Game Notes (PDF)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – North Florida (9-8) will be on the road Tuesday night to take on Bethune-Cookman (5-10) at historic Jackie Robinson Stadium before returning home to take on South Florida (9-7) on Wednesday night.
| Date | Time | Location | Coverage |
| Tue. March 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Harmon Stadium | Live Stats |
| Wed. March 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Harmon Stadium | Live Stats | ASunTV |
Probable Starting Pitchers
Tuesday Bethune-Cookman: RHP Juan Pizarro (0-0, 6.23 ERA, 8.2 IP, 3 BB, 10 SO)
North Florida: RHP
Matt Vaka (0-1, 9.58 ERA, 10.1 IP, 3 BB, 9 SO)
Wednesday USF: TBA
North Florida: RHP
Frank German (0-2, 6.75 ERA, 8.0 IP, 3 BB, 7 SO)
- Tuesday's game against Bethune-Cookman is North Florida's second road game through 17 games played.
- The Ospreys are 16-7 all-time against BCU and are looking for their fourth-straight win vs. the Wildcats.
- The all-time series against USF is split at 6-6 and the Ospreys are 4-1 at Harmon Stadium vs. the Bulls.
- Head Coach Smoke Laval will be coaching his 300th game as an Osprey on Wed. vs. USF.
- Seniors Kyle Brooks (199 career hits) and Corbin Olmstead (195 career hits) are both vying to become the 11 member of the North Florida 200-hit club.
- North Florida has turned 20 double plays this year, the sixth most in the nation.
- Corbin Olmstead is riding a 10-game hit streak and is batting .395 with 3 doubles, two home runs and 16 RBIs during that span.
- Kyle Brooks has reached safely in 11-straight games. He walked six times in series vs. UNCW.
- As a team, the Ospreys lead the A-Sun in batting average (.307), runs (108), hits (180) and home runs (13)
- Including a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th on Friday, junior Chris Thibideau went 8-for-13 (.615) with two doubles, two home runs and five runs scored in series vs. UNCW.
- The Ospreys have recorded 10+ hits in their last four games.
- Junior transfer Christian Diaz has four home runs in 32 at bats this season and is tied for the A-Sun lead in long balls.
- In Sunday's series finale against UNCW, the Ospreys drew 10 walks, the most since setting the program record of 16 on March 12, 2013 against Savannah State.
- Senior Keith Skinner had his fourth, four-hit game on Sunday and leads the A-Sun with a .441 batting avg.
- 7 of the 8 Osprey losses have been by one run this season.
- Through 14 games last season, the Ospreys had an identical, 6-8 record. The Ospreys went on to win 39 of their next 47 games en route to a new D-1 era school record
- Catcher Keith Skinner has caught 7 of the 16 runners trying to steal on him (56%) this season
- 52 of the 108 (48%) of the Osprey runs this season have come in the first three innings
- North Florida has held a lead in five of its eight losses including both games vs. No.1 Florida
Bethune-Cookman: Conference play began in an unfavorable manner for the Wildcats this past weekend as they were swept by Florida A&M in Tallahassee. Bethune-Cookman comes into Tuesday's contest having lost seven of their last 10 games. The Wildcats were outscored 22-7 against Florida A&M. Michael Cruz (.352) and Jameel Edney (.321) are the lone hitter with 30 or more at bats and batting averages above .300. Edney and Danny Rodriguez lead the team with 11 RBIs each.
South Florida: Like the Ospreys, the Bulls are riding high thanks to a series sweep that included a pair of walk-off winners. USF took all three from Holy Cross at home and snapped a three-game losing streak in the process. The Bulls prevailed 3-2 in 15-inning marathon in the series opener on Friday night. A Duke Stunkel Jr. sacrifice fly plated the game-winning run. RHP Tommy Eveld earned American Conference Pitcher of the Week honors after 7.0 innings of relief in Friday's contest. The Bulls have struck out 177 times this season and the Ospreys will once again be tested on the basepaths with speedster Luke Maglich. The outfielder is third in the country with 13 stolen bases this season.
