Tuesday, February 23
Jacksonville, Fla.
6:05 p.m.
University of North Florida
vs
#7/1 Florida
FIVE FACTS: Baseball Plays Home-and-Home With No. 1 Florida
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Tuesday Game Sponsored By Performance Orthopedics & Spine
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida baseball plays its home opener against No. 1 Florida Tuesday before going to Gainesville Wednesday in a home-and-home with UF.
Tuesday's game at home is closed to the public. Admission is open for those on a pass list and for a limited number of UNF students. All other games at Harmon Stadium are free admission with a 250 attendance limit based on first-come-first-serve basis.
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1. Against The Opponent
2. Kachler Cashing In
UNF had 10 players making debuts at Florida State … among that group was graduate transfer Alex Kachler who went 7-for-10 with five runs, three RBI, one double and four walks … Kachler is slugging .800 with a .786 on-base percentage … the Lithia, Fla., is no stranger to accolades having racked up many at Methodist University … Kachler was a CoSIDA Division III First Team Academic All-District 5 selection and D3baseball All-South Region Player of the Year in 2019.
3. Felling Florida State
The Ospreys picked up their 18th win against a ranked opponent with a 7-4 win at Florida State on opening day … the Ospreys blew things open with a six-run third inning and righty Brandon Reitz stranded the bags loaded in the ninth to secure his first save as an Osprey … it was UNF's first win at FSU since 2009 and the first win against a ranked team since beating No. 3/5 Florida Feb. 20, 2019.
4. New Faces
On the offensive side, six Ospreys made their first-ever start … Alex Kachler, Robbie Scott, Cade Westbrook, Aidan Sweatt, Justin Holmes and Austin Bogart all made at least one start in the field this past weekend … Hurlers Ethan Jones, Stephen Halstead, Dylan Kelley and two-way player Austin Bogart picked up time on the mound in their first appearances in the Navy and Gray … Max McKinley earned a win Saturday in his first appearance since March of 2019 … McKinley was recovering from Tommy John Surgery last year.
5. Scouting Report | Florida | Stats | Schedule | Roster
Tuesday's game at home is closed to the public. Admission is open for those on a pass list and for a limited number of UNF students. All other games at Harmon Stadium are free admission with a 250 attendance limit based on first-come-first-serve basis.
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| Â Â OSPREYS vs GATORS | |
| GAMES 4-5 | Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 6:05 p.m. | Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. |
| Series History | UF leads, 13-7 |
| Last Meeting | Last Time: UNF W, 7-1 (2.20.19) |
| Social Media | @OspreyBSB | #SWOOPLife | Facebook | www.unfospreys.com |
1. Against The Opponent
- UNF is 7-13 all-time against UF.
- The Ospreys won the last meeting, 7-1, at UF Feb. 20, 2019.
- UNF last played UF when the Gators were No. 1 back in 2018.
2. Kachler Cashing In
UNF had 10 players making debuts at Florida State … among that group was graduate transfer Alex Kachler who went 7-for-10 with five runs, three RBI, one double and four walks … Kachler is slugging .800 with a .786 on-base percentage … the Lithia, Fla., is no stranger to accolades having racked up many at Methodist University … Kachler was a CoSIDA Division III First Team Academic All-District 5 selection and D3baseball All-South Region Player of the Year in 2019.
3. Felling Florida State
The Ospreys picked up their 18th win against a ranked opponent with a 7-4 win at Florida State on opening day … the Ospreys blew things open with a six-run third inning and righty Brandon Reitz stranded the bags loaded in the ninth to secure his first save as an Osprey … it was UNF's first win at FSU since 2009 and the first win against a ranked team since beating No. 3/5 Florida Feb. 20, 2019.
4. New Faces
On the offensive side, six Ospreys made their first-ever start … Alex Kachler, Robbie Scott, Cade Westbrook, Aidan Sweatt, Justin Holmes and Austin Bogart all made at least one start in the field this past weekend … Hurlers Ethan Jones, Stephen Halstead, Dylan Kelley and two-way player Austin Bogart picked up time on the mound in their first appearances in the Navy and Gray … Max McKinley earned a win Saturday in his first appearance since March of 2019 … McKinley was recovering from Tommy John Surgery last year.
5. Scouting Report | Florida | Stats | Schedule | Roster
- Florida came in ranked No. 1 to start the season.
- UF is the only team to have three players on the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List. Hunter Barco, Jud Fabian and Tommy Mace were named to the list.
- No. 1 Florida dropped two-of-three games against Miami on opening weekend.
- It was the Gators' first three games at the newly constructed Florida Ballpark.
- UF hit .295 to Miami's .229, but Florida pitchers walked 25 batters.
- Freshman Nathan Hickey hit .538 for the weekend with two home runs and five RBI.
- Florida standout Jud Fabian hit .077 with seven strikeouts against the Hurricanes.
- Tommy Mace went 5.0 innings with eight strikeouts to pick up UF's lone win on the weekend.
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