FIRST PITCH - Ospreys and Owls Play Three - University of North Florida Athletics

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF baseball's first ASUN road series of the season is slated for Kennesaw, Ga., as the Ospreys take on the Owls in a three-game set to continue the long-standing series between the two teams.

OSPREYS vs. OWLS \| FRIDAY, MARCH 25-SUNDAY, MARCH 27 (STILLWELL BASEBALL STADIUM - KENNESAW, GA.)
GAME 23-25	Friday, March 25 - 5 p.m. \| Saturday, March 26 - 2 p.m. \| Sunday, March 27 -1 p.m.
Series History	KSU leads, 48-45
Last Meeting	UNF W, 6-5 (5.27.21 at UNF - ASUN Championship Final Four)
Social Media	@OspreyBSB \| #SWOOPLife \| Facebook \| www.unfospreys.com

Against The Opponent
UNF and Kennesaw State have already met 93 times in the longest series history for UNF and any other opponent ... North Florida and KSU are playing at Kennesaw State for the first time since a three-game set in April of 2018 ... UNF has won four of the last five games, two of which were in ASUN Championship play at Harmon Stadium ... the last meeting was in the ASUN Championship Final Four at Harmon Stadium last May, a 6-5 win for the Ospreys ... North Florida and KSU first met in 1988 ... KSU leads the all-time series, 48-45 ... KSU has the upperhand in Kennesaw, leading the series, 26-14, in KSU home games.

Last Time Out
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - UNF got a shutdown effort from the bullpen in game one and the bats unloaded for 14 hits in game two as North Florida baseball (9-13) won a pair of contests at Florida A&M (6-16) Tuesday, March 22. Jason Gonzalez spun three scoreless and Stephen Halstead earned his third save of the year as North Florida won game one, 8-7. The two teams began play in the top of the sixth inning with the score tied, 7-7, continuing what was left of the March 15 game that was suspended due to rain at Harmon Stadium.

Double-Digit Hit Streak
UNF has reached double-digit hits in five consecutive games dating back to March 15's game with FAMU ... the Ospreys have reached double-digit hits in 11 of the 22 games played this year ... North Florida ranks 90th in the country in total hits ... the Ospreys have four players with over 25 hits already in Isaiah Byars, Cade Westbrook, Brock Edge and Aidan Sweatt.

Trends
UNF is 7-1 when leading after seven but 0-10 when trailing after seven frames ... the Ospreys have allowed 29 runs in the fifth inning, 10 more than any other inning ... UNF is outscoring opponents 21-8 in the seventh frame ... Westbrook has reached base in nine-straight games ... Byars leads the team with 10 multi-hit games ... three Ospreys have notched four hits in a game this season ... Byars is a perfect 9-9 in stolen bags this season.

Scouting Report | Kennesaw State | Schedule | Stats | Roster

Kennesaw State is 13-7 and 3-0 in ASUN play after sweeping Jacksonville last weekend and taking one of two against No. 14 Georgia Tech during midweek play.
The KSU bats blasted their way to a 14-12 win at Georgia Tech last night, the program's most runs against Georgia Tech in a game in series history.
Josh Hatcher was one of many that did big damage against Georgia Tech as he hit for the cycle.
Mason Jones launched two home runs in a spot start in place for day-to-day catcher Nick Hassan.
Hassan was named to the 2022 Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award Watch List.
Jared Rine, an arm to watch out of the bullpen, earned his third save of the season during the slugfest win against Georgia Tech.
Ryan Coe is in his first season as head coach of the Owls, following up after long-time head coach Mike Sansing retired at the conclusion of the 2021 season.
Steady shortstop Tyler Simon is tied with Jones and Cash Young for the team lead in home runs with three.
Kennesaw State pitchers have permitted a 4.99 ERA on the year, fanning 167 while permitting 89 free passes.

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Players Mentioned

Isaiah Byars

Brock Edge

Jason Gonzalez

Stephen Halstead

Aidan Sweatt

Cade Westbrook

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