Wednesday, February 22
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
6 p.m.
University of North Florida
at
Alabama
North Florida Takes to the Road to Face No. 10 Alabama
2/21/2017 2:37:00 PM | Softball
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - After a 5-1 weekend, the North Florida softball team heads down to face a tough opponent in No. 10 Alabama on Wednesday.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
LIVESTATS:Â RollTide.com
WATCH: SEC Network+
TWITTER: @OspreySB
SERIES HISTORY: Alabama leads 1-0 | Last meeting: Feb. 7, 2014 Alabama W, 10-1
ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (7-4)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics
ABOUT ALABAMA (7-2)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics
LOOKING AHEAD
North Florida heads over to Mississippi State for the February Freezer where it faces off with Southern Illinois, the host team and Eastern Illinois before matching up based on wins. Games start at 12:30 p.m. on Friday.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
LIVESTATS:Â RollTide.com
WATCH: SEC Network+
TWITTER: @OspreySB
SERIES HISTORY: Alabama leads 1-0 | Last meeting: Feb. 7, 2014 Alabama W, 10-1
ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (7-4)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics
ABOUT ALABAMA (7-2)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics
NOTEABLES
- Junior Macayla Kelley was named the ASUN Player of the Week for her outstanding performance during the Osprey Invitational where she batted .542.
- Sophomore Navia Penrod leads the team with 20 hits and 12 runs scored, while Dominica Cocuzza owns a team-best 10 RBI. Penrod is fourth in the ASUN in batting, while Cocuzza is third in RBI.
- Freshman Kayla McGory has been issued 14 walks, while Jenna Brownell has reached 10 times on balls.
- In the circle, Logan Green owns a team-low 2.24 ERA with a 2-3 record. That record though is not indicative of the stellar performances this weekend. She tossed five of the six games either starting or in relief.
- Green has a staff-high 26 strike outs in 43.2 innings pitched, while Morgan Blourne is 2-0 on the year with 15 strikeouts.
- As a team, the Ospreys are hitting .316Â which is fourth in the conference.
OPPONENT QUICK HITS
- The Tider are currently ranked No. 10 in the latest polls.
- Alabama dropped five spots in the USA Today/NFCA poll and six spots in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll after falling in two out of three games at Louisiana, who in turn rose to No. 16 in both of this week's polls.
- Gabby Callway leads the team with .500 average, but missed the opening weekend.
- Three players have 10 hits, while Peyton Grantham leads the team with 12 RBI.
- Marisa Runyon is tough to pitch to as she has a team-high 10 walks.
- On the rubber, Sydney Littlejohn has not surrendered an earned run in 15.1 innings of work with 20 strikeouts.
- The Tide's ace, Alexis Osorio, owns 50 strikeouts with a 1.28 ERA.
LOOKING AHEAD
North Florida heads over to Mississippi State for the February Freezer where it faces off with Southern Illinois, the host team and Eastern Illinois before matching up based on wins. Games start at 12:30 p.m. on Friday.
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