JACKSONVILLE - North Florida softball returns back to Jacksonville to host Kennesaw State on Saturday and Sunday. The teams will play two games on Saturday beginning at 1 p.m. before a single game on Sunday, also at 1 p.m.

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TEAM NOTES

• North Florida returns home for its next seven games and four of the final five ASUN series.
• UNF looks to bounce back after dropping two games at Lipscomb last weekend.
• Currently, the Ospreys rank third in batting average (.284) in the ASUN, just behind Lipscomb (.285) and Kennesaw State (.289).
• With six total home runs against the Bisons, North Florida moved into third in the conference in round trippers with 20.
• Senior Dominica Cocuzza ranks 46th in the country with her .424 average and continues to pace the ASUN. She is also tied for third in the ASUN with six home runs to match her sophomore season.
• Classmate Navia Penrod ranks seventh in the conference with 35 hits and eighth in batting average.
• Pitcher Sydney Matzko currently owns a 9-6 mark to place fifth in the league in wins. She is eighth with a 2.55 ERA.

RECORD WATCH

• Penrod is chasing the ASUN career record (285) held by UCF's Stephanie Best as she has 251 on the season.
• Classmate Dominica Cocuzza is chasing a few records of her own including doubles and RBI. She needs nine doubles to tie the school record held by Kelly Lee. Currently sitting at 119 RBI, Cocuzza is 24 behind Gwen Williams (2005-08) who has 143 for her career. Cocuzza currently has 30 on the season.
• Matzko is currently trying to break the top 10 strikeout list. She has 207 and needs 22 to take the 10th spot in just two seasons of work with UNF.

SERIES HISTORY
- Kennesaw State owns a 48-17 edge against the Ospreys dating back to the Division II days and is 30-12 in Division I history.
- The Owls have won the last five meetings including a 2-1 win in the 2017 ASUN Tournament. 
- The Ospreys last beat KSU in a sweep on April 8, 7-3 and 2-1 in Jacksonville.
- North Florida is 7-10 all-time at home against Kennesaw in DI history.

OPPONENT QUICK HITS
Kennesaw State (20-18, 5-4 ASUN)

• Kennesaw State opened ASUN play, taking two from Liberty before getting swept by FGCU. KSU then swept Jacksonville last weekend.
• The Owls are led by Kira Czyrklis' .350 average in just 28 games.
• Maddie Roth has seen time in all 38 games and owns a .347 average with a team-best 24 RBI and 13 doubles. 
• Hannah Thomason has been issued 26 walks and grabbed 13 live stats.
• In the circle, Hailey Andrews owns a 12-10 mark with a 2.36 ERA with 155 strikeouts.

LOOKING AHEAD
North Florida takes a break from ASUN play to host Florida A&M on Wednesday, April 10 at