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Ospreys Face FAMU in Final Non-Conference Game of Regular Season

Ospreys and Rattlers Meet in Tallahassee

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida stays on the road Tuesday when it heads to Florida A&M for the final non-conference game of the regular season.

Setting the Table
What: UNF at FAMU
Where: Tallahassee, Fla. | Moore-Kittles Baseball Complex
When: Tuesday, May at 5:05 p.m.

Game Notes

Against The Opponent
  • UNF swept a three-game series against FAMU April 27-28.
  • The Ospreys lead the all-time series, 25-2.
  • The first meeting between the two teams was in 2006.
  • North Florida is 8-2 in games played at FAMU.
  • The last meeting in Tallahassee was May 2 of last season.

North Florida (27-20, 9-8 ASUN)
  • The Ospreys lost two of three this weekend at Lipscomb.
  • UNF took the middle game of a the three-game set, 8-4, but the Bisons bookended the weekend with a pair of 1-0 wins.
  • North Florida is tied-for-fourth in the ASUN, knotted up with Stetson at 9-8.
  • The Ospreys are playing their sixth road game in the state of Florida.
  • UNF is 5-8 on the road this season.
  • UNF is 4-1 against MEAC opponents this season.

Last Time Out
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Nick Marchese spun a stellar 8.2 inning outing behind a four-run outburst in the seventh in a game one win, but Lipscomb got the rubber match, 1-0, behind a complete game from Joshua Colon as the Ospreys split a Sunday twin bill from Nashville May 5.

Prolific Pitchers
  • UNF's starting pitching was stellar this past weekend. Between Brad Deppermann, Nick Marchese and Brandon Reitz the Osprey starters turned in 22.2 innings, allowing only six earned while striking out 19.
  • The Ospreys have permitted only 159 walks in 412.1 innings pitched, the fewest walks of any pitching staff in the ASUN.
  • North Florida's team-ERA ia 3.86, the second-lowest ERA in the ASUN. Liberty and UNF are the only two ASUN teams to have a sub-4.00 ERA.
  • Osprey pitchers have secured 15 saves this season, the most of any UNF team in its DI days, breaking the previous record of 13 for one season set back in 2007.
  • Brad Deppermann is 32nd in the nation and second in the ASUN in strikeouts (89).

North Florida ranks nationally
  • 79th - WHIP (1.40)
  • 73rd - K/BB Ratio (2.21)
  • 44th - Walks/Nine Innings (3.47)
  • 42nd - ERA (3.86)

Highway Robbery
Redshirt-senior Wes Weeks recorded two stolen bases this past weekend at Lipscomb. Weeks now has 31 steals for his career, tying him with Garrick Ferguson (2011-15) for second all-time in UNF's DI history.

This season Weeks is 16-21 in stolen base attempts, making him the conference leader in stolen bags. His 16 steals are tied-for-third all-time in single season history for UNF's DI days. Ironically Wes is knotted up with Drew Weeks. His brother swiped 16 in 2013.

Walkathon
Senior Chris Berry set the UNF Division I career record for free passes April 20 at North Alabama, and since then he hasn't stopped. The third baseman is currently second in the league in free passes (37), possessing only three fewer walks than Liberty's Jonathan Embry who has had 24 more at-bats and played in four more games.

Berry is only six walks shy of setting the UNF DI single season record for free passes. T.J. Thompson has the current record, set in 2009. The Seminole, Fla., native is fifth in the league in on-base percentage (.436) and his 27 RBI are tied-for-third on the team.

FAMU | Stats | Schedule | Roster
  • The Rattlers are 21-28 and 13-8 in the MEAC.
  • Florida A&M is coming off a three-game series sweep of NC Central this past weekend.
  • FAMU capped the series sweep with a 7-6 win in 11 innings Sunday. The finale lasted five hours and 10 minutes.
  • The Rattlers are 15-11 at home this season.
  • Octavien Moyer paces FAMU with a .321 batting average, clubbing a team-high five homers.
  • Jared Weber has stolen a team-high 10 bases and driven in a squad-best 43 runs.
  • FAMU has a 5.28 team-ERA and a .291 opponent's batting average.
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Players Mentioned

Garrick Ferguson

#37 Garrick Ferguson

OF
6' 1"
Freshman
R-R
Drew Weeks

#3 Drew Weeks

3B / OF
5' 11"
Freshman
R-R
Chris Berry

#21 Chris Berry

UTL
6' 1"
Senior
L/R
Brad Deppermann

#44 Brad Deppermann

RHP
6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
Nick Marchese

#39 Nick Marchese

RHP
6' 4"
Senior
R/R
Wes Weeks

#2 Wes Weeks

OF
6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
Brandon Reitz

#8 Brandon Reitz

RHP
6' 1"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Garrick Ferguson

#37 Garrick Ferguson

6' 1"
Freshman
R-R
OF
Drew Weeks

#3 Drew Weeks

5' 11"
Freshman
R-R
3B / OF
Chris Berry

#21 Chris Berry

6' 1"
Senior
L/R
UTL
Brad Deppermann

#44 Brad Deppermann

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
RHP
Nick Marchese

#39 Nick Marchese

6' 4"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Wes Weeks

#2 Wes Weeks

6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
OF
Brandon Reitz

#8 Brandon Reitz

6' 1"
Junior
R/R
RHP