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: 19-18 // H: 17-9 // A: 0-8 // N: 2-1 ASUN: 2-10 // H: 2-4 // 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 (0-6) 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* #15 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) L, 1-6 L, 9-12 L, 0-6 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 38 | GAINESVILLE, FLA. NORTH FLORIDA OSPREYS (19-18. 2-10 ASUN)
#15 FLORIDA GATORS (28-10, 6-6 SEC)
Head Coach: Jeff Conrad Record at UNF: 0-0 2022 Record: 42-17
Head Coach: Tim Walton Record at UF: 888-201 2022 Record: 49-19
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS B AVG.
RUNS
RBI
HOME RUNS
Shannon Glover (.356 AVG)
Chloe Culp (31 RBIs)
ERA
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Shannon Glover (26 runs)
RBI
HOME RUNS
Shannon Glover (7 HRs)
Charla Echols (46 RBIs)
ERA
Ashley Connor (74 strikeouts)
Skylar Wallace (43 runs)
Skylar Wallace (9 HRs)
STRIKEOUTS
Rylee Trlicek (2.10 ERA)
TEAM STATS B AVG. RUNS HOME RUNS SB ERA OB % SLUG % FIELDING %
RUNS
Skylar Wallace (.427 AVG)
STRIKEOUTS
Two players (2.66 ERA)
B AVG.
Elizabeth Hightower (48 strikeouts)
TEAM STATS UNF .250 4.03 0.46 1.38 3.28 .332 .364 .964
ASUN RANK 7th 6th 6th 3rd 9th 7th 6th 6th
NCAA RANK 194th 150th 168th 75th 134th 176th 173rd 115th
UF .329 7.11 1.11 1.68 2.78 .437 .549 .974
B AVG. RUNS HOME RUNS STOLEN BASES ERA OB % SLUG % FIELDING %
SEC RANK 1st 2nd 5th 4th 9th 1st 2nd 7th
NCAA RANK 10th 6th 28th 48th 73rd 4th 12th 31st
SERIES HISTORY: UNF VS. UF Overall: UF leads, 13-0 at UNF: UF leads, 1-0 at UF: UF leads, 12-0 First Meeting: 2/21/07 (UF W, 1-0) Last Meeting: 2/23/22 (UF W, 8-0)
WHAT TO KNOW - UNF will try and break an eightgame losing streak that dates back to the Stetson series on Mar. 26. - Four of their eight losses have come by one run in games against UCF, Jacksonville State and Liberty. - The Gators will be the seventh of 10 opponents UNF will face from the state of Florida, as they have gone 7-3 during in-state matchups this season. - After hosting UF for the first time last season, the Ospreys have their sights set on beating the Gators for the first time in program history. - They also will look to improve on their 4-2 midweek record, as well as trying to pick up their first road win of the year. - Shannon Glover holds the highest average for both conference and overall play with at least a hit in 11 of her past 14 games. - She also added two home runs last weekend against Liberty to expand her team lead to seven total this season.
Last Five Meetings Date 2.23.22 2.22.22 2.25.21 2.12.20 2.13.19
Result UF W, 9-0 UF W, 9-1 UF W, 5-1 UF W, 6-2 UF W, 1-0
- Chloe Culp and Kayla Harper maintain averages over .300, as Culp has 31 RBIs and Harper has 20 stolen bases for the team lead in each. - Glover's 42 hits and seven home runs, Culp's 31 RBIs and Harper's 20 stolen bases all rank within the top three of individuals in the conference. - Harper has reached base in her past seven games, while Culp is not far behind with six as well. - Both Ashley Connor and Izzy Kelly have 2.66 ERAs with 10 combined complete games. - Connor leads the team with 74 strikeouts, 110.2 innings pitched and five total saves. - Kelly holds the advantage for most wins with nine total, as well as the best ERA in ASUN games at 2.78. - UNF has also overtaken the national ranks, as Conner sits fourth for saves (5), Culp sits 11th for doubles (13), Harper sits 32nd for steals (20).
Location at UF at UNF at UF at UF at UF
OPPONENT NOTES - Florida come into the week with a 28-10 overall record, as well as a 17-3 record at home. This will be the third ASUN team that UF will play this season, after beating both Jacksonville and Stetson twice. They have gone 5-5 in their past 10 games after SEC series against Arkansas, South Carolina and Auburn. Two ranked wins highlights their season as well against No. T24 UL-Lafayette and No. 17 Arkansas. The Gators have top 10 ranks in the nation for on-base percentage, runs and batting average. Their top hitters are Skylar Wallace and Kendra Falby who each hit over .395 and have combined for 84 runs and 84 hits. Wallace also leads the team in home runs with nine total, while Charla Echols is the RBI leader with 46 total. The pitching staff contains three players with at least 30 strikeouts and ERAs under 2.25. - UNF trails the overall series against the Gators, 13-0, with the last meeting being a 9-0 defeat at Gainesville, Fla., in 2022.