JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida softball returns from six days off to host Columbia on Tuesday in a doubleheader beginning at 4 p.m. at the UNF Softball Field. The first 50 students will receive a UNF Softball tank top.
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ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (10-11)
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ABOUT COLUMBIA (3-8)
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SWOOP FACTS
- After facing off with No. 1 Florida State in a midweek doubleheader, North Florida had a few days to regroup from a packed early-season schedule.
- Sophomore Navia Penrod ranks second in the country with 37 total hits - just one behind first, and is leading the team with her .450 average.
- In the last 10 games, junior Casey Estes has really stepped up her game as of late and is hitting .304.
- Four total Ospreys are batting above .300 for a team average of .290 to rank fourth in the ASUN.
- This will be the first meeting between the Lions and Ospreys.
ABOUT COLUMBIA (3-8)
SERIES HISTORY: First meeting
QUICK HITS
- In the circle, Tonia Wu owns a 2-3 mark with a 3.03 ERA and 20 strikeouts.
- Madison Gott is batting a team-best .457 and 16 hits including four home runs. Gott also has eight RBI and six runs scored.
- Gott also leads the league individually with three, rankings among the top-25 nationally in home runs per game (0.38) and just outside the top-50 in slugging percentage (.800).
LOOKING AHEAD
UNF heads to Clearwater to play in the USF Tournament facing five northern schools including Rutgers and Saint Joseph's. Play begins on Friday at 11 a.m. against LIU Brooklyn.
