UNF Returns Home to Host UNF Invitational

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida softball comes home to host the UNF Invitational beginning on Friday morning.

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ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (8-9)
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North Florida looks to get back to its winning ways after going 1-4 in the February Freezer.
Sophomore Navia Penrod is batting a team-best .446 with 29 hits, including five doubles and one triple. She has scored a team-high 16 runs as the leadoff and brought in 10 runs.
Classmate Dominica Cocuzza has a team-best 13 RBI on 20 hits and is batting .345.
Freshman Kayla McGory smacked her first career grand slam against Mississippi State on February 24 and is now batting .327 and leads the squad with 15 walks.
In the circle, Morgan Bloure and Amanda Blanchard each own three wins, while Logan Green has the team's low ERA of 2.35 and leads with 32 strikeouts.
Green owns two saves as she has pitched in all but three games.
North Florida is second in the ASUN with 58 walks, 84 runs scored and 75 RBI, while leading the league with 139 hits.

ABOUT ALBANY (4-2)
SERIES HISTORY: UNF 4-1 | Last meeting: Feb 20, 2015 W, 10-2 (FAU Invite)
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Started the season 4-0 at the EMU Madeira Beach Spring Invite, but dropped the final two games of the weekend.
Albany finished first in the America East last season.
Elizabeth Snow leads the team with a .529 average with six doubles on nine hits and 6 RBI. She was named America East Player of the Week for her opening weekend performance.
Chelsea Henige brings her teammates home as she was a team-best 11 RBI.
In the circle, Devin Durando is 2-0, while Celeste Verdolivo owns a staff-high 16 strikeouts.

ABOUT WESTERN CAROLINA (2-3)
SERIES HISTORY: WCU 1-0 | Last meeting: Feb 15, 2009 L 0-2 (UCF Early Bird)
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Senior outfielder Courtney Price and junior outfielder Abigail Daniels each earned SoCon Preseason Second Team Honors.
The Catamounts finished third in the SoCon last season.
Price is batting .357 with 14 RBI, a double, triple and two home runs.
Hunter Gibbons leads the team with eight RBI and joins Price with two homers.
Lily Hayes owns a 1.27 ERA to lead the team.

ABOUT LaSALLE (4-1)
SERIES HISTORY: UNF 1-0 | Last meeting: March 4, 2016 W, 9-1 (UFC Tournament)
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For her opening weekend, McKenzie Price was tabbed A10 Pitcher of the Week. She went 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA with six strikeouts.
Her counterpart, Marlo Roadcap is also 2-0 with 12 strikeouts.
On offense, Suzanne Swanicke is batting .400 with 8 RBI.

ABOUT MOUNT ST. MARY'S (2-2)
SERIES HISTORY: UNF 7-0 | Last meeting: February 27, 2014 W, 3-2 (UNF Osprey Invite)
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Freshman Jordan Weaver was named the NEC Rookie of the Week after posting a 1-0 mark with a 0.70 ERA in three games.
Weaver surrendered just six hits in 10 innings of work with 11 strikeouts.
Morgan Alisauckas is batting .462 in four games with two doubles and two homers to record nine RBI.

LOOKING AHEAD

North Florida takes a break from tournament play to travel to Florida State for a doubleheader on Wednesday March 8 beginning at 5 p.m. UNF then gets a weekend off before coming home to host Columbia on March 14.

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Players Mentioned

Amanda Blanchard

Dominica Cocuzza

Logan Green

Macayla Kelley

Kayla McGory

Navia Penrod

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