JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida baseball enters back into ASUN play with a three-game series at power-hitting FGCU Thursday, April 14-Saturday, April 16. 

This three-game set marks the midway point in the ASUN season, with 15 more conference games remaining following Saturday.

Starting Pitchers
Thursday
UNF | RHP Max McKinley
FGCU | RHP Jason Woodward

Friday
UNF | LHP Peter Holden
FGCU | RHP Tyler Shuck

Saturday
UNF | TBD
FGCU | RHP Joey Mugavero
 

OSPREYS VS. EAGLES | SWANSON STADIUM - FORT MYERS, FLA.
GAMES 35-37	Thursday, April 14 - Saturday, April 16
Series History	FGCU leads, 28-22
Last Meeting	UNF W, 7-3 (10 innings) - May 2, 2021 at FGCU
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Against The Opponent 
UNF is 22-28 against FGCU ... UNF won the last meeting against FGCU, a 7-3 10-inning win in Fort Myers last May ... FGCU took five of six from North Florida last season ... UNF is 11-13 at Swanson Stadium ... these two teams first met in 2003.

Last Time Out 
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Abraham Sequera doubled in two runs with two outs in the sixth to tie things up, 2-2, but South Carolina (16-16) hit a solo home run in each of its next two innings on offense as North Florida baseball was edged by the Gamecocks, 4-2, Tuesday, April 12.

Nearing 100
UNF starting pitcher Max McKinley is one strikeout away from reaching 100 for his career ... McKinley is three strikeouts away from setting a personal season-high mark for punchouts ... the righty has one of the best strikeout-to-walk ratios in the league and the nation, having fanned 43 while permitting just nine free passes ... McKinley is a two-time ASUN Pitcher of the Week honoree ... he was last recognized March 21, 2022.

Aggressive on the Bases
UNF has swiped 49 bases this season, led by Isaiah Byars who has stolen 11 in 13 attempts ... UNF has been far more aggressive this season after stealing just 33 as a squad all of last year ... the Ospreys are nearing their total from 2019 when North Florida stole 57 bags ... that team had great base stealers in Tanner Murphy and Wes Weeks on the squad.

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
Cade Westbrook extended his on-base streak to 21 games with another walk at South Carolina ... the Ospreys are balanced offensively, having five different players with at least four hits and six different players with at least a pair of home runs ... lefty Peter Holden has had his strikeout pitch working in his last two starts ... the southpaw has fanned 17 in 13.2 innings over his last two starts.

Scouting Report | FGCU | Roster | Schedule | Statistics

• FGCU is 21-10 and 7-5 in the ASUN.
• The Eagles are coming off a 12-4 win at USF Tuesday, despite dropping all three games at Liberty last weekend. FGCU had been on a four-game losing streak prior to Tuesday, having lost a midweek against Miami as well, Apr. 6.
• Florida Gulf Coast has notable wins against Cincinnati, Minnesota, USF and two against Kennesaw State.
• The Eagles are paced by their electric offense, having homered 47 times, good for the league lead and 37th in the nation.
• FGCU is first in the country for hit by pitches, having been plunked 74 times.
• FGCU also walks a lot, having drawn 178 walks, the 17th most in Division I.
• As a team, FGCU is hitting .302, 2nd best in the ASUN.
• Four different FGCU players are hitting over .349, including Alejandro Figueredo, Brian Ellis, Alejandro Rodriguez and Harrison Povey.
• Ian Farrow, Joe Kinker and Povey have all homered 10 times.
• Najer Victor and Tyler Shuck are tied-for-second in the league in wins with four.