2023 North Florida Softball Game Notes www.UNFOspreys.com | @OspreySB | facebook.com/NorthFloridaOspreys Softball Contact: Ian Bolger | ian.bolger@unf.edu | C: (850) 499-0387
2023 SCHEDULE
Overall: 19-15 // H: 17-6 // A: 0-8 // N: 2-1 ASUN: 2-7 // H: 2-1 // A: 0-6 // 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 (11-8) 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 L, 2-3
April (0-3) 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*
L, 1-8 L, 1-2 L, 4-5 (9) 1 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 10 a.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 S 35-37 | UNF SOFTBALL COMPLEX (JACKSONVILLE, FLA.) NORTH FLORIDA OSPREYS (19-15. 2-7 ASUN)
LIBERTY FLAMES (22-13, 7-2 ASUN)
Head Coach: Jeff Conrad Record at UNF: 0-0 2022 Record: 42-17
Head Coach: Dot Richardson Record at LIB: 304-210 2022 Record: 44-18
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS B AVG.
RUNS
RBI
HOME RUNS
Chloe Culp (.359 AVG)
Chloe Culp (31 RBIs)
ERA
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Shannon Glover (23 runs)
RBI
HOME RUNS
Shannon Glover (5 HRs)
Carolina Hudson (27 RBIs)
ERA
Ashley Connor (73 strikeouts)
Devyn Howard (31 runs)
Caroline Hudson (9 HRs)
STRIKEOUTS
Karlie Keeney (1.98 ERA)
TEAM STATS B AVG. RUNS HOME RUNS SB ERA OB % SLUG % FIELDING %
RUNS
Rachel Craine (.321 AVG)
STRIKEOUTS
Ashley Connor (2.06 ERA)
B AVG.
Karlie Keeney (91 strikeouts)
TEAM STATS UNF .256 4.09 0.44 1.41 2.89 .338 .372 .963
ASUN RANK 4th 7th 6th 3rd 7th 6th 5th 6th
NCAA RANK 170th 146th 172nd 68th 88th 158th 166th 128th
LIB .263 5.17 0.89 1.17 2.35 .366 .431 .962
B AVG. RUNS HOME RUNS STOLEN BASES ERA OB % SLUG % FIELDING %
ASUN RANK 3rd 2nd 1st 6th 4th 2nd 1st 7th
NCAA RANK 144th 67th 52nd 108th 43rd 85th 76th 139th
SERIES HISTORY: UNF VS. LIB Overall: LIB leads, 9-2 ASUN: LIB leads, 6-0 at UNF: LIB leads, 6-0 First Meeting: 3/18/11 (UNF W, 9-3) Last Meeting: 5/14/22 (LIB W, 9-0)
WHAT TO KNOW - First and only conference series on the year that will be played on Friday and Saturday. - Four of their past five losses from the Ospreys have been by one run. - UNF will look to beat Liberty for the first time since 2019, as well as the first time in a regular season game since 2011. - Ospreys have been one of the better double teams in the conference, as they have 45 total for the second-most in the ASUN. - Chloe Culp remains the leader in the ASUN for doubles (13) and RBIs (31), while also being ninth in the nation for doubles. - Over the past 10 games, Kayla Harper has been the best Osprey hitter with a .455 average, 10 hits, six RBIs, four runs scored, and 6-for-7 stealing bases. - Shannon Glove has also been crucial during ASUN play with a .333 average, six RBIs and two
Last Five Meetings Date 5.14.22 5.13.22 5.01.22 4.30.22 4.30.22
Result LIB W, 9-0 LIB W, 9-1 LIB W, 5-1 LIB W, 6-2 LIB W, 1-0
home runs, including a two-run bomb last weekend against Jacksonville State. - Hadlee Reichert and Harper both enter the series with four-game hitting streaks, while Culp has three straight as well. - Ashley Connor maintains the team's leader in the circle with a 2.06 ERA and 73 strikeouts. - She is another Osprey with a top10 national rank with the fourthmost saves at five total. - Izzy Kelly has been solid against conference opponents so far as well with a 1.65 ERA in 17.0 innings pitched. OPPONENT NOTES - Liberty comes into Jacksonville, Fla., with a 22-13 overall record, along with a 7-2 ASUN record and a 5-3 road record. The Flames started the season 1-9 after playing eight Power Five teams, then went on a 15-game winning
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streak and has now won five of their last six games, including a home sweep against Kennesaw State. Carolina Hudson has been the big bat for Liberty with a team-high nine home runs and 27 RBIs in 35 games played. Five different players for the Flames have over .300 batting averages, as Rachel Craine leads the pack at .321. Devyn Howard is another key player on the team with 36 hits and 31 runs, which leads the team for both categories. Karlie Keeney has been the ace for Liberty with a 1.98 ERA and a 14-6 record with 91 strikeouts. Paige Bachman is right with Keeney with a 2.16 ERA with 57 strikeouts and six wins in the circle. - UNF trails the overall series against the Flames, 9-2, with the last meeting being a 9-0 defeat in the ASUN Championship title game at Jacksonville, Fla., in 2022.