JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida baseball begins its longest road stint of the season in Tallahassee Tuesday with the continuation of last week's game against FAMU before turning around to play a full game against the Rattlers.

Both games are played in Tallahassee, with things getting underway at 3 p.m. Play begins in the top of the sixth inning with the game tied 7-7. North Florida will be the home team for that game as the Ospreys were the original host March 15 during what would turn out to be a suspended game due to rain. 

The statistics from the first five innings of the March 15 game are not currently factored into the current cumulative statistics for each team. They won't be official until the conclusion of game one tomorrow. The first game is technically game 18 on the season, with game two marking game 22.
 

OSPREYS vs. RATTLERS | TUESDAY, MARCH 22 - MOORE-KITTLES FIELD (Tallahassee, Fla.)
GAME 18	Tuesday, March 15 at 3 p.m. (Game Two Following)
Series History	UNF leads, 27-2
Last Meeting	UNF W, 16-6 (April 28, 2021) - at UNF
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Against The Opponent 
North Florida has dominated the head-to-head series ... UNF has won five-straight games against FAMU, with its last loss coming May 2, 2018 in Tallahassee ... North Florida swept the four games the two teams played against one another in 2019 ... the Ospreys brought out the bats in a 16-6 win against FAMU at Harmon Stadium last year.

Last Time Out 
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Despite unleashing 15 hits and getting out to 4-1 lead, North Florida baseball (7-13, 1-2 ASUN) dropped the rubber game, 7-5, against Liberty (14-4, 2-1 ASUN) Sunday, March 20.

Maxed Out
North Florida right-handed pitcher Max McKinley was named ASUN Pitcher of the Week Monday, March 21 ... the Tallahassee, Fla., native spun 7.1 innings of two-run ball during a 5-2 win against Liberty Saturday ... McKinley fanned seven while not permitting any walks and scattering five hits ... it's his second-career ASUN Pitcher of the Week honor after taking home the award in 2019.

Break Out the Bats
UNF hit .328 as a team during the Liberty series, averaging over 12 hits per game during the three-game set ... the Ospreys had six players hit .300 or better for the weekend ... Isaiah Byars notched a career-best four hits while homering in game one ... Trey Spratling-Williams launched a two-run home run in the 5-2 victory, his first long ball of the year ... Abraham Sequera and Brock Edge had four RBI apiece in the series.

Following Up on the First Five Innings
Looking back on the suspended game from March 15, FAMU got out to a 7-1 lead before the Ospreys rattled off six unanswered runs to tie things up ... rain fell throughout innings four and five until conditions became unplayable, forcing the suspension of the game ... Cade Westbrook and Sequera had two hits apiece, while Sequera drove in a pair ... Jason Gonzalez was on a roll, spinning three scoreless in relief prior to the rain.

Scouting Report | FAMU | Schedule | Statistics | Roster

• FAMU is looking to get off a seven-game losing streak. 
• The Rattlers were swept in a three-game set against Alabama State last weekend.
• The long ball has hurt FAMU this season, with teams belting 25 home runs off FAMU.
• FAMU is hitting only .215 as a squad. 
• Grant Rowell is the lone FAMU player above the .300 batting average benchmark. He's hitting .333 and is tied for the team high with nine RBI.
• The Florida A&M staff is permitting 7.82 earned runs per game.