Saturday, April 22
Jacksonville, Fla.
1 p.m.
University of North Florida
vs
Bellarmine
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida softball will honor its seniors, Izzy Kelly and Skyler Stockie, this weekend in a conference matchup against Bellarmine.
The Ospreys come off back-to-back road wins against North Alabama, but was followed by a tie in the series finale and a late loss to FIU at home. They look to push themselves back into the ASUN Championship tournament race this weekend with only nine conference games left in the year.
All matchups will be broadcasted on SWOOPLife Live this weekend. Updates for each game will be made through live stats, as well as on Twitter at OspreySB.
#11 Izzy Kelly
#18 Skyler Stockie
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The Ospreys will stay put in Jacksonville to play their last midweek of the season against Georgia Southern in a doubleheader on Wednesday, Apr. 26, starting at 2 p.m., in UNF Softball Complex.
Saturday
Bellarmine at North Florida - 1 p.m.
Bellarmine at North Florida - 3 p.m.
Sunday
Bellarmine at North Florida - 12 p.m.
The Ospreys come off back-to-back road wins against North Alabama, but was followed by a tie in the series finale and a late loss to FIU at home. They look to push themselves back into the ASUN Championship tournament race this weekend with only nine conference games left in the year.
All matchups will be broadcasted on SWOOPLife Live this weekend. Updates for each game will be made through live stats, as well as on Twitter at OspreySB.
WHAT TO KNOW
- The Ospreys will recognize seniors Izzy Kelly and Skyler Stockie for their contributions to the program in between the doubleheader games on Saturday afternoon.
- Both players transferred in and made an impact in the circle over the course of the past three to four years.
- Kelly currently holds the team lead for ERA (2.52) and wins (10) this season in 21 appearances.
- Stockie has a 3.99 ERA in 20 appearances on the year, as she comes off a season-high of four strikeouts in two innings against FIU.
- This will be the first time in program history that UNF will be playing Bellarmine.
- Both the Ospreys and the Knights have first-year head coaches at the helm of their respective schools.
- UNF will play remaining games in the state of Florida with eight of their last 11 games at home.
- Both Shannon Glover and Kayla Harper enter this weekend with a hitting streak of three or more games.
- Logan Jackson looks to continue her own streak of reaching base past her current mark of five.
- She started the season with 21 straight games, as Savannah Channell had the next best mark with 12 straight.
- Ashley Connor leads the team with 81 strikeouts and 131.1 innings pitched in 31 appearances and 21 starts.
OPPONENT NOTES
- Bellarmine comes into this conference series with a 4-35 overall record, as well as a 1-14 ASUN record and 1-13 record on the road. Their lone win in conference play was a 3-1 victory in the second doubleheader game against Queens at home. The other three wins from this season so far have been against Sacred Heart, UT-Martin and Tennessee Tech. They have been shut out in six of their past seven games and have not scored a run against an ASUN opponent since Apr. 2. Chloe Collins has been the best offensive weapon for the Knights with 27 hits, 15 RBIs, seven home runs and a .245 batting average. Anna Greenwell and Olivia Bricker are the only players to start in all 39 games, as Greenwell joins Collins with over 20 hits and Bricker leads the team in steals with four total. Claire Lehmkuhler has a 4.88 ERA with a 2-19 record and 90 total strikeouts as Bellarmine's ace. Carson Goatley and Elli Jensen have also seen time in the circle with a combined 47 strikeouts this season.
- This will be the first meeting between these two teams in program history.
SENIOR DAY HONOREES
#11 Izzy Kelly#18 Skyler Stockie
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UP NEXT
The Ospreys will stay put in Jacksonville to play their last midweek of the season against Georgia Southern in a doubleheader on Wednesday, Apr. 26, starting at 2 p.m., in UNF Softball Complex.
SERIES SCHEDULE
SaturdayBellarmine at North Florida - 1 p.m.
Bellarmine at North Florida - 3 p.m.
Sunday
Bellarmine at North Florida - 12 p.m.
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