JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF baseball looks to get back in the win column when it plays games six, seven and eight on a season-long nine-game road stint with a three-game set at Stetson Friday, April 1 through Sunday, April 3.
Starting Pitchers
Friday
UNF | Max McKinley (RHP)
Stetson | Nick Durgin (RHP)
Saturday
UNF | TBD
Stetson | Jonathan Gonzalez (LHP)
Sunday
UNF | TBD
Stetson | Danny Garcia (RHP)
| OSPREYS vs. HATTERS | DELAND, FLA. - MELCHING FIELD AT CONRAD PARK |
| GAME 27-29 |
Friday, April 1 - 6:30 p.m. | Saturday, April 2 - 6:30 p.m. | Sunday, April 3 - 1 p.m. |
| Series History |
Stetson leads, 33-29 |
| Last Meeting |
UNF W, 9-2 at UNF (5.22.21 - ASUN Divisional Round) |
| Social Media |
@OspreyBSB | #SWOOPLife | Facebook | www.unfospreys.com |
Against The Opponent
Long-time rivals North Florida and Stetson have met 52 times ... the Hatters hold a narrow, 33-29, advantage on the Ospreys ... Stetson is 17-14 against UNF in DeLand ... the Ospreys have had Stetson's number lately though ... last season UNF took seven of nine games against the Hatters during the unusual 2021 season that saw UNF and Stetson meet seven times in the regular season ... the two teams were pitted against one another in the ASUN Divisional Round last season, with North Florida taking the first two games of a three-game set to advance to the ASUN Championship Final Four ... at one point UNF had played Stetson in six of seven games during a stretch in May of last year ... to the liking of spectators, UNF and Stetson are known to play very fast games against each other ... during the six games between the two teams in May of last year, all six were under two and a half hours ... the regular season three-game set saw game times of 2:21, 2:21 and 2:22.
Last Time Out
CHARLESTON, S.C - The Citadel scored early and North Florida baseball was held off the scoreboard until the sixth inning as the Ospreys fell in midweek baseball at The Citadel, 8-1, Tuesday, March 29.
Notables
Cade Westbrook is on a 13-game reached base streak ...
Isaiah Byars and
Abraham Sequera lead the team with 11 multi-hit games ...
Isaiah Byars is 9-for-9 in stolen base attempts ... North Florida ranks third in the league with 51 doubles ... the Ospreys have pounded out 257 hits this year, good for second in the league and and 31st nationally ...
Tony Roca is fourth in the country in games started ... Byars is 50th in Division I in sac flies ... North Florida is coming off a streak of seven-straight games with double-digit hits ... that streak was snapped at The Citadel Tuesday.
Scouting Report |
Stetson |
Statistics |
Roster |
Schedule
- Stetson is 14-10 and coming off a midweek road loss against Bethune-Cookman Wednesday.
- The Hatters have already played 19 home games this year, winning 12 of them.
- Stetson took two of three from No. 15 Liberty in Lynchburg last weekend.
- The Hatters were swept by FGCU in DeLand two weekends ago. The Eagles unloaded for 46 runs over the three-game series.
- Righty Nick Durgin was named to the ASUN Preseason All-Conference squad. He was the lone Hatter on the team.
- Stetson finished third in the ASUN South Division last year with North Florida bouncing the Hatters in the ASUN Divisional Round.
- The Hatters were tabbed to finish third in the ASUN Preseason Poll.
- Stetson doesn't hit the long ball much, ranking 10th in the league in home runs.
- The Hatters haven't walked many batters this year. As a staff Stetson has permitted only 3.02 walks/nine innings, the 13th-lowest mark in Division I.
- Kentucky transfer Cameron Hill has provided a big lift for Stetson this year. After starting 28 for the Wildcats last year, Hill has tallied a .386 average with two home runs, 16 RBI and 27 runs.
