JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Postseason play begins for North Florida Baseball when the fifth-seeded Ospreys and the second-seeded Flames meet in the opening round of the 2019 ASUN Championship Wednesday, May 22 at 3 p.m.

Setting the Table
What: ASUN Championship Opening Round
Where: Melching Field at Conrad Park
When: Wednesday, May 22 at 3 p.m.

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Against The Opponent

• UNF is 3-6 against Liberty, and 0-3 against the Flames in conference games.
• This is the first-ever meeting between Liberty and UNF at a neutral site and in postseason play.
• This is Liberty's first-ever ASUN Championship game.
• The Flames took each game of a three-game set in Lynchburg this season.
• The first meeting between UNF and Liberty was in 1996.

North Florida (31-23, 12-11 ASUN)

• North Florida finished 31-23 and 12-11 in conference play after going 1-2 in DeLand last weekend. UNF finished as the five-seed for the first time in school history, finishing one win back of JU for the four-seed and two games back from Lipscomb.
• The Ospreys finished second in the league in doubles (94) and second in the conference in ERA (3.86), finishing behind the Flames who spun a 3.53 ERA as a staff.
• North Florida had a balanced year offensively, hitting .279 while holding opponents to a .262 batting average. Four players finished above a .300 batting average and seven different Ospreys posted a batting average of at least .290. Eight different players notched at least 23 RBI, with Wes Weeks posting a team-high 37 RBI.
• 11 different pitchers earned wins this season, with Brad Deppermann and Nick Marchese tying for the team lead with six. Seven hurlers appeared in at least 15 games, and four different pitchers combined to notch 16 saves. Eddie Miller led the Ospreys with eight saves, helping the 2019 team set the UNF DI single season saves record.
• North Florida pitchers didn't hurt themselves, posting an impressive 2.27 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The Ospreys fanned 403 batters while walking only 177. Brad Deppermann was a big reason for the stellar ratio after he struck out 104 batters, walking only 21.

In the ASUN Championship

• This is UNF's eighth appearance in the ASUN Championship, and eighth consecutive season reaching ASUN postseason play.
• North Florida's first appearance in the ASUN Championship was in 2010.
• The Ospreys are 10-15 all-time in ASUN postseason play and 2-4 in tournament games played in DeLand.
• UNF reached the finals in 2018 and 2015. Last season's run to the finals marked the first time UNF has won three games in the tournament.
• This is the third time that UNF has played in the ASUN Championship at Stetson.
• North Florida has never been the five-seed. It has been the four-seed (three times), three-seed (once), one-seed (once), second-seed (once) and eight-seed (once).

Last Time Out
DeLAND, Fla. - North Florida (31-23, 12-11 ASUN) took a 3-0 lead but the Hatters (24-30, 11-12 ASUN) scored runs in the third, fourth and fifth to surmount their deficit and claim the rubber game, 6-5, Saturday, May 18. The Hatters' win in the regular season finale puts them in the 2019 ASUN Championship. UNF will take the five-seed into the postseason, pitting the Ospreys against two-seed Liberty.

Mashing Maberry
Designated hitter David Maberry caught fire once ASUN play started. The Shalimar, Fla., native finished with a team-best .324 batting average, driving in 36 (second-most for UNF) and notching 13 doubles (second-most for UNF).

Maberry finished in the top ten in the following categories in ASUN games:

• Doubles (1st)
• RBI (7th)
• Batting average (2nd)
• OBP (8th)
• Slugging (9th)

The junior posted two games with four RBI in ASUN play, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and four RBI in an 8-4 win at Lipscomb may 5 and 3-for-4 with four RBI in a 7-6 triumph at Stetson May 17. Eight times he notched multi-hit contests against conference foes.

Historic Season
Brad Deppermann's redshirt-senior season has been one of the best single seasons for a UNF pitcher in the program's DI days and beyond. Deppermann's final line speaks for itself; he's 6-4 with a 2.09 ERA, 104 strikeouts, a .207 opponents batting average and a 4.95 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

Deppermann's 90.1 innings pitched is second all-time in UNF DI history, and his 14 starts are tied-for-second in UNF's DI history. He currently stands as the career-strikeouts and innings pitched king for UNF's DI days, and with 4.1 innings and five strikeouts he will set the UNF DI single season innings pitched and strikeouts mark.

The Palm Harbor, Fla., native ranks in the top 10 in the ASUN in:

• Games started (1st)
• Wins (8th)
• Complete games (2nd)
• Innings pitched (1st)
• Strikeouts (1st)
• Strikeouts/Game (2nd)
• ERA (1st)

Twice he was tabbed ASUN Pitcher of the Week (April 15 and May 13).

Highway Robbery
Outfielders Tanner Murphy and Wes Weeks ended up being the most prolific stolen base duo in the ASUN after combining to swipe 36 bases as a pair. Tanner Murphy set the UNF DI career stolen base record thanks to his ASUN-best 19 steals this season, while Wes Weeks finished tied-for-fourth in the league with 17 steals.

Motley of Milestones
This season has seen a slew of school records fall:

March 6 at No. 7/11 FSU
-UNF pitchers struck out 17 batters, setting a single game team record.

April 18 at North Alabama
-Wes Weeks hit three homers in a 10-4 win, the first player in UNF's DI history to homer three times in one game.

April 20 at North Alabama
-Chris Berry set the UNF Division I record for walks after collecting free pass number 114.

April 27 vs. FAMU
-Brad Deppermann notched strikeout 210 for his career, setting the UNF DI record.

May 7 at FAMU
-Tanner Murphy walked five times, setting a new program record for walks in a game. He also stole four bases in one game, setting the UNF DI single game record while tying the program record.

May 10 vs. Kennesaw State
-Brad Deppermann spun seven innings, becoming the UNF DI career innings pitched leader with 234.1 frames hurled.
-Tanner Murphy stole his 36th base, becoming the UNF DI career leader in steals.

May 16 at Stetson
-Brad Deppermann became the second pitcher in UNF DI history to record 100 strikeouts in a season.

May 18 at Stetson
-Chris Berry became the ninth player in program history to play in 200 games. He also set the UNF DI single season walks record after notching walks 42, 43, 44 and 45 of the year.

Liberty | Stats | Schedule | Roster

• The Liberty Flames finished second in the ASUN after going 37-18 overall and 15-9 in conference play.
• The Flames fell in regular season finale, 10-9, to FGCU as the Eagles clinched the regular season title.
• Liberty's 37 wins was a league best.
• LU picked up notable wins against South Carolina, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, Virginia, UNC and Duke.
• As a team Liberty finished first in the ASUN in the following statistical categories:
  • Walks
  • Shutouts
  • ERA
• Gray Betts finished with a team-high .307 batting average, notching 42 hits in his freshman campaign.
• Catcher Jonathan Embry doubled 14 times, scoring 51 runs, driving in 37 and homered nine times.
• Liberty's starter Andrew McInvale is 8-2 in 14 starts, spinning a 3.28 ERA while fanning 86 and walking 34 across 85.0 innings pitched. The righty held hitters to a .232 batting average.