JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – North Florida softball closes up the regular season home series against Stetson beginning on Saturday for the three-game match up.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
North Florida (22-26, 2-10 ASUN) vs Stetson (24-19, 2-9 ASUN)
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SERIES HISTORY: UNF leads 17-14
LAST TIME: Stetson beat UNF 3-2 in DeLand. The Hatters had a sixth-inning comeback after trailing 2-1 for most of the game.
QUICK HITS
- Heading into its final two conference series, the Ospreys are looking to clinch a spot in the upcoming ASUN Tournament.
- North Florida most recently fell to FAMU before taking time off to take final exams.
- North Florida took two of three from the Hatters last season as it swept day one of the three-game meeting.
- After the by week, junior Navia Penrod moved to seventh in the country with 67 hits and ranks 14th with her .438 batting average.
- Penrod is on a nine-game hit streak - her longest of the season is 10.
- Two Ospreys have reached safely in five or more contests including Penrod (9) and Kayla McGory (7).
- In the circle, Sydney Matzko is sits in fifth in the ASUN with 127 strikeouts. She is 11-17 on the year with a 2.09 ERA.
OPPONENT NOTES
- Stetson is looking to get back in the win column after losing two straight to USC Upstate on Saturday, April 21. The third game of the series was rained out.
- The Hatters have one win against Lipscomb and FGCU during the conference slate.
- Ashly Smith leads the team with a .425 average and 54 hits with 11 doubles. She also has a team-best 19 walks.
- Smith along with Molly McLaughlin own 30 RBI to sit seventh in the ASUN.
- In the circle, Tori Perkins owns a 2.32 ERA with a 15-10 record on the year to lead the ASUN in victories in a four-way tie. She has hurled 148.0 innings with 62 strikeouts.
- Jaime Tino supports Perkins with an 8-6 mark in 20 appearances with a team-leading 71 strikeouts.
LOOKING AHEAD
North Florida closes out the regular at FGCU on Friday, May 4. Following the trip to Fort Myers, UNF heads to DeLand for the ASUN Tournament beginning on May 9.