Softball Heads to Bethune-Cookman for Midweek Tilt

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida softball takes a short trip to Bethune-Cookman for a Wednesday match up in Daytona Beach, Fla.

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Against the Wildcats

North Florida owns an 18-5 series edge against BCU all-time and are 4-4 as the visitors.
The Ospreys have won the past three meetings and nine of the last 10 outings.
In 2018, UNF picked up an 8-3 and 3-1 win on its home field.

Clutch Cocuzza

Senior Dominica Cucuzza leads the ASUN with a .553 average, while also topping the league with 15 RBI. She picked up six this weekend at the Madeira Beach Invite where she hit .533 for the weekend.
She has now had a hit in all but three games and has eight multi-hit contests. She is currently riding a 11-game on-base streak.
Cocuzza had her first-ever grand slam against South Dakota State on February 15.

Tops the Lineup

Senior Navia Penrod and junior Taylor Engman have been hitting in the 1-2 spots of the line up and each own a three-game hitting streak.
Penrod is hitting .300 for the year with 12 hits, while Engman, who has worked her way into the lineup is batting .333 and had four hits - all coming at the Madeira Beach Invite.
The duo has crossed the plate 17 combined times.

Crafty Clausen

Freshman hurler Morgan Clausen currently tops the staff with a 2.76 ERA in eight appearances, across 25.1 innings.
She owns a 2-1 mark with nine strikeouts.

Scouting the Opponent

BCU (4-11) is coming off of a 1-4 weekend in California, but the one victory was against No. 17 Oregon in the opening game for the Wildcats. They beat the Ducks, 5-3.
Kaiya Epps-Lee was named the MEAC Player of the Week as she hit .400, going 6-for-15 at the plate at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. She drove in three runs with a double. Against Oregon, she was 2-for-3 with an RBI to get the win.
In the circle, Victoria Guzman picked up her second MEAC Pitcher of the Week honor this season as she was 1-3 with the win against Oregon. She tossed four innings, allowing just two hits and fanning two in the game.
Cheyenne Smith joines Epps-Lee as the two batters with double-figure hits. Smith owns 12, while Epps-Lee has tallied 14.
Brianna Paysinger is second on the team with five RBI.
Bermudez tops the pitching staff with 32 strikeouts, while Guzman is second with 23. The staff owns a 4.54 ERA as opposed to their opponents 1.30.

Looking Ahead
North Florida takes the weekend off before returning for a pair of home games on Tuesday, March 5 against Holy Cross and a second meeting with Georgetown on Wednesday, March 6. Both games are scheduled for 5 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Morgan Clausen

Taylor Engman

Navia Penrod

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