#BSB Travels to Mercer for A-Sun Series

North Florida vs. Mercer
Dates/Times	March 28-30 / 6:00 p.m. \| 2:00 p.m. \| 1:00 p.m.
Stadium	Claude Smith Field
Location	Macon, Ga.
Radio	1010 XL
Live Stats	Mercer Live Stats
Live Video	n/a
Game Notes	UNF Game Notes

MACON, Ga. - In the third conference series of the season, the North Florida Baseball team will travel to Mercer for a three game series beginning on Friday. The Ospreys come into the contest with a 3-2 record in A-Sun play while the Bears, the defending regular season A-Sun champions, sit at 5-1.

All three games will be broadcasted live on 1010 XL . Robert Harper, the voice of the Ospreys, will have the call beginning on Friday at 5:45 p.m. Live stat links for all three contests can be found HERE. For scores and in-game updates on both games, follow the Ospreys on twitter @OspreyBSB .

Team-by-Team Comparison
	Record	.Avg	Runs	Hits	2B	3B	HR	RBI	ERA	SO	BB
North Florida	13-12 (3-2)	.304	129	274	33	5	16	113	4.36	127	70
Mercer	20-6 (5-1)	.280	153	241	43	4	22	139	3.11	174	59

*As of 3/27/14

Out of the Box

About Mercer: The Bears come into the weekend riding a six-game winning streak. On Tuesday Mercer took down No. 23 Georgia Tech, 4-1. It marked the fourth time in as many seasons that the Bears defeated their in-state foe. Mercer just the ninth team in the nation to rack up 20 or more wins thus far in 2014. Last weekend Mercer went to Jacksonville and swept the Dolphins, outscoring them 19-9. The only Atlantic Sun loss of the season came against Kennesaw State, a 2-1 decision back on March 14^th.

Recent Series History: The Ospreys took two of three games last season including two, one-run games. North Florida holds a 12-9 advantage in the all-time series. Four of the last six meetings have been decided by one run.

Top of the Order Production: Corbin Olmstead has embraced the role as the Osprey lead-off man since taking the spot over last week against Savannah State. In the six-game span he is 13-for-29 with three home runs, 10 runs scored and six RBIs. He has twice led the game off with a home run and leads the team with four long balls in just 14 starts. He is second on the team and third in the Atlantic Sun with a .379 batting average this season.

Multiple-Hit Games: Taking advantage of his opportunities, Olmstead has recorded multiple-hit games in eight of the last nine games. He is second to only Drew Weeks with nine multiple-hit games this season.

Nation's Longest Hitting Streak: Drew Weeks had the nation's longest hitting streak snapped in Tuesday night's win over Georgia Southern. He hit safely in a school record 31 games dating back to last season. He did reach base with a walk on Tuesday and had two hits against Savannah State on Wednesday, extending his reached-base streak to 33 games.

Knack for Close Games: North Florida played in its 11^th, one-run game of the season on Wednesday. In total the Ospreys are 6-5 in one-run games this season. Mercer has competed in nine, one-run games in 2014 in which the Bears are 5-4.

Extra, Extra: The Ospreys suffered their first extra-inning loss of the season this week, falling in 10 innings to Savannah State. North Florida had previously been unbeaten in extra frames, coming into the game, 3-0

Friendly Confines: Claude Smith Field has been home run friendly over the years for Mercer and its opponents. So far this season Mercer and its opponents have hit 28 home runs in 14 games at Claude Smith Field. Mercer has cleared the fence 16 times at home and currently lead the Atlantic Sun with 22 homers in 2014. The Ospreys are 4-1 in this season when hitting 2 or more home runs in a game.

Top of the Top: The weekend series will feature the Atlantic Sun's top offense, top defense and second best pitching staff. The Ospreys lead the league with a .304 batting average and a .972 fielding percentage. Mercer comes into the three-game set boasting a 3.11 team ERA which is good for second in the conference.

Going the Distance: The Ospreys hope to get similar performances from David Trexler and Corbin Olmstead who both established career highs in innings pitched against Northern Kentucky last weekend. Trexler threw a career-best eight innings en route to his third win of the season while Olmstead recorded his first career complete game in an 8-1 series clinching victory.

Complete Game Notes

North Florida Probable Starting Pitchers

RHP David Trexler	RHP Evan Incinelli	TBA
Friday Season Stats IP: 34.2 Record: 2-1 ERA: 3.63 SO: 23 BB: 13	Saturday Season Stats IP: 33.1 Record: 3-1 ERA: 4.59 SO: 14 BB: 12	Sunday Season Stats IP: n/a Record: 0-0 ERA: n/a SO: n/a BB: n/a

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