FIVE FACTS: Baseball Goes to USF Tuesday

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF baseball travels to Tampa for a midweek game against in-state rival USF Tuesday, March 23.

OSPREYS vs. BULLS (USF BASEBALL STADIUM - TAMPA, FLA.)
GAME 17	Tuesday, March 23 at 6 p.m.
Series History	Series tied, 10-10
Last Meeting	Last Time: UNF W, 5-3 (4.16.19)
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1. Against The Opponent

UNF and USF are deadlocked 10-10 in the all-time series against one another.
North Florida took both meetings against the Bulls in 2019, winning 7-2 at home and 5-3 on the road.
UNF is 2-3 over the last five meetings.
UNF and USF first met February 21, 2006.
The Ospreys are 5-3 against USF at home and 5-7 in Tampa.

2. Last Time Out
ORLANDO, Fla. - Grant Grodi delivered a game-tying two-RBI single in the top of the seventh, but UCF (6-9) responded with a walk-off double in the bottom of the 10th as the Ospreys (5-11) fell in the series finale, 3-2, Sunday, March 14.

3. Checking in on the Trends
UNF has had great success when getting the lead early … the Ospreys are 5-1 when leading after the third inning, 4-1 when in the lead after four and 3-1 when up following the fifth … conversely, the Ospreys are 1-7 when trailing after the second frame and 0-10 when behind after the third inning … when UNF's lead continues late the Ospreys have been very successful, going 4-0 when leading after the seventh and 5-0 after the eighth … North Florida has done most of its run scoring in the middle to late innings, scoring 27 innings between the sixth and seventh this year.

4. Notables

Blake Marabell is on a 16-game reached base streak to start the year … Trey Spratling-Williams, Alex Kachler and Aidan Sweatt have all had similar streaks of at least 10 contests.
Aidan Sweatt put up a 10-game hitting streak to start his UNF career.
Marabell and Kachler are tied with six multi-hit contests this season.
The UNF defense has turned 17 double plays this year, first in the ASUN and ninth in NCAA Division I.
North Florida has coaxed 80 walks, good for second in the league.
Tanner Clark is 64th in the country in the hardest-to-strike out category, fanning just once every 11.8 at-bats.

5. Scouting Report | USF | Stats | Schedule | Roster

USF is 9-8 overall, 7-5 at home and on a two-game winning streak.
The Bulls have played 10 games against ASUN opponents this season, going 3-7.
USF has been swept by FGCU in two different three-game series.
South Florida has swept Stetson in a three-game set and also dropped a 14-12 contest March 16.
The Bulls have played a lot of high-scoring affairs this year, posting 105 RBI while permitting teams to 92 RBI.
USF has clubbed 19 home runs, 25 doubles and seven triples.
Drew Brutcher paces USF with a robust seven home runs, 14 RBI, 51 total bases and a .373 batting average.
South Florida pitching has tallied a 4.50 ERA and a .263 opposing batting average.
USF arms have fanned 183 batters, allowing 52 free passes.

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Players Mentioned

Tanner Clark

Grant Grodi

Alex Kachler

Blake Marabell

Trey Spratling-Williams

Aidan Sweatt

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