-4 victory. Senior Ryan McMahon got out of a one out, bases loaded jam in the top of the ninth to record his first save of the season.

Hit Party: UNF has recorded double-digit hits in all but one game this season, a 12-1 loss to South Florida. On Saturday the Ospreys tallied 28 hits in two games and recorded a season-high 14 hits in each contest.

Nice Little Saturday: Sophomore Drew Weeks had himself a day against in the double dip with Fairfield on Saturday. The right fielder went 6-for-9 with a home run and an RBI against the Stags. He even contributed on the defensive side, gunning down a runner at the plate in game one. Dating back to last season, he is currently riding a 14-game hitting streak.

Call for help: The Osprey bullpen has been superb early on in the season. Saturday's game one starter, David Trexler gave way to Dan VanSickle in the sixth inning. The junior took it from there, tossing 3.1 scoreless innings to earn his first save of the season. The performance is fresh off a four-inning outing in the season-opener that clinched a win over 2013 Big South Champion Liberty. He has yet to yield a run in 7.1 innings of work and has allowed only two hits.

About FAU: The Owls come into today's contest ranked 20th in the latest Perfect Game USA Top 25. FAU comes into the two-game series with a record of 5-2 and series victories over Notre Dame and Momouth (NJ). The Owls' most impressive win this season came last week when they took down #24 Miami, 5-2 in Coral Gables, Fla..

UNF vs. Mother Nature: Weather has wreaked havoc on the Ospreys schedule already this season. Friday night's series opener against Fairfield was moved to Saturday and Sunday finale was cancelled due to rain. The Ospreys were scheduled to play four games in the 2014 Best Bet Classic, but ended up playing three after a snow storm along the east coast forced Missouri to cancel its trip to Jacksonville.

Complete Game Notes

All-Time vs. Florida Atlantic
Date	Result	Location
3/24/06	W, 1-0	Jacksonville, Fla.
3/25/06	L, 3-6	Jacksonville, Fla.
3/26/06	W, 13-3	Jacksonville, Fla.
4/17/07	L, 2-4	Boca Raton, Fla.

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