JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida softball kicks off ASUN action against crosstown rival, Jacksonville, on Saturday and Sunday.

GAMEDAY INFORMATION
North Florida (20-14) vs. Jacksonville (16-13)
LIVE STATS: JUDolphins.com - Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
WATCH: ESPN3 (Sunday only)
FOLLOW: @OspreySB

QUICK HITS

• Among four other ASUN squads, the Ospreys find themselves ranked in the most recent top-80 RPI coming in at No. 79.
• Last year in the River City Rumble, North Florida took the series 2-1 against Jacksonville after shutting the Dolphins out in two of three games. The Ospreys lead the all-time series over Jacksonville 21-10.
• Junior Dominica Cocuzza grabbed three hits, three RBI and one run against the Dolphins last season. Cocuzza currently leads the ASUN in doubles (12) and ranks fifth in the nation in that category. 
• 2018 ASUN Preseason Player of the Year, Navia Penrod leads the country with 53 hits, while also pacing the league in batting average (.477), which ranks her 17th overall in the NCAA. 

OPPONENT NOTES

• Madison Ragan leads the Dolphins with a .329 average with 24 hits, while also owning a team-high 5 home runs.
• Batting .309, Heather Roberts is second on the team with 25 hits and owns a team-high 14 RBIs, while Allie McCourt is leading the team with 23 stolen bases.
• On the rubber, Alyssa Bilodeau leads the staff with her 11-4 record and a 1.87 ERA. She ranks in the ASUN top-five in three pitching categories, strikeouts (68), wins (11) and saves (1). 
• For the past two consecutive seasons, the Dolphins have come out victorious in their first conference game of the year. 
• The Ospreys and Jacksonville have had seven common opponents this season. UNF went 7-2 against those teams, while JU went 4-5.
• Jacksonville is coming off of a double header sweep of George Mason last time out as the Dolphins have been off since last Saturday.

LOOKING AHEAD
After its opening weekend, North Florida heads to Kennesaw State for a Friday doubleheader and single game on Saturday.