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The University of North Florida baseball team will ride into Jacksonville University's John Sessions Stadium this weekend on top of the ASUN's Graphite Division.
The Ospreys (13-12, 5-1) face the Dolphins (12-13, 2-4) in a three-game set beginning on March 27 at 7 p.m. The teams will play on March 28 at 7 p.m. and on March 29 at 1 p.m.
UNF swept Florida Gulf Coast at home last week to take over first in the division by two games over the Eagles and Stetson. JU has gone 1-2 in its first two ASUN series, on the road at West Georgia and Queens and will play its first ASUN home series.
he Dolphins got a bounce-back victory at home on March 24, 4-3 over Bethune-Cookman.
The Dolphins lead the rivalry 55-46 and have won eight of the last 12 games. JU has won six of the last nine games vs. UNF at Sessions Stadium.
The two teams split six games last season.
Dolphins coach Chris Hayes is 20-20 vs. UNF. Ospreys coach Joe Mercadante is 4-5.
Ospreys: Redshirt freshman OF-DH Sean Benjamin (.341, 20 runs, 8 2Bs); junior SS Matthew Farner (.315, 8 HR, 25 RBI, 9-9 SB); redshirt junior DH Boone Hosey (.304); junior RHP Dakota Stone (3.67, 3-2, 43 Ks in 27 IP).
Dolphins: Senior 2B Roger Vergara (.376, 4 HR, 26 RBI); freshman OF Cade Walter (.318, 7 HRs, 27 RBI); junior DH Derek Bermudez (.306, 6 HRs, 24 RBI); senior LHP Alex Walsh (3.45, 4-2, 29 Ks in 31.1 IP).
The Ospreys have won five games in a row. ... UNF is 4-0 in one-run games. ... UNF is second in the ASUN with 220 strikeouts and fourth in ERA at 5.71. Stone, a Sandalwood graduate, is second in the conference in strikeouts. ... Farner, a Fernandina Beach High graduate, is fourth in home runs, and Benjamin is seventh in average. Farner has helped UNF to fourth in the ASUN in homers with 28. The Ospreys had only 45 homers in 56 games last year.
After a 9-1 start, the Dolphins have gone 3-12, but their victory over Bethune-Cookman was their first home game in 15 days and gave them a 9-5 record at Sessions Stadium. ... Walsh leads the ASUN in pitching victories and the Dolphins are second in team ERA at 5.34. ... The Dolphins are third in the ASUN with a team average of .291 and lead the conference with 15 sacrifice flies. ... Junior OF Jonah Shields was hitting .408 in 14 games before an injury, and hasn't played since March 6.
The annual battle between UNF and JU for athletic supremacy in Duval County is a tight one.
The Ospreys lead the points race 8-7.5. The two teams have six more games in baseball and three in softball.
JU took the lead after sweeping the season series in both men's and women's basketball but UNF regained it when its beach volleyball team swept two matches against the Dolphins.
UNF is 6-0-1 in the Rumble since 2019.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: UNF and JU baseball rivalry series preview
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The Ospreys (13-12, 5-1) face the Dolphins (12-13, 2-4) in a three-game set beginning on March 27 at 7 p.m. The teams will play on March 28 at 7 p.m. and on March 29 at 1 p.m.
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UNF swept Florida Gulf Coast at home last week to take over first in the division by two games over the Eagles and Stetson. JU has gone 1-2 in its first two ASUN series, on the road at West Georgia and Queens and will play its first ASUN home series.
he Dolphins got a bounce-back victory at home on March 24, 4-3 over Bethune-Cookman.
What's the history of UNF vs. JU baseball?
The Dolphins lead the rivalry 55-46 and have won eight of the last 12 games. JU has won six of the last nine games vs. UNF at Sessions Stadium.
The two teams split six games last season.
Dolphins coach Chris Hayes is 20-20 vs. UNF. Ospreys coach Joe Mercadante is 4-5.
Who are the top players for UNF and JU?
Ospreys: Redshirt freshman OF-DH Sean Benjamin (.341, 20 runs, 8 2Bs); junior SS Matthew Farner (.315, 8 HR, 25 RBI, 9-9 SB); redshirt junior DH Boone Hosey (.304); junior RHP Dakota Stone (3.67, 3-2, 43 Ks in 27 IP).
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Dolphins: Senior 2B Roger Vergara (.376, 4 HR, 26 RBI); freshman OF Cade Walter (.318, 7 HRs, 27 RBI); junior DH Derek Bermudez (.306, 6 HRs, 24 RBI); senior LHP Alex Walsh (3.45, 4-2, 29 Ks in 31.1 IP).
Notable about UNF
The Ospreys have won five games in a row. ... UNF is 4-0 in one-run games. ... UNF is second in the ASUN with 220 strikeouts and fourth in ERA at 5.71. Stone, a Sandalwood graduate, is second in the conference in strikeouts. ... Farner, a Fernandina Beach High graduate, is fourth in home runs, and Benjamin is seventh in average. Farner has helped UNF to fourth in the ASUN in homers with 28. The Ospreys had only 45 homers in 56 games last year.
Notable about JU
After a 9-1 start, the Dolphins have gone 3-12, but their victory over Bethune-Cookman was their first home game in 15 days and gave them a 9-5 record at Sessions Stadium. ... Walsh leads the ASUN in pitching victories and the Dolphins are second in team ERA at 5.34. ... The Dolphins are third in the ASUN with a team average of .291 and lead the conference with 15 sacrifice flies. ... Junior OF Jonah Shields was hitting .408 in 14 games before an injury, and hasn't played since March 6.
River City Rumble update
The annual battle between UNF and JU for athletic supremacy in Duval County is a tight one.
The Ospreys lead the points race 8-7.5. The two teams have six more games in baseball and three in softball.
JU took the lead after sweeping the season series in both men's and women's basketball but UNF regained it when its beach volleyball team swept two matches against the Dolphins.
UNF is 6-0-1 in the Rumble since 2019.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: UNF and JU baseball rivalry series preview
Continue reading...
