Baseball | 3/9/2017 2:20:00 PM
JACKSONVILLE -- The North Florida baseball team hosts Rutgers for a four-game set at Harmon Stadium beginning Friday at 4 p.m. The teams will also play a doubleheader Saturday (1 & 4 p.m.) and close Sunday with 1 p.m. first pitch.
UNF Game Notes (PDF)
GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida (9-4) vs Rutgers (4-7)
WHERE: Dusty Rhodes Field at Harmon Stadium (3,600)
WHEN: Friday, Mar. 10 (4 p.m.) | Saturday, Mar. 11 (1 p.m. / 4 p.m.) | Sunday, Mar. 12 (1 p.m.)
THE SERIES: First meeting
LAST MEETING: Ospreys and Scarlet Knights will be facing each other for the first time on the diamond
Special Promotions: Sunday - Family 4-Pack featuring 4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, and 4 soft drinks = $20
FOLLOWING THE ACTION
LIVESTATS: UNFOspreys.com
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MOUND MATCH-UPS
Friday
UNF - Austin Drury (LHP, 1-1, 1.46 ERA, 12.1 IP, 1 BB, 15 K)
RU - John O'Reilly (RHP, 1-2, 4.82 ERA, 18.2 IP, 5 BB, 9 K)
Saturday (Game 1)
UNF - Anthony Delaney (RHP, 2-0, 1.69 ERA, 10.2 IP, 5 BB, 9 K)
RU - Serafino Brito (RHP, 0-3, 6.11 ERA, 17.2 IP, 4 BB, 9 K)
Saturday (Game 2)
UNF - Frank German (RHP, 3-0, 1.37 ERA, 19.2 IP, 3 BB, 24 K)
RU - TBA
Sunday
UNF - TBA
RU - TBA
NOTEWORTHY
- Ospreys open the season with 26 of first 32 games at home with Rutgers series marking the fourth of six consecutive weekends of home series
- North Florida has won seven consecutive games heading into the weekend after rallying for an extra-inning win over rival Jacksonville on Wednesday night and posting a series sweep of Penn last weekend
- UNF leads the ASUN in doubles with 30 led by league co-leader Yahir Gurolla with 8
- The Osprey offense also ranks 3rd in the ASUN in batting average (.296) and is second in homeruns with 11... UNF boasts three of the league's Top 10 hitters including top-ranked Tanner Murphy (.528)
- The UNF pitching corps has also been strong to start the season ranking first in the ASUN for ERA (3.30) and fewest runs allowed (49)
- North Florida is also the top defensive team in the ASUN owning a .981 fielding percentage
- UNF has been most explosive in the 7th inning (20 runs) and 2nd inning (19 runs)
- Rutgers has only played one home game this season and will play four more road games including a series at FGCU next weekend before returning home again
SCOUTING RUTGERS
Roster | Schedule | Statistics
With a talented and experienced roster aided by the opening of the Fred Hill Training Complex, Rutgers baseball enters the 2017 season with optimism. The Scarlet Knights, who have now played each of the other 12 teams in the Big Ten, are led by fourth-year head coach and program alumnus Joe Litterio. Assistant coaches Tim Reilly and Casey Gaynor, along with volunteer assistant Lou Clemente, return, with director of operations Glen Gardner set for his 27th season on staff. All members of the coaching staff played and graduated from Rutgers. The 2017 roster includes 22 returning letterwinners and seven newcomers. Overall, 31 members of the team are from New Jersey, two from Pennsylvania, and one each from New York and Florida. Seniors Mike Carter and Max Herrmann were voted team captains, as the Scarlet Knights have eight seniors. Having the conference bye for the first weekend of league play, the Scarlet Knights will open the season with 25 consecutive nonconference contests. That starts with three-game sets at Miami, a participant in the last two College World Series, and at Virginia, the 2015 national champions. RU opened their home slate at Bainton Field Feb. 28 versus Wagner, a date which was the earliest home game in program history.
UP NEXT
North Florida will play at midweek road contest at College of Charleston on Tuesday (Mar. 14) before returning home to host a three-game series against Bradley (Mar. 17-19) at Harmon Stadium.
