JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The 2022 regular season concludes with North Florida hosting familiar ASUN East Division foe FGCU Thursday through Saturday at Harmon Stadium. 

UNF took two of three from the Eagles in April, a performance UNF looks to carry into the upcoming series as the Ospreys vie for a spot in the ASUN Championship later this month. 

All three games will be streamed on ESPN+.

Starting Pitchers
Thursday
UNF | LHP Peter Holden
FGCU | RHP Jason Woodward

Friday
UNF | RHP Jason Gonzalez
FGCU | RHP Tyler Shuck

Saturday
UNF | RHP Dominick Madonna
FGCU | RHP Joey Mugavero
 

OSPREYS VS. EAGLES | HARMON STADIUM - JACKSONVILLE, Fla.
GAMES 51-53	May 19-21 | 6:05 p.m., 6:05 p.m., 1:05 p.m.
Series History	FGCU leads, 29-24
Last Meeting	UNF W, 6-4 (4.16.22 at FGCU)
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Against The Opponent 
UNF and FGCU close out the regular season with a three-game set ... its the second three-game series between these two ASUN East Division foes ... the last six meetings between the two teams have come down in Fort Myers ... UNF and FGCU did play a series in Jacksonville to open conference play during the 2021 season ... UNF has won three of the last five against FGCU, including two of three in southwest Florida earlier this season ... FGCU paces the all-time series, 13-8, in games played at UNF ... the last time North Florida took a home series against FGCU was during March of 2019 ... UNF would eliminate FGCU from ASUN Postseason play during that year as well.

Last Time Out 
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - For the second game in as many nights, North Florida baseball created some excitement with a late-inning rally, but stranded runners loomed large as the Ospreys came up one big hit short in a 5-4 loss at Jacksonville Saturday, May 14. 

CoSIDA All-District
Graduate transfer outfielder Brock Edge was named to the CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) Academic All-District team as announced by the national organization Thursday, May 12 ... Edge is the second such honoree in as many seasons for North Florida ... 2021 ASUN Player of the Year Alex Kachler was tabbed to the honor last year.

60-Hit Milestone
UNF has five players with at least 50 hits on the season, while Aidan Sweatt, Abraham Sequera and Isaiah Byars have already reached 60 hits ... Brock Edge is one hit shy of 60 and Cade Westbrook has 54 ... North Florida has not had five Ospreys reach 60 hits in the same season since the 2016 campaign.

Playoff Contention (per the ASUN)
ASUN Tournament Participants = Eight teams will advance to the ASUN Tournament

ASUN Tournament Qualification = The top three teams from each division will qualify automatically for the ASUN Tournament. The tiebreaker criteria shall be used to break ties as needed in the division to determine the three automatic qualifiers from each division. The remaining fourth place divisional finishers will then be compared to each other with the team with the higher RPI advancing. The remaining fourth place finisher will then be compared to the fifth place finisher in the opposite division, with the higher NCAA RPI ranked team advancing.

Where Does UNF Stand?
North Florida is currently fifth in the ASUN East Division, two games behind Jacksonville for the fourth slot and two games ahead of Stetson. Current RPIs of contending teams for the remaining postseason slots are below, while ASUN standings are linked here.

• North Florida - 156
• Jacksonville - 100
• Stetson - 137
• Jacksonville State - 174
• Lipscomb - 136
• Central Arkansas - 207

Scouting Report | FGCU | Schedule | Roster | Statistics

• The Eagles are third in the ASUN East Division with a 32-20 overall mark and 15-12 record in conference play.
• FGCU comes into the series 11-9 in road games after earning a massive one at No. 9 Miami Tuesday night.
• When FGCU has won, it has done so thanks to the bats on frequent occasion. 
• The Eagles lead the league in home runs (77), home runs per game (1.48), runs (434), doubles (106) and slugging percentage (.484).
• FGCU is also pacing the ASUN in hit by pitches with 100, good for fourth in the nation. 
• FGCU belted three home runs in the win at Miami, getting roundtrippers from Brian Ellis, Alejandro Figeuredo and Joe Kinker.
• Kinker and left fielder Ian Farrow are neck-and-neck in the team home run race. Farrow has 17, while Kinker reached No. 18 Tuesday.
• Left-handed hitter Harrison Povey hit one against UNF earlier this season. He has 13.
• Outfielder Brian Ellis was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team this year, joining North Florida's Brock Edge. The dangerous leadoff batter is on a remarkable 63-game reached base streak. He homered to leadoff the game in Coral Gables Tuesday.
• Florida Gulf Coast doesn't run much, having swiped just 24 bags, 10th-best in the league.
• FGCU brings in a 4.91 team ERA, good for fourth in the league. 
• The Eagles haven't established a go-to closer out of the bullpen this season. Six different student-athletes have at least one save, with Darien Smith earning two as the lone Eagle out of that group with more than one.