NNORTHORTH FLORIDAFLORIDA 22008008 OOSPREYSPREY BASEBALLBASEBALL MEDIA CONTACT: ERIC SCOTT O: (904) 620-4029 | C: (904) 885-2171 | F: (904) 620-2821 [email protected] | UNFOspreys.com RELEASE NO. 3 - THE FLORIDA GULF COAST SERIES - MAR. 1-2 - FORT MYERS, FLA. DATE OPPONENT MEDIA TIME/RESULT GAME INFORMATION GAMES 3-6 FEBRUARY The University of North Florida baseball team will open its FEB. 22 MISSISSIPPI STATE^ WBOB L, 8-2 conference schedule this weekend when it travels to Fort UNF OSPREYS FEB. 23 MISSISSIPPI STATE INTERNET W, 17-9 Myers, Fla., to take on the Atlantic Sun Conference new- 25th-Anniversary Celebration comer Florida Gulf Coast. (2-1, 0-0 A-SUN) FEB. 24 MISSISSIPPI STATE WBOB W, 11-6 Military Day VS. FEB. 26 FLAGLER CANCELLED The Ospreys had an extra day of rest on Tuesday when FLORIDA GULF COAST MARCH their game against Division II foe Flagler was rained out. Mar. 1 at Florida Gulf Coast* (DH) 1 p.m. UNF kickstarted its season by winning two of three games (4-0, 0-0 A-SUN) Mar. 2 at Florida Gulf Coast* 1 p.m. from previously 23-ranked Mississippi State last weekend. MAR. 4 PRESBYTERIAN 7 P.M. Saturday, March 1 - 1 p.m. (DH) MAR. 5 PRESBYTERIAN 1 P.M. UNF got a spark going against the Bulldogs on Saturday Sunday, March 2 - 1 p.m. MAR. 8 LIPSCOMB* (DH) 1 P.M. when it scored 13 unanswered runs after trailing 9-4. The Swanson Stadium | Fort Myers Fla. MAR. 9 LIPSCOMB* WBOB 1 P.M. Ospreys followed it up on Sunday by jumping out to a 5-0 Mar. 10 at Bethune-Cookman INTERNET 6 p.m. lead in the bottom of the fi rst and never looking back. ON THE AIR Mar. 12 at South Florida INTERNET 7 p.m. ASUN.TV Mar. 14 at Belmont* 3 p.m. Florida Gulf Coast began its season with a three-game Date: Sunday, March 2 Mar. 15 at Belmont* (DH) 4 p.m. sweep of Southeastern University, a National Christian Col- MAR. 17 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 4 P.M. Cost: $69.99/Annual Pass, $9.99/Monthly Pass, lege Athletic Association school. The Eagles routed Florida Mar. 19 at Troy INTERNET 6 p.m. $5.99 Event Pass MAR. 21 USC UPSTATE* WBOB 6 P.M. International 13-1 on Wednesday night. Ozzie Borrell led MAR. 22 USC UPSTATE* (DH) 1 P.M. FGCU by going 5-for-6 with two doubles, a home run and Mar. 25 at Central Florida INTERNET 6:30 p.m. four RBIs. Live Stats: MAR. 26 SOUTH FLORIDA WBOB 7 P.M. UNFOspreys.com Mar. 28 at ETSU* INTERNET 7 p.m. THE NECESSITIES All games Mar. 29 at ETSU* (DH) INTERNET 1 p.m. APRIL (If you don’t have time to read this whole packet, here’s what you need to know about UNF) PROBABLE UNF POSITION STARTERS APR. 1 GEORGIA SOUTHERN WBOB 6 P.M. Pos. # Player Cl. Stats Apr. 2 at Florida WBOB 6:30 p.m. UNF is in its third season of Division I competition and will APR. 4 CAMPBELL* WBOB 7 P.M. be eligible to compete in the postseason in 2010 ... head C 8 Ryan Lowe So. .143, 1-7, 2B APR. 5 CAMPBELL* (DH) 1 P.M. coach Dusty Rhodes is in his 21st season with the Ospreys 1B 12 Paul Morales R-Fr. .333, 3-9, 3 RBI, R Apr. 8 at Florida WBOB 6:30 p.m. and is the program’s only coach in its history ... the Ospreys 2B 20 T.J. Thompson So. .429, 3-7, 6 R, RBI Apr. 9 at Florida WBOB 6:30 p.m. and Eagles have never played each other ... the Ospreys SS 4 Chad Knight Sr. .556, 5-9, 4 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI Apr. 12 at Mercer* INTERNET 1 p.m. are 269-118 against in-state teams ... UNF rececently com- 3B 11 Mike P. Smith Sr. .357, 5-14, 6 RBI, HR Apr. 13 at Mercer (DH) INTERNET 1 p.m. LF 18 Preston Hale So. .385, 5-13, 5 R, 5 RBI APR. 15 CENTRAL FLORIDA WBOB 7 P.M. pleted its fi rst-ever series win over a ranked Division I team ... CollegeBaseballInsider.com named UNF the Co-Team of CF 2 Michael R. Smith Fr. .333, 4-12, 4 R, 3B, 2B Apr. 16 at Florida State WBOB 6 p.m. RF 21 T.J. Gaudy Sr. .286, 2-7, 2 RBI APR. 18 STETSON* WBOB 7 P.M. the Week along with San Diego State after the Ospreys’ APR. 19 STETSON* WBOB 1 P.M. performance against Mississippi State ... the 2-1 record is DH 28 Travis Martin Sr. .600, 7 RBI, 2 R, 2 2B APR. 20 STETSON* WBOB 1 P.M. UNF’s best start since 2005 when it went to the Division Apr. 22 at Georgia Southern INTERNET 6 p.m. II College World Series and fi nished as the runner-up ... APR. 24 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 7 P.M. the Ospreys are averaging 10 runs and 13 hits per game MAY ... UNF received votes in the latest NCBWA Poll ... UNF’s MAY 2 JACKSONVILLE* WBOB 7 P.M. MAY 3 JACKSONVILLE* WBOB 1 P.M. non-conference schedule is ranked the 29th-toughest in the MAY 4 JACKSONVILLE* WBOB 1 P.M. nation according to BoydsWorld.com ... senior designated May 6 at North Carolina WBOB 6 p.m. hitter Travis Martin was named the Atlantic Sun Confer- May 7 at North Carolina WBOB 6 p.m. ence Player of the Week after going 6-for-10 with seven May 10 at Kennesaw State* (DH) INTERNET 1 p.m. RBIs against Mississippi State last weekend ... seven of May 11 at Kennesaw State* INTERNET 1 p.m. nine of UNF’s projected starters have at least one RBI ... May 13 at Miami (Fla.) INTERNET 7 p.m. sophomore second baseman T.J. Thompson was named May 15 at Gardner-Webb* 3 p.m. to the 2008 preseason All-Atlantic Sun Conference Team ... May 16 at Gardner-Webb* (DH) 1 p.m. PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (DH) - indicates doubleheader - aired on ASUN.TV * - Atlantic Sun Conference game Game 1: Saturday ^ - Game played at Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville RHP 23 Ty Pryor Jr. 0-1, 10.12 ERA, 1 K LHP 30 Richard Bleier Jr. 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 7 K All Times Eastern Home games in BOLD and played at Harmon Stadium Game 2: Saturday LHP 16 John Atteo So. 0-0, 21.60 ERA, 2 K RHP 17 Casey Coleman Jr. 1-0, 1.50 ERA, 8 K Game 3: Sunday RHP 29 Jonathan Turner So. 0-0, 9.00 ERA, 2 K RHP 20 Richie Erath Fr. 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 K RELEASE NO. 3 - THE FLORIDA GULF COAST SERIES - MARCH 1-2 - FORT MYERS, FLA. UNF QUICK FACTS Thompson was a 2007 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper H 33 20 THE UNIVERSITY Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American in addition to R-ER 23-21 4-3 Location: .........................................................Jacksonville, Fla. being named fi rst-team All-Atlantic Sun Conference and BB 19 8 Founded: ........................................................................... 1965 to the A-Sun All-Freshman Team … sophomores John K 26 44 Opened: .............................................................................1972 Atteo (LHP) and Preston Hale (OF) make their return af- Enrollment: ..................................................................... 15,420 ter being named to the 2007 A-Sun All-Freshman Team. DEFENSE Nickname: .....................................................................Ospreys Assists 33 48 School Colors: .......... Navy Blue (PMS 289) & Gray (PMS 430) SCOUTING FLORIDA GULF COAST Errors 8 3 Conference: ............................................................Atlantic Sun After opening the season with a DPs 4 2 President: ....................................... John Delaney (Florida, ’77) three-game sweep over little-known FLD% .934 .981 Director of Athletics: ...................................Dr. Richard Gropper Southeastern University, the Eagles ......................................................................(South Florida, ’72) shelled Florida International on ON DECK Wednesday 13-1. FGCU, a 2007 The Ospreys return home for a two-game series against NCAA Division II South Atlantic Re- UNF HISTORY Presbyterian. The series begins at 7 p.m. on Tuesday and gional participant, was chosen to fi nish 10th in the pre- First Year of Baseball: ........................................................1988 will wrap up at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. UNF leads the all- season A-Sun Coaches Poll. All-Time Record: .....................................829-364 (20th season) time series 5-0. It will be the fi rst meeting between the All-Time A-Sun Record: ...............................33-24 (3rd season) teams since 2004. Conference Championships: .............................. 7 (1995, 1999, Head Coach: ................................................Dave Tollett Career Record: .....................................152-67 (6 years) ................................................... 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005) AROUND THE A-SUN Career at FGCU: ...................................................Same No. Years in NCAA Regional: ................................................. 10 Below are the current Atlantic Sun Conference standings 2006 Record: .........................................................40-17 ........................................................(1994-95, 1997, 1999-2005) and this week’s schedule: Postseason: .................NCAA II South Atlantic Regional No. Years in College World Series: .......................................... 5 ..................................................(1989, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2005) 2008 A-SUN STANDINGS • FGCU’s game one starter, junior LHP Richard Bleier, A-Sun Pct. Overall Pct. allowed one unearned run in the Eagles’ 11-1 win over BASEBALL INFORMATION Kennesaw State 1-1 .500 3-3 .500 Southeastern last Friday. He struck out seven and retired Head Coach: .........................................................Dusty Rhodes Stetson 1-1 .500 2-3 .400 24 of 25 batters in 6.0 innings. He earned second-team Alma Mater: ..............................................Florida Southern (’69) Florida Gulf Coast 0-0 .000 4-0 1.000 All-South Region honors last season in Division II. Career Record: ..........................................1,132-482 (28 years) Jacksonville 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 Belmont 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 Record at UNF: .............................................829-364 (20 years) • Game two starting RHP Casey Coleman allowed one Assistant Coach: ..................................................Bob Shepherd Campbell 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 run on four hits in 6.0 innings while striking out eight in UNF 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 Assistant Coach: ......................................................Greg Labbe FGCU’s 7-1 over Southeastern last Saturday.