JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida closes out a quick four-game non-conference home stand when it hosts the UCF Knights Tuesday, April 30, at 6:05 p.m.

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Setting the Table
What: UCF at UNF
Where: Harmon Stadium
When: Tuesday, April 30

Against The Opponent

• UNF leads the all-time series, 12-10
• The two teams last met March 27, with the Knights winning, 5-0.
• Their first meeting was in 1988.
• The Ospreys are 4-5 in Jacksonville.

North Florida (26-17)

• UNF improved to a season-best nine games over .500 with a three-game series sweep of Florida A&M this past weekend, improving to 26-17.
• The Ospreys improved to 21-9 at home and 13-5 against in-state foes after its success against the Rattlers.
• North Florida now has 17 games with at least 10 hits this season.
• The Navy and Gray are are third in the ASUN at 8-6, trailing just Liberty and FGCU.
• The Ospreys have four more home games on the schedule the rest of the season. They are playing their final non-conference home game of the season tomorrow.
• Jay Prather leads the ASUN in hitting with a .374 average.

Last Time Out
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  - North Florida's dominance of Florida A&M (18-28) in Jacksonville continued Sunday, in large part thanks to a pair of dandy pitching performances from Nick Marchese and Brandon Reitz.

Together the righties combined to twirl 13 innings of two-run ball as the Ospreys downed FAMU in a pair of seven-inning contests Sunday, April 28, at Harmon Stadium. UNF (26-17) took the opener 4-0 and rolled to a 10-2 win in the series finale, earning a three-game sweep of the Rattlers.

Berry Blast
Chris Berry was swinging it this weekend. He became the first Osprey of 2019 to homer in consecutive contests, belting one Saturday and a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first Sunday. The senior notched his ninth multi-walk game of the season with three free passes against FAMU in a 10-2 win Sunday. He has walked three times in one game on three different occasions this season.

First Inning Fun
UNF's first inning success proves to be continually staggering. The Ospreys scored in the first inning in two of the three games, putting up four runs in the first frame combined. UNF has now scored 49 runs in the first frame, outscoring opponents by 25 runs in the first session. The Ospreys scored 35 runs in the opening inning all of 2018.

King K
Redshirt-senior Brad Deppermann became the new strikeout king for UNF's Division I history Saturday. Deppermann fanned nine in the 9-1 win against FAMU, giving him 214 for his career. He passed Kyle Westwood (2010-13) who previously held the record at 209 punchouts. The righty is second in the ASUN in strikeouts with 82.

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• The Knights come in with a 26-18 overall record and 7-11 mark in the American Athletic Conference.
• UCF took two of three against Memphis this past weekend, winning the front and backend of the three game set.
• UCF is 19-7 in non-conference action.
• The Knights have picked up three wins against ranked opponents this season. They have knocked off No. 15 Auburn, No. 3 Florida, No. 19 FSU.
• Tyler Osik leads the Knights with a .329 batting average.
• Dallas Beaver is powering his way to a nice year, belting eight homers, driving in 39 while hitting .322.
• The UCF pitching staff has a 4.25 ERA, fanning 382 to 189 base on balls.