JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - For the ninth and tenth times in less than two weeks, North Florida baseball suits up and takes its home field when the Butler Bulldogs of the Big East meet at Harmon Stadium for a pair of games Tuesday and Wednesday. UNF is hosting its second Big East foe on the year after taking on UConn in late February.

The midweek games conclude a 10-game home stand for the Ospreys, although UNF will be back home Sunday, March 13 after going to UCF for a pair of games.

Please note that tailgating will be permitted for students. Visit the following link for more information on North Florida alcohol and tailgating policies.

Pitching Matchups
Tuesday
UNF | LHP Tony Roca
Butler | RHP Luke Zmolik

Wednesday
UNF | TBD
Butler | Brandon Haggerty
 

OSPREYS vs. BULLDOGS - HARMON STADIUM | JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
GAMES 14-15	Tuesday, March 8 - 6:05 p.m. | Wednesday, March 9 - 6:05 p.m.
Season Series History	UNF leads, 2-0
Last Meeting	March 9, 2004 - UNF W, 11-3
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Against The Opponent 
UNF and Butler are meeting for the third and fourth time and the first time in North Florida's Division-I era. The last meeting between the two squads was almost 18 years ago to the day as UNF won, 11-3, March 9, 2004 ... the Ospreys also won, 5-3, back in 2002.

Last Time Out 
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Sunday's series finale between North Florida baseball and Boston College (4-5) saw a staggering 16 pitchers sent to the mound, but the Ospreys did that total one tally better with a 17-run explosion in UNF's 17-10 slugfest triumph against BC March 6.

Sterling Starters
Over UNF's past four games, North Florida starting pitching has done well and has had the strikeout pitch working ... Tony Roca fanned eight in seven scoreless against USF, Max McKinley fanned 10 Friday against Boston College, Zach Chappell notched seven punchouts in five scoreless and Clayton Boroski set down seven in 3.2 frames of work.

Sunday Slugfest
Boston College sent 11 different pitchers to the mound Sunday, and UNF met each stride-for-stride, scoring 17 runs on 17 hits. A number of notable marks were reached during the Sunday slugfest.

• UNF notched its most hits since 17 at Citadel Feb. 26 of last season.
• UNF picked up its first-ever win against Boston College.
• UNF's 17 runs was its most since Feb. 25, 2017 against Northeastern.
• It was UNF's first home win against an ACC team since defeating Florida State April 6, 2010.
• UNF has won a home game against a Power Five team in three of the last four years. UNF defeated Ohio State, 9-5, March of 2020 and Missouri twice in 2019.
• It was UNF's most runs scored against a Power Five team since scoring 17 against Mississippi State in a 17-8 win Feb. 23, 2008.

Scouting Report | Butler | Schedule | Statistics | Roster

• Butler is 5-6 on the year and recently lost two of three at Jacksonville this past weekend. 
• The Bulldogs took the series finale Sunday at John Sessions Stadium.
• Butler is a threat on the bases, having swiped 32 bases, the seventh most in the nation and the best tally by an Big East Team.
• Travis Holt paces the squad with eight stolen bags, while Scott Jones has six.
• Luke Zmolik makes his second-career start on the mound Tuesday, while Brandon Haggerty makes his first start on the hill this season the following night.
• Aaron Steinhart currently rides an 11-game reached base streak while ranking second in the league in RBI with 14.
• Butler has earned wins against Jacksonville, Jackson State, Prairie View A&M and Manchester.