
Ospreys Open Home Slate With UNF Invite
2/15/2018 10:17:00 AM | Softball
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida softball opens its 2018 home slate in the Courtyard Marriott UNF Invite beginning on Friday, Feb. 16. The games will be played at Atlantic Coast High School.
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TOURNAMENT CENTRAL
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QUICK HITS
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OPPONENT NOTES
Providence
South Dakota State
UT Arlington
Canisius
LOOKING AHEAD
North Florida welcomes in Hofstra and McNeese State for a pair of midweek contests. The Ospreys face Hofstra Tuesday at 12 p.m. before hosting McNeese at 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
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TOURNAMENT CENTRAL
Opponent | Providence | South Dakota St | UT Arlington | Canisius |
Date - Time | Friday – 4:30 p.m. | Friday – 7:00 p.m. | Saturday – 2:30 p.m. Sunday – 11:00 a.m. |
Saturday – 5:00 p.m. |
Series | UNF leads 3-1 | UNF leads 1-0 | First Meeting | First Meeting |
QUICK HITS
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- The Ospreys look to build on their success in Jacksonville after going 18-6 a season ago on their home field.
- Junior Navia Penrod leads the team with 10 hits, including a double, while scoring three runs and four RBI.
- Classmate Dominica Cocuzza with her four doubles this season, leads the ASUN and sits inside the top five in the nation.
- Junior transfer Sydney Matzko leads the league with three complete games and 22 strikeouts.
OPPONENT NOTES
Providence
- The Friars enter the weekend with a 1-4 record after picking up a 2-1 win on Sunday against North Carolina.
- Brittney Veler leads Providence with a .400 average with a double and a triple on the year.
- In the circle, Miranda Trinidad is 1-1 with a 2.69 ERA and two complete games.
- UNF and Providence met last weekend with the Ospreys picking up the 9-0 win in the Friends of Jaclyn Invitational.
South Dakota State
- South Dakota State enters the weekend with a 2-3 record after they won a 19-12 battle with Green Bay the last time out.
- Abbey Murphy led the Jackrabbits last weekend hitting at a .529 clip with two doubles and a triple.
- Mallory McQuistan paced South Dakota State with two long balls in the UNI tournament.
- The Ospreys picked up a 7-5 victory over the Jackrabbits in last year's Osprey Invititational.
UT Arlington
- UTA comes into play with a 3-2 mark after picking up wins last weekend against Syracuse, UMass and Southern Miss.
- Whitney Walton paces the Mavericks with a .353 average, while Sandra Mendoza is hitting at a .333 clip with four RBI.
- On the rubber, Jojo Valencia sits at 2-1 with a 2.14 ERA along with at team-high nine punch outs.
- The Ospreys and Mavericks meet this weekend for the first time in program history.
Canisius
- The Golden Griffins come into play with a 1-3 record as they got a 4-3 win over Robert Morris last weekend.
- Morgan Altman leads the way for the Griffins after batting .444 on the weekend with a double and a triple. Altman was named MAAC player of the week for her performance.
- UNF and Canisius meet this weekend for the first time in program history.
LOOKING AHEAD
North Florida welcomes in Hofstra and McNeese State for a pair of midweek contests. The Ospreys face Hofstra Tuesday at 12 p.m. before hosting McNeese at 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
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