Ospreys Open ASUN Play at Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The North Florida baseball team begins ASUN conference play at crosstown rival, Jacksonville, for the battle of the Old Wooden Barrel.

GAMEDAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida at Jacksonville
WHERE: Jacksonville, Fla. (John Sessions Stadium)
WHEN: Thursday, March 29 (7 p.m.) | Friday, March 30 (7 p.m.) | Saturday, March 31 (1 p.m.)
THE SERIES: JU 38-28
SERIES HISTORY: The Dolphins lead the all-time series, 38-28, that dates all the way back to 1988. The Ospreys and Dolphins sit even at 13-13 when playing on the campus at JU. Last season the two squads met five times with Jacksonville holding the 3-2 advantage. The Dolphins also ended UNF's season last year with an 8-5 victory in the ASUN Tournament.

FOLLOW THE ACTION
WATCH: ESPN3 (Thursday) | ESPN3 (Friday) | ESPN3 (Saturday)
LIVE STATS: JUDolphins.com (Thursday) | JUDolphins.com (Friday) | JUDolphins.com (Saturday)

ON THE MOUND
Thursday
UNF – RHP Frank German (3-1, 1.10, 43 K)
JU – RHP Spencer Stockton (1-3, 4.63, 25 K)

Friday
UNF – LHP Austin Drury (2-0, 5.26, 21 K)
JU – Chris Gau (3-2, 2.50, 33 K)

Saturday
UNF – TBA
JU – Tyler Santana (4-1, 2.65, 21 K)

QUICK HITS

The Ospreys have scored two or more runs in 42 of the 72 innings they scored in this season.
Tanner Murphy leads the ASUN in Hits (40) and Total Bases (69), while he holds second in Slugging Percentage (.627), RBI (25) and Home Runs (6). He also holds third in Stolen Bases with eight.
Frank German enters Thursday's start with 1.10 ERA which ranks second in the ASUN. German also ranks eighth in the NCAA in hits allowed per nine innings (4.41), while sitting ninth in the country in WHIP (0.73).
UNF ranks second in Hits (244), Triples (9) and Stolen Bases (31), while sitting third in Runs (156), Total Bases (356), RBI (134) and Home Runs (18).
The Ospreys are 5-1 in weekend series this season, while owning a 12-6 record during those series.
Mac Wilson has reached base in every game he has played for the Ospreys this season, while Tanner Murphy has a hit in every game but two so far this year.
Dalton Board and Alex Reynolds are in the midst of a 14-game reached bases streak.

SCOUTING JU
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Scott Dubrule leads the Dolphins with a .351 average with 34 hits, while also adding four doubles and a pair of triples.
Batting .329, Ruben Someillan is second on the team with 27 hits and has three doubles and nine RBI, while Jacob Southern leads JU with five homers.
On the rubber, Chris Gau leads the staff with a 3-2 record and a 2.50 ERA, while picking up a team-high 33 strikeouts. Chris Mauloni sits second in the league with nine saves.
The Ospreys and Jacksonville have had four common opponents this season. UNF went 2-4 against those teams, while JU went 5-2
Jacksonville is coming off of a three game sweep of Jacksonville State last weekend.

UP NEXT
The Ospreys continue conference play hosting USC Upstate on Friday April 6 at Harmon Stadium.

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Players Mentioned

Dalton Board

Austin Drury

Frank German

Tanner Murphy

Alex Reynolds

Mac Wilson

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