JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - ASUN play around the conference commences this weekend. For UNF it begins with in-state foe, FGCU, Friday, March 22, through Sunday, March 24, at Harmon Stadium.

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Setting the Table
What: UNF vs. FGCU
Where: Jacksonville, Fla. | Harmon Stadium
When: Friday, March 22 - Sunday, March 24

Against The Opponent

• FGCU leads the all-time series, 22-18.
• UNF is on a three-game winning streak after sweeping the Eagles in Fort Myers last year.
• The series dates back to 2003.
• UNF trails 6-9 in meetings at Harmon Stadium.
• FGCU leads the series in contests as ASUN foes, 19-11.

North Florida (14-9)

• UNF improved to 5-1 against in-state foes with a 7-2 triumph against USF Tuesday. It is also 5-1 during midweek contests.
• The Ospreys are 11-6 at Harmon Stadium this season and currently on a three-game winning streak.

Last Time Out
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida drew nine walks, USF uncorked four wild pitches and a quartet of Osprey arms fanned 10 as UNF (14-9) dispatched the visiting Bulls, 7-2, Tuesday night from Harmon Stadium.

Wasting No Time

• UNF has jumped out ahead of its opponents often this season. The Ospreys have scored 28 runs in the first inning alone, the most run production of any inning this season. UNF is 8-4 when scoring in the opening frame and 10-4 when scoring first. Conversely, UNF has allowed 13 runs in the ninth inning, while scoring only four, a testament to UNF's 13-1 record when leading after eight innings.

Patience is a Virtue

• Senior Chris Berry is one of the most disciplined hitters to wear a UNF jersey according to his career-stat line. After working two more free passes Tuesday, Berry has 102 career walks, good for fourth all-time and second in UNF Division - I history. Berry has drawn seven walks in the last three games and has had five multi-walk games this season.

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• Redshirt-junior Eddie Miller is on a roll to start 2019. The southpaw is tied for the league lead with five saves, averaging a save every other appearance he makes. Through 11 outings and 18.2 innings he still hasn't allowed an earned run, holding batters to an anemic .143 average. He's only permitted one extra-base hit, striking out 22 to only five walks.

Four-for-Five

• In five weeks of play UNF has garnered at least one ASUN weekly laurel in all but one of those weeks. Twice it has had a position player earn ASUN Player of the Week laurels, and twice a pitcher has received the accolade.

Weekly Winners
February 18 - RHP Max McKinley
February 25 - CF Tanner Murphy
March 4 -  2B Jay Prather
March 18 - RHP Nick Marchese

FGCU

• The Eagles' midweek game against FAU Tuesday was rained out.
• Florida Gulf Coast is 13-6 this season, posting a 12-5 home record while only playing two road games.
• FGCU split a two-game set with No. 5 Florida this year, falling 15-0 before winning, 7-2.
• It won two-of-three against Rutgers last weekend.
• The Eagles are hitting .303 as a team and holding opponents to a .202 average. Joe Kinker and Jay Hayes headline the Eagles' offense, combining for eight home runs and 44 RBI. Kinker is hitting .462 and was named the March 11 ASUN Player of the Week.
• FGCU pitchers are spinning a 3.44 ERA. They are averaging over nine strikeouts-per game as a staff.
• Florida Gulf Coast batters have been hit by pitch 46 times, second in Division I to UT - Rio Grande Valley's 51.