Softball | 3/29/2018 9:47:00 AM
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida softball looks to get in the win column in ASUN action as it travels to Kennesaw State for a three-game series.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
North Florida (20-17, 0-3 ASUN) at Kennesaw State (22-12, 2-1 ASUN)
LIVE STATS: KSUOwls.com -
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Game 2 |
Game 3
QUICK HITS
- UNF looks to get into the ASUN win column after being swept by Jacksonville last weekend. Kennesaw State holds a commanding 45-17 lead in the series history, but UNF has won four of the last six against the Owls.
- In 2017, the Ospreys took the first two games, 7-3, and 2-1 before falling 6-3 in the Sunday finale. The teams met again in the conference tournament where the Owls edged UNF out with a 2-1 win.
- Junior Navia Penrod continues to lead the nation with 56 hits, while also sitting in 20th with her .463 average.
- Last week, Tiffany Lower hit .400 with six hits including a homerun against Bethune-Cookman.
- Leading the ASUN in doubles with 12, Dominica Cocuzza knocked in four RBIs last week on four hits including one triple.
- In the circle, Sydney Matzko is 64th in the nation with 97 strikeouts. She is 10-11 on the year with a 1.96 ERA.
OPPONENT NOTES
- Patricia Awald paces Kennesaw State with a .427 average on 38 hits with 10 home runs and a team-high 15 walks. She has scored 31 runs of her own, while knocking in 31.
- Olivia Tamewitz leads the team with 45 hits and is second with a .391 average and 25 runs scored.
- In the circle, Alley Cutting owns a 1.89 ERA with a 7-6 mark in 18 appearances with 77 strikeouts.
- Her counterpart, Hailey Andrews, is currently 4-0 on the year, while Abigail Green, has a team-best 87 strikeouts.
- As a team the Owls rank first in the ASUN with a .299 average and are coming off of a 4-1 loss to Georgia on Wednesday.
LOOKING AHEAD
After spending two ASUN weekends on the road, UNF returns to Jacksonville to host USC Upstate on April 7 and 8.
