JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida baseball plays its final road non-conference game of the regular season when it goes to Columbia, S.C., to play South Carolina at Founders Park in the third meeting in three years between these two teams. 

UNF and South Carolina have met in 2018, 2020 and 2021, with all contests coming in the Palmetto State. 

Tuesday night marks North Florida's final game against a Power Five team in the regular season and is UNF's third contest against an SEC foe.

Starting Pitchers
UNF | RHP Matthew Tadlock
SC | RHP Eli Jones
 

OSPREYS vs. GAMECOCKS | COLUMBIA, S.C. (FOUNDERS PARK)
GAME 34	Tuesday, April 12 at 7 p.m.
Series History	South Carolina leads, 3-0
Last Meeting	SC W, 7-6, May 5, 2021 - at South Carolina
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Against The Opponent 
North Florida and South Carolina are meeting for the fourth time overall and fourth time in Columbia, S.C. ... the Ospreys and Gamecocks last met May 5, 2021, with the Gamecocks scoring two runs in the seventh to go ahead and clip the Ospreys, 7-6 ... back in 2020, South Carolina also won by one, coming in a 6-5 win for SC Feb. 25, 2020 at Founders Park ... the first-ever meeting between the two teams was Feb. 20, 2018.

Last Time Out 
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida baseball put up the game's first run in the second inning, but JU replied with three in the third while tallying two more innings with crooked numbers as the Ospreys came up a game short of the sweep in a 12-4 loss to Jacksonville Sunday, April 10 at Harmon Stadium.

The Hits Keep Coming
North Florida ranks 32nd in the nation and 2nd in the league for total hits with 325 ... UNF is averaging 9.84 hits/game, putting the Ospreys on pace for 531 in the regular season ... North Florida has tallied double-digit hits in 15 of 33 games played ... North Florida pounded out 20 at USF Tuesday, April 5 and 15 in a 9-6 win against JU last Friday.

Go-To Guy in Relief
Righty Jason Gonzalez is 2nd in the ASUN for wins with four ... all four of Gonzalez's wins and appearances have come in relief ... the righty leads the team in appearances with 13 ... the Miami, Fla., native tallied wins at USF and against JU last week ... Gonzalez is holding hitters to .244 at the dish and has fanned 33 batters in 31.2 innings.

Trending
After 32 games played, Cade Westbrook has elevated his batting to .350, nearly .100 points better than it was last year ... the left-handed hitting outfielder has reached base in 20-straight games ... Westbrook, Brock Edge and Abraham Sequera have all surpassed 40 hits for the season ... North Florida has three different players with three home runs in Dallen Leach, Sequera and Edge ... Byars has been a huge threat on the bases, swiping 11 of the 13 bases he's attempted to steal this year ... Peter Holden kept his strong season going Saturday, fanning nine batters to up his punchout total to 34 in 27 frames ... Stephen Halstead grabbed another save this weekend, upping his total to five on the season.

Scouting Report | South Carolina | Roster | Statistics | Schedule

• South Carolina is 15-16 and 4-8 in the SEC.
• The Gamecocks are 12-8 at home and are in the midst of a seven-game home stand.
• SC is coming off a series loss to No. 14 Georgia in which SC took the second game of the three-game set.
• South Carolina starter Eli Jones is 0-0 with a 9.00 ERA, having spun just three innings. 
• Brandt Belk was the hot hitter for South Carolina in the Georgia series, going 6-for-10 with three runs and a three-run home run. Belk is on a 20-game hit and on-base streak.
• Head coach Mark Kingston is in his 5th season with SC.
• As a team, South Carolina is hitting .263, whith opponents just ahead at .266. 
• South Carolina pitchers have fanned 299 batters, walking 136.