2023 North Florida Baseball Game Notes

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2023 Schedule

GAME 36 (Harmon Stadium | Jacksonville, Fla.)

SERIES HISTORY: UNF VS. USF

Daniel Cantu Daniel Cantu (36) (9)

ERA STRIKEOUTS Lawson Gailey Ethan Brown (3.10 ERA) (64 strikeouts)

Last Time Out JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF baseball (19-16, 7-8 ASUN) got career-long outings from both Dominick Madonna and Clayton Boroski en route to a doubleheader sweep of Central Arkansas (16-19, 7-8 ASUN) Saturday, April 15.

Last Time vs. USF TAMPA - With two outs and USF (12-18) batting with the tying run at third base, Matthew Clements charged a chopper to third and threw on the run to get USF's Eric Snow at first, ending the game in favor of UNF, 5-4, in 10 innings Tuesday, April 4.

Touch 'em All

North Florida surpassed the 50 home run milestone this past weekend ... It's the first time the Ospreys have reached that marker in a season since 2015 UNF has 12 more home runs this season than all of last year ... North Florida is 21 homers shy of setting the UNF DI-era single season record

Start it Up

North Florida got the most of its starting pitching during a doubleheader sweep of UCA this past Saturday ... Dominick Madonna and Clayton Boroski combined to go for 14 innings, permitting just four earned runs ... Both twirled career-long outings, with Boroski starting off a combined shutout as Lance Bolton nailed down the seven-out save.

Top Ten Worthy

Austin Brinling made a diving catch with two outs and two on in the top of the ninth, recording the final out as UNF defeated Jacksonville State, 5-3, Friday, April 7 ... Brinling's play earned him a spot at number six in SportsCenter's Top 10 that evening.

Weekend Winning

UNF has won six of nine weekend series of the season, taking two of three from Murray State, Villanova, Fairfield, Stetson and UCA while sweeping a fourgame set with Fordham.

Roster

CATCHERS - 7

Nichols - R/R

Sybrandt - L/R

Fouraker - R/R

DiMillo - R/R

Leach - R/R

Maddox - R/R

Runnels - R/R

INFIELDERS - 11

Howell - R/R

Lodise - R/R

Brown - L/R

Sweatt - R/R

Leonard - L/R

Esquivel - R/R

Clements - R/R

Cline - B/R

Pound - R/R

Witherington - R/R

Fouraker - R/R

OUTFIELDERS - 6

Leinenbach - R/R

Reich - R/R

Gerteisen - L/R

Brinling - L/L

Sybrandt - L/R

Nichols - R/R

Alphabetical Roster

Adams - 34

Angevine - 43

Becker - 26

Bolton - 21

Boroski - 17

Brinling - 28

Brown - 2

Clements - 7

Cline - 14

Esquivel - 6

Fouraker - 42

Gerteisen - 15

Griesemer - 10

Halstead - 30

Holden - 40

Howell - 9

Leach - 24

Leinenbach - 22

Leonard - 5

Lodise - 1

Love - 20

Maddox - 19

Madonna - 11

Maynard - 36

Nichols - 33

Ohme - 35

Pound - 16

Reich - 4

Roca - 32

Ross - 23

Runnels - 31

Sweatt - 3

Sybrandt - 13

Wimpelberg - 25

Witherington - 29

LHP - 4

Becker - L/L

Roca - R/L

Maynard - R/L

Holden - R/L

RHP - 12

Howell - R/R

Griesemer - R/R

Madonna - R/R

Boroski - R/R

Love - R/R

Bolton - R/R

Ross - R/R

Halstead - R/R

Adams - R/R

Ohme - R/R

Angevine - R/R

Wimpelberg - R/R

Leinenbach - R/R

NEWCOMERS - 17

Lodise, Esquivel, Howell, Sybrandt, Cline, Maddox, Love, Bolton, Ross, Wimpelberg, Becker, Brinling, Witherington, Runnels, Nichols, Adams, Fouraker

STATE-BY-STATE

Florida - 35

Louisiana - 1

By Class

Redshirt-Senior: 2

Senior: 4

Redshirt-Junior - 4

Junior: 9

Redshirt-Sophomore: 3

Sophomore: 4

Redshirt-Freshman: 2

Freshman: 8

Pronunciation Guide

Ty Angevine - An-Jah-Vine

Gabriel Esquivel - Esk-iv-el

Eric Fouraker - Four-acre

Tyler Gerteisen - Grr-teh-send

Scott Griesemer - Grease-ah-mer

Drew Leinenbach - Lie-NEN-bach

Alex Lodise - Low-dees

Will Ohme – Oh-me

Cade Reich – Rye-shh (emphasis on shh)

Tony Roca – Row-cuh

Jakob Runnels - Jacob

Aidan Sweatt – Like “sweat” as in perspiration

Peyton Sybrandt - See-Brant

Ospreys – “Osprays” – Like “sprey” NOT “spree” as in the candy

ROSTER INFORMATION: BATTING - 2022 STATISTICS (Years Reflect Last Year's Class)

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ROSTER INFORMATION: PITCHING - 2022 STATISTICS

MEDIA INFORMATION

The 2023 University of North Florida baseball game notes are designed to aid members of the media covering Osprey baseball. As for the media, we appreciate your coverage, and if there is anything we can do to assist, please contact the North Florida Strategic Communications Office.

NORTH FLORIDA ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

The North Florida Strategic Communications Office is located on the first floor of UNF Arena in Room 1062. Entering the arena through the front entrance, the office can be accessed by going through the double doors past the main office. Walking down that hallway, go through the next set of double doors and go to the left.

CREDENTIAL REQUESTS

The North Florida Athletic Communications Office will issue credentials to WORKING press only. All passes will be left at the Will Call at the UNF Softball Press Box.

VISITING RADIO

All visiting radio crews MUST request credentials through their school’s sports information director. Please make arrangements well in advance so necessary arrangements can be made.

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Only photographers shooting for accredited media outlets or for North Florida Athletic Communications will be allowed to shoot home events from foul territory inside the field of play. No photographers are permitted in the dugout, bullpen or in any area in the way of teams at play.

POST-GAME INTERVIEWS

Following a 10-minute “cooling off” period, a post-match press conference will take place on the field. The North Florida Athletic Communications staff will poll the media prior to the end of the match to determine which players will be made available after the match. The visiting coach and players will be made available outside their locker room. Pre-game interviews are NOT allowed.

INTERVIEWS

Most practices are open to the media and public. However, there may be instances when all or parts of practice are closed. Daily practices typically run 2-4:45 p.m. at Harmon Stadium, but practice times are subject to change. Contact the Athletic Communications Office for practice times and to set up any interviews with North Florida players and coaches.

PARKING

Limited parking for the media is located in the parking lot directly behind UNF Arena. Access to the lot is gained by turning beside UNF Arena on the south end access road.

MATCH NOTES

The North Florida Strategic Communications Office produces a release at least one day prior to each game. Game notes include pertinant information about the Ospreys and North Florida’s opponent.

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

Assistant Director/BSB Contact: Brock Borgeson Office Phone: (904) 620-4029

Cell Phone: (630) 440-2595

E-mail: brock.borgeson@unf.edu

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Season Notes

UNF Roots

Blake Pound has homered twice this season, both of which came against Fairfield this past weekend. He joins his father, Joe, as the only father-son duo in UNF history to have homered at UNF. Joe was a UNF a member of the UNF baseball team in the 90s.

Austin Brinling attended the University of Florida out of high school, but his UNF connection ran deep before that. Austin's uncle, Tim, is a UNF alum and received a resolution from the UNF senate wishing Austin a happy, healthy and successful life when Austin was born in 2000.

Newcomer Contributions

13 different Ospreys made their UNF debuts, with nine making their first-career starts this season.

First Game Magic

Eric Fouraker came in as defensive substitution Feb. 22 against USC Upstate and proceeded to single in his first at-bat. He went on to launch a two-run home run to left field in his next trip up, making him the second Osprey in five games to homer in their UNF debut, joining Alex Lodise.

At a Glance

UNF's roster features 35 active players,with 18 newcomers. North Florida brings back four starters and 16 that have already earned letters. UNF's coaching staff looks a little different this year as well. Brady Bogart joins in his first season on the staff, serving as an assistant and as the primary pitching coach.

Kyle Brooks returns for his fifth season overall and 2nd in an assistant role.

Preseason Selection

Junior infielder Aidan Sweatt was named to the ASUN Baseball Preseason All-Conference squad. Sweatt is UNF's first preseason-conference pick since future MLB Draft picks Brad Deppermann and Tanner Murphy were selected in 2019.

Sweatt is the first UNF infielder to be tabbed to the preseason team since Alex Merritt was picked back in 2017. He is one of five infielders honored this season in the 14-team league.

The junior is coming off a 2022 campaign that saw him earn Second Team All-ASUN honors. The middle infielder hit .329 with 70 hits, 32 runs, eight doubles, three home runs, 38 RBI and had eight stolen bags.

As a freshman, Sweatt started all but one game, earning unanimous all-freshman honors after hitting .282 with 28 runs and 14 doubles. He is just one game shy of 100 games played for his career and two games started away from 100.

Veteran Lefties

UNF returns two veteran lefties that are projected to earn significant innings as starters this season.

Southpaw Peter Holden found a groove after being inserted into the weekend rotation last April. Holden finished the season with Second Team All-ASUN honors, working his way into the Friday night slot with solid outing after solid outing. He finished the season 4-3 with a 3.41 ERA, one complete game and 68.1 innings worked. He would also be named to the ASUN All-Academic Team.

Local lefty Tony Roca returns with144 innings worked and 126 strikeouts in his fourth season in the Navy and Gray.

Home Grown

As has become the theme for UNF baseball, North Florida's active-35 man roster features 33 players from the Sunshine State. A number of them come from the 904 area or nearby counties. High schools such as Bishop Kenny, Clay, Bartram Trail, Creekside, Paxon, Fletcher, Ponte Vedra and more are featured on the UNF roster.

Sophomore 'Spreys

A number of freshmen during the 2022 season are now primed for their sophomore seasons after contributing significant time last year. Tyler Gerteisen and Drew Leinenbach saw ample time last year, while relievers Clayton Boroski and Scott Griesemer earned valuable experience during their freshman seasons.

Hold It Down Halstead

Righty reliever Stephen Halstead is back for his senior season. The Pensacola, Fla., native was named to the 2022 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List. He is one of the most effective bullpen arms in the league, turning in a 3.07 ERA, .245 opponents' batting average and 60 strikeouts across 40 appearances.

Schedule Notes

-34 home games, 22 road games and 43 games in Florida

-UNF plays ASUN newcomers: Austin Peay (March 1719) and Queens (April 28-30)

-Eight-game home stand to start the year, the longest since 1994 and tied for the longest in UNF history

-19 games against in-state teams

-26 non-conference games and 30 in ASUN play

-River City Rumble is set for May 18-20 at JU

-Four games against Power Five teams (Florida State, South Carolina, and Florida (two))

-Fourth-straight year playing at South Carolina

-UNF hosts FSU for the first time since 2010

-First time playing USC Upstate since 2018, the last year the Spartans played in the ASUN

-12 games against first-time foes, made up of four three-game series (Murray State, Villanova, UCA and Queens)

-Five games marks the longest road stretch of the year (May 2-9)

-Nine-game homestand is the longest of the year (April 6-19)

-30 ASUN games

-One doubleheader (March 4 vs. Fordham)