Friday, February 23
Jacksonville, Fla.
6:05 p.m.
University of North Florida
vs
Southern Illinois
Ospreys Host Southern Illinois in Weekend Series
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The North Florida baseball hosts Southern Illinois at Harmon Stadium for the second weekend series of the season.
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GAMEDAY CENTRAL
WHAT: Southern Illinois at North Florida
WHERE: Dusty Rhodes Field at Harmon Stadium (1,000)
WHEN: Friday, Feb. 23 (6:05 p.m.) | Saturday, Feb. 24 (2:05 p.m.) | Sunday, Feb. 25 (1:05 p.m.)
THE SERIES: SIU 2-1
LAST MEETING: The two teams meet for the first time since 2012, while the Salukis hold a 2-1 advantage in the all time series. All three games were played at Harmon Stadium and Southern Illinois captured the last two games of the series.
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FOLLOW THE ACTION
WATCH FRIDAY: ESPN3
WATCH SATURDAY: ESPN3
WATCH SUNDAY: North Florida Ospreys Facebook
LIVE STATS: UNFOspreys.com
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ON THE MOUND
Friday
UNF – RHP Brad Deppermann
SIU – RHP Michal Baird
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Saturday
UNF – RHP Ethan Michaelis
SIU – LHP Jamison Steege
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Sunday
UNF – RHP Adam Polansky
SIU – RHP Mason Hiser
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QUICK HITS
- UNF opens the season with 21 of its first 26 games at home, including six consecutive weekend series.
- North Florida has 12 juniors and three redshirt sophomore for a total of 15 draft eligible guys in their third collegiate year. The Ospreys have one redshit junior, seven seniors and two redshirt seniors for a total of 25 draft eligible players on the roster which is tied for fourth-most in the nation with Southern Louisiana and UCF.
- The Ospreys have scored two or more runs in nine of the 11 innings they scored this season.
- Raff Libuano's .455 batting average ranks fourth in the ASUN after the opening weekend.
- Tanner Murphy ranks tied for sixth in the conference and is tied for 125th in the nation with 5 RBI's.
- Wesley Weeks stole two bases over the weekend which sits tied for second in the ASUN and tied for 71st in the country.
- UNF is five home victories away from having 700 career wins at Harmon Stadium.
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SCOUTING SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Notes
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- The Salukis hold a 1-3 record after getting swept by Jacksonville State in Oxford, Ala. during their first weekend series of the season.
- SIU came back and topped Austin Peay, 16-7, on Tuesday in Clarksville, Tenn.
- Southern scattered 16 hits including two home runs in the game.
- Left fielder Alex Lyon leads the team with a .500 batting average, seven hits and six runs scored, while Logan Blackfin tops the team with nine RBI's.
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UP NEXT
The Ospreys prepare for a home and home with No. 1 Florida on Tuesday and Wednesday. North Florida hosts the reigning National Champions at 6:05 p.m. on Tuesday at Harmon Stadium, before traveling to Gainesville for a Wednesday matchup at 6 p.m.
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GAMEDAY CENTRAL
WHAT: Southern Illinois at North Florida
WHERE: Dusty Rhodes Field at Harmon Stadium (1,000)
WHEN: Friday, Feb. 23 (6:05 p.m.) | Saturday, Feb. 24 (2:05 p.m.) | Sunday, Feb. 25 (1:05 p.m.)
THE SERIES: SIU 2-1
LAST MEETING: The two teams meet for the first time since 2012, while the Salukis hold a 2-1 advantage in the all time series. All three games were played at Harmon Stadium and Southern Illinois captured the last two games of the series.
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FOLLOW THE ACTION
WATCH FRIDAY: ESPN3
WATCH SATURDAY: ESPN3
WATCH SUNDAY: North Florida Ospreys Facebook
LIVE STATS: UNFOspreys.com
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ON THE MOUND
Friday
UNF – RHP Brad Deppermann
SIU – RHP Michal Baird
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Saturday
UNF – RHP Ethan Michaelis
SIU – LHP Jamison Steege
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Sunday
UNF – RHP Adam Polansky
SIU – RHP Mason Hiser
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QUICK HITS
- UNF opens the season with 21 of its first 26 games at home, including six consecutive weekend series.
- North Florida has 12 juniors and three redshirt sophomore for a total of 15 draft eligible guys in their third collegiate year. The Ospreys have one redshit junior, seven seniors and two redshirt seniors for a total of 25 draft eligible players on the roster which is tied for fourth-most in the nation with Southern Louisiana and UCF.
- The Ospreys have scored two or more runs in nine of the 11 innings they scored this season.
- Raff Libuano's .455 batting average ranks fourth in the ASUN after the opening weekend.
- Tanner Murphy ranks tied for sixth in the conference and is tied for 125th in the nation with 5 RBI's.
- Wesley Weeks stole two bases over the weekend which sits tied for second in the ASUN and tied for 71st in the country.
- UNF is five home victories away from having 700 career wins at Harmon Stadium.
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SCOUTING SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Notes
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- The Salukis hold a 1-3 record after getting swept by Jacksonville State in Oxford, Ala. during their first weekend series of the season.
- SIU came back and topped Austin Peay, 16-7, on Tuesday in Clarksville, Tenn.
- Southern scattered 16 hits including two home runs in the game.
- Left fielder Alex Lyon leads the team with a .500 batting average, seven hits and six runs scored, while Logan Blackfin tops the team with nine RBI's.
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UP NEXT
The Ospreys prepare for a home and home with No. 1 Florida on Tuesday and Wednesday. North Florida hosts the reigning National Champions at 6:05 p.m. on Tuesday at Harmon Stadium, before traveling to Gainesville for a Wednesday matchup at 6 p.m.
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