UNF Softball Game Notes | 4.30-5.1.22

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2022 SCHEDULE

Overall: 39-12 // H: 26-4 // A: 10-5 // N: 3-3 ASUN: 16-5 // H: 8-1 // A: 8-4 // N: 0-0 February (11-5) 11 Campbell 11 Florida A&M 12 Winthrop 12 NC State 13 Winthrop 18 Mercer 18 Mercer 19 Michigan St. 19 Michigan St. 22 #6 Florida 23 #6 Florida 25 Iowa 25 Notre Dame 26 Rutgers 27 Siena 27 Princeton

W, 4-2 W, 2-0 W, 4-0 L, 5-6 (9) W, 10-2 (6) W, 5-2 W, 4-2 W, 4-3 W, 4-3 (8) L, 1-7 L, 0-8 (5) L, 1-3 L, 1-2 W, 10-7 W, 6-0 W, 7-0

March (15-5) 4 4 5 5 6 8 8 9 12 12 13 16 16 19 19 20 26 26 27 30

Fairleigh Dickinson St. Francis Monmouth Monmouth St. Francis Holy Cross Holy Cross Tennessee St. FGCU* FGCU* FGCU* Bucknell Bucknell Lipscomb* Lipscomb* Lipscomb* Jacksonville St.* Jacksonville St.* Jacksonville St.* #2 Florida St.

W, 8-0 (5) W, 6-0 W, 1-0 W, 10-0 (5) W, 6-0 W, 1-0 W, 5-1 W, 6-0 W, 4-2 W, 2-0 L, 1-3 W, 9-0 (5) W, 4-0 W, 5-2 W, 9-1 (5) L, 6-7 (11) L, 1-2 W, 4-0 L, 4-5 (8) L, 3-12

April (13-2) 2 2 3 6 9 9 10 15 15 16 20 20 23 23 24 30 30

Central Arkansas* Central Arkansas* Central Arkansas* #20 UCF Jacksonville Jacksonville Jacksonville Kennesaw St. Kennesaw St. Kennesaw St. Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Stetson* Stetson* Stetson* Liberty* Liberty*

W, 2-0 W, 1-0 (8) W, 3-2 L, 1-2 W, 11-3 W, 11-2 (5) W, 11-2 (5) W, 4-1 W, 8-7 (8) W, 5-2 W, 2-1 (8) W, 12-0 (5) W, 14-1 (5) W, 7-3 L, 3-5 1 p.m. 3:30 p.m.

May (1) 1 10-14

Liberty* ASUN Softball Championship

Home games in BOLD Italic indicates neutral site game *Indicate ASUN contest

GAMES 52-54 (UNF Softball Complex | Jacksonville, Fla.) NORTH FLORIDA OSPREYS (39-12. 16-5 ASUN)

LIBERTY (35-13, 18-0 ASUN)

Head Coach: Marcie Higgs Record at UNF: 337-319 2021 Record: 21-23

Head Coach: Dot Richardson Record at LU: 260-192 2021 Record: 44-15

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS B AVG.

RUNS

RBI

HOME RUNS

Paige Pfent (.353 AVG)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Kayla Harper (38 runs)

Glover/Pfent (36 RBI)

RUNS

RBI

HOME RUNS

Devyn Howard (.342 AVG)

Shannon Glover (8 HRs)

ERA

Devyn Howard (47 runs)

Caroline Hudson (43 RBI)

STRIKEOUTS Morgan Clausen (1.32 ERA)

ERA

Halle Arends (154 strikeouts)

Caroline Hudson (14 HRs)

STRIKEOUTS McKenzie Wagoner (1.98 ERA)

TEAM STATS B AVG. RUNS HOME RUNS SB ERA OB % SLUG % FIELDING %

B AVG.

Emily Kirby (102 strikeouts)

TEAM STATS UNF .284 5.06 0.67 1.41 1.61 .359 .425 .966

ASUN RANK 3rd 2nd 4th 2nd 1st 3rd 4th 6th

NCAA RANK 93rd 86th 123rd 57th 4th 106th 111th 84th

LU .290 5.78 0.92 0.88 2.29 .375 .460 .968

B AVG. RUNS HOME RUNS STOLEN BASES ERA OB % SLUG % FIELDING %

ASUN RANK 2nd 1st 1st 8th 2nd 2nd 1st 4th

NCAA RANK 68th 42nd 66th 178th 30th 63rd 59th 51st

SERIES HISTORY: UNF VS. LIBERTY Overall: Liberty leads, 4-2 ASUN: Liberty leads, 3-0 at UNF: Liberty leads, 3-0 Neutral: UNF leads, 2-1 First Meeting: 3/18/11 (UNF W, 9-3) Last Meeting: 5/11/19 (UNF W, 3-1)

WHAT TO KNOW - Halle Arends leads the league in both total wins (19) and total strikeouts (154) by relatively wide margins in each category. She has also pitched the most innings for the Ospreys this season (138.0) and has finished the most complete-game performances with seven total. - Morgan Clausen is another Osprey pitcher with double-digit wins at 12 total, along with six complete-game performances and 96 total strikeouts. She also leads the ASUN with the best ERA at 1.32, as well as the most saves with six total. - Erin Kyle and Izzy Kelly round out a pitching staff that currently ranks fourth in the nation for both team ERA (1.61) 12 p.m. and total shutouts (17). Clausen, Arends and Kyle all have ERA's under 1.80, while Kelly boasts a 2.56 ERA in 12 appearances. - Shannon Glover posted career numbers against Stetson this past weekend with six total hits, four RBI, three runs scored and two home runs. She has recorded a hit in 13 of the past 15 games, including

Last Five Meetings Date 4.13.19 4.13.19 4.14.19 5.09.19 5.11.19

four multi-hit games in the past seven games and three home runs in the past four games. - Paige Pfent still obtains one of the highest batting averages in the ASUN with a .353 BA, along with 53 hits and 36 RBI on the year. She came in the clutch during the second doubleheader matchup against Stetson to break the game open with a three-run homer in the 7-3 victory. - Kayla Harper also has a hot bat as of recent with a four-game hitting streak, including multiple hits in three of the last four, and four straight games with a run scored. Harper, along with Glover and Pfent, are the only three players to start and play in all 51 games so far this season. OPPONENT NOTES - Liberty is 35-13 overall with an undefeated 18-0 record in ASUN play to this point of the season. They started the season rough with five straight losses, but still picked up key wins against seven

Result LU W, 3-1 LU W, 5-1 LU W, 4-1 LU W, 4-0 UNF W, 3-1

Location at UNF at UNF at UNF at FGCU at FGCU

Power Five programs, including Ohio State, Notre Dame and Louisville. They have yet to lose a game in conference play this year, but will be coming off a midweek loss to No. 12 Tennessee. The best bats for the Flames on the season have been Devyn Howard and Caroline Hudson. Howard has been the more consistent hitter, as she leads the team in batting average at .342 and runs scored at 47. Caroline Hudson, on the other hand, is the more explosive hitter with 14 total home runs, which is double the second-most on the team. On the pitching side, they have a three-headed staff with all ERA's under 2.50. McKenzie Wagoner leads the team in ERA at 1.98, while Emily Kirby has the most strikeouts with 102 and Karlie Keeney has the most wins with 15 total. UNF trails in the overall series against the Flames, 4-2, with their last meeting being a 3-1 win on May 11, 2019, in Fort Myers, Fla.


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