FIVE FACTS: Baseball Plays Three-Game Set at Georgia

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Games six, seven and eight against Power Five teams this season are slated for this weekend as UNF baseball goes to Athens, Ga., for a three-game set against No. 21 Georgia. Georgia is also ranked No. 5 in the Collegiate Baseball Division I poll as of March 1.

OSPREYS at GEORGIA (ATHENS, GA. - FOLEY FIELD)
GAME 10-12	Friday, March - 5 p.m. \| Saturday, March 6 - 1 p.m. \| Sunday, March 7 - 1 p.m.
Series History	UGA leads, 1-0
Last Meeting	Last Time: 3.8.14 \| UGA W, 4-3 (Athens, Ga.)
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1. Against The Opponent

This is only the second meeting between UNF and UGA.
The Bulldogs won 4-3 March 8, 2014 in the only meeting.
The lone meeting was a part of the Georgia Bulldog Classic in Athens, Ga.

2. Last Time Out
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - In a game that didn't see any extra-base hits, UNF baseball (3-6) was clipped by Georgia Southern, 3-1, in a small-ball battle at Harmon Stadium Wednesday, March 3. Wednesday's game against Georgia Southern saw each team strand 11 runners. Neither team had an extra-base hit.

3. Notables
Fernandina Beach, Fla., native and freshman infielder Aidan Sweatt is on an eight-game hitting streak to start the season and his UNF career … after going 4-for-5 at The Citadel Saturday he was also on a four-game multi-hit streak … the freshman also hit .556 with runners on and .500 with the bases empty last week in five games … Grad transfer Alex Kachler was named ASUN Player of the Week Feb. 22 ... Kachler is 6th in the nation for total hits (14) as of Monday … Prior to Wednesday's game, Tanner Clark hadn't struck out in 29 at-bats ... that was good for tied-for-first in the nation … North Florida's bullpen is 3-1 with two saves this season … it fanned 14 in 16.2 innings at The Citadel.

4. Climbing the Ranks
Redshirt-senior Eddie Miller spun 2.0 scoreless to secure his 10th career save in a 3-2 win against The Citadel Saturday … Miller breaks a tie with former teammate Trace Norkus for fourth all-time in UNF DI history for career saves … he's two behind another former teammate, Matt Naylor, for third in UNF DI history … Miller has a 3.50 ERA and .230 opponents' batting average in 63 appearances.

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

Georgia is ranked 21st in the nation in the latest USA Today NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll.
UGA was knocked off by Kennesaw State, 6-4, Wednesday at Kennesaw State, snapping a seven-game winning streak.
Bulldog hitters are batting .297, while pitchers are holding opponents to a .196 average.
UGA has pounded 11 home runs in nine games, three coming from Garrett Blaylock's bat.
The Bulldogs have fanned 85 in 76 innings of work, walking just 41 while turning in a 2.72 ERA and three saves.
Connor Tate touts a team-best .500 batting average (16-for-32) with nine RBI.
Georgia was 14-4 in 2020.
Scott Stricklin is in his eighth season as UGA's head coach.

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Players Mentioned

Tanner Clark

Alex Kachler

Eddie Miller

Aidan Sweatt

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