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.