@OspreySB Hosts Second Home Tournament this Weekend

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The North Florida Softball team hosts Kansas, Siena, South Dakota and Stony Brook in their second home tournament of the season this Friday through Sunday at the UNF Softball Complex.

The Ospreys (10-5) return home after a 2-3 showing at the FAU Invitational in Boca Raton, Fla. last weekend.

"We are excited to host another highly competitive tournament this weekend," said head coach Marcie Hickey. "It's always nice to play on your home field but we've been very fortunate to be able to bring in some great teams as well."

North Florida currently leads the A-Sun in hits, their lineup is led by juniors Katie Mandigo, Shelby Duncan and Stacy McClelland, as well as freshman Ashley Niesman. McClelland leads the team in home runs with four, while Mandigo leads in RBIs with 17. Duncan ranks second on the team in hits (19) and batting average (.380), while Niesman powered in nine RBIs and belted three home runs in the last week of games, which included a two HR, six RBI performance against Albany in the FAU Invitational.

The bullpen, which leads the A-Sun in ERA and strikeouts, is led by seniors Kaylie Wallace and Kayla Goff.

Wallace boasts a 1.33 ERA on a 3-1 record, she recently threw a complete-game shutout against Princeton to end the weekend in Boca.

Goff holds a 5-1 record and leads the team in strikeouts with 32, good for fourth in the conference.

"We're off to a strong start but are still looking to improve as we head into the start of our conference schedule," added Hickey. "We've had a lot of different players come through for us this year and I'm looking forward to another great weekend."

North Florida plays back-to-back on Friday when they take on Kansas at approximately 2:30 p.m., followed by a game against Siena at approximately 4:45 p.m.

On Saturday, the Ospreys take on Kansas at approximately 2:30 p.m., they play South Dakota that night at approximately 7 p.m.

North Florida closes out the weekend on Sunday with a 2:30 p.m. matchup with Stony Brook.

The complete tournament schedule can be found online at the tournament central page.

Live stats for all the games will be provided through UNFOspreys.com, and a full recap following each day will be available online

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Players Mentioned

Shelby Duncan

Kayla Goff

Katie Mandigo

Stacy McClelland

Ashley Niesman

Kaylie Wallace

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