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2023 SCHEDULE
Overall: 19-11 // H: 17-6 // A: 0-4 // N: 2-1 ASUN: 2-4 // H: 2-1 // A: 0-3 // N: 0-0 February (8-4) 10 IUPUI 10 Syracuse 12 Georgetown 17 Cleveland State 17 Penn State 18 Memphis 18 Cleveland State 19 Bethune-Cookman 22 Florida A&M 22 #6 Florida State 25 Cornell 25 Presbyterian
W, 8-0 (5) L, 4-10 W, 3-1 W, 10-2 (5) L, 0-5 W, 8-0 (5) W, 4-3 10-0 (5) W, 1-0 L, 3-4 W, 6-3 L, 2-3 (8)
March (11-7) 3 Charleston Southern 3 Charleston Southern 4 Troy 4 Troy 8 Bethune-Cookman 10 Army 10 Northern Kentucky 11 Northern Kentucky 11 Army 12 Troy 18 Central Arkansas* 18 Central Arkansas* 19 Central Arkansas* 22 Florida Atlantic 22 Florida Atlantic 25 Stetson* 25 Stetson* 26 Stetson* 29 UCF
L, 0-1 (8) W, 5-0 L, 1-12 W, 8-6 W, 3-1 W, 5-1 W, 9-5 W, 7-5 W, 6-2 L, 0-5 L, 0-1 L, 4-13 (5) L, 2-12 (5) W, 8-0 (6) W, 4-0 W, 5-1 W, 5-2 L, 0-1 6 p.m.
April 1 1 2 7 7 8 12 15 15 16 19 22 22 23 26 26 29 29 30
Jacksonville State* Jacksonville State* Jacksonville State* Liberty* Liberty* Liberty* Florida North Alabama* North Alabama* North Alabama* Florida International Bellarmine* Bellarmine* Bellarmine* Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Florida Gulf Coast* Florida Gulf Coast* Florida Gulf Coast*
2 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 12 p.m. 6 p.m. 3 p.m. 5 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. 12 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m.
May 4 5 6 10-13
Jacksonville* Jacksonville* Jacksonville* ASUN Championship
7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. TBD
Home games in BOLD Italic indicates neutral site game *Indicate ASUN contest
GAME 31 (ORLANDO, FLA.) NORTH FLORIDA OSPREYS (19-11. 2-4 ASUN)
UCF KNIGHTS (19-18, 1-2 AAC)
Head Coach: Jeff Conrad Record at UNF: 0-0 2022 Record: 42-17
Head Coach: Cindy Ball-Malone Record at UCF: 145-59-2 2022 Record: 49-14
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS B AVG.
RUNS
RBI
HOME RUNS
Shannon Glover (.383 AVG)
Chloe Culp (31 RBIs)
ERA
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Shannon Glover (22 runs)
RBI
HOME RUNS
Shannon Glover (4 HRs)
Chloe Evans (25 RBIs)
ERA
Ashley Connor (72 strikeouts)
Jada Cody (32 runs)
Jada Cody (5 HRs)
STRIKEOUTS
Sarah Willis (2.43 ERA)
TEAM STATS B AVG. RUNS HOME RUNS SB ERA OB % SLUG % FIELDING %
RUNS
Chloe Evans (.315 AVG)
STRIKEOUTS
Ashley Connor (1.62 ERA)
B AVG.
Kaitlyn Felton (66 strikeouts)
TEAM STATS UNF .260 4.37 0.47 1.57 2.71 .347 .381 .960
ASUN RANK 3rd 5th 5th 3rd 5th 5th 5th 8th
NCAA RANK 150th 119th 158th 54th 68th 132nd 138th 153rd
UCF .272 4.38 0.76 0.78 3.72 .333 .434 .967
B AVG. RUNS HOME RUNS STOLEN BASES ERA OB % SLUG % FIELDING %
AAC RANK 4th 3rd 2nd 5th 4th 5th 2nd 2nd
NCAA RANK 113th 115th 76th 192nd 167th 166th 74th 75th
SERIES HISTORY: UNF VS. UCF Overall: UCF leads, 16-6 at UNF: UCF leads, 9-2 at UCF: UCF leads, 7-4 First Meeting: 2/10/07 (UCF W, 2-0) Last Meeting: 4/6/22 (UCF W, 2-1)
WHAT TO KNOW
- First midweek road game since playing Florida A&M and No. 6 Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 22. - UNF has a 4-1 record in midweek games this season with their only loss coming to #6 FSU. - They are also 7-2 this season against in-state opponents with wins against Bethune-Cookman, FAMU, FAU and Stetson. - Ospreys have held opponents to a combined four runs scored in each of their last five games. - They also scored four or more runs in four of the five games on the week, including a run-rule against FAU. - Shannon Glover is coming off a superb weekend with six hits, three RBIs, three runs, a double and a two-run HR on the week. - She recorded a hit in every game against Stetson this past weekend, including three hits in the second doubleheader game. - The senior holds the team lead for average (.383), runs (22), hits (36), home runs (4) and total bases (59). - Chloe Culp has also been a hot bat this season with a .360 average and 32 hits,
Last Five Meetings Date 4.06.22 3.17.21 3.17.21 3.03.21 5.01.19
as well as 31 RBIs to lead the conference. - She also has 11 doubles this season, which ranks 12th overall in the nation and only three shy of the lead. - Glover and Culp have combined for 19 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games, as Glover is on a current streak of seven straight games reaching base. - Kayla Harper remains a perfect 17-for17 on stolen bases to keep the highest steal percentage in program history (.889). - Ashley Connor is the leader in the circle with a 1.62 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 91.0 innings pitched. - She also holds a 7-7 record with five complete-game performances and five saves. - The sophomore transfer is ranked fourth in the nation in total saves after picking up two this past week. - Izzy Kelly has the most wins on the team with a stellar 9-1 record and 37 total strikeouts on the season.
OPPONENT NOTES
- UCF has earned a 19-18 record with a 1-2 record in conference play and 15-6 record at home. They have played in five tournaments to start their season,
Result UCF W, 2-1 UCF W, 9-1 UNF W, 9-7 UCF W, 8-0 UCF W, 6-2
Location at UNF at UNF at UNF at UCF at UCF
including matchups against 11 top-25 teams and five teams that received votes. Between the two, they went a combined 7-14 in all games played against those squads. The Knights are also 2-1 against ASUN teams this year with a pair of wins against Kennesaw State, but a loss to Stetson. They enter their midweek against UNF losing five of their last six games, including a series loss to No. 22 Wichita State. Chloe Evans and Jada Cody are the top hitters for UCF, as they are the only two with averages over .300 and more than 30 hits. Together, they have combined for 55 runs, 69 hits, nine home runs and 42 RBIs in 37 starts. The Knights have plenty of power in their lineup with five hitters on their team having four or more home runs. Pitching for UCF varies with all three of their starting pitchers having over 63 innings pitched on the year. Sarah Willis holds the best ERA at 2.43, but Kaitlyn Felton has the most strikeouts with 66 total and Grace Jewell has pitched the most innings with 68.2 total in the circle. - UNF trails the overall series against the Knights, 16-6, with the last meeting being a 2-1 defeat at Jacksonville, Fla., in 2022.