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Series Records

JU vs UCF: UCF leads 38-34
JU vs UCF at JU: UCF leads 17-16
JU vs UCF at UCF: UCF leads 20-16
JU vs UCF at Neutral Site: JU leads 2-1

Probable Starting Pitchers

Friday: Nathan Disch (1-1, 6.29 ERA, 25 K) vs. Chris Williams (0-2, 4.01 ERA, 22 K)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville University (12-14), now halfway through an eight-game road trip, heads to UCF (19-6) on Tuesday for the final game before ASUN Conference play begins Friday at Florida Gulf Coast (22-3). The Dolphins will have Nathan Disch on the mound against the Knights as they try to tie up the season series. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at Jay Bergman Field.

Previously…

A couple tough calls helped West Virginia (12-9) escape with a 5-3 victory over the Dolphins Friday despite a career-best 12 strikeouts for Michael Baumann, and the Mountaineers split with the Dolphins Saturday as Casey Kulina struck out 11 and Nathan Koslowski and Sam Armstrong homered.

Scouting the Opponent      

Since taking two of three from JU in a weekend series March 17-19, UCF has gone 2-2, and are now 19-6 under first-year Head Coach Greg Lovelady, who has a 143-62 career record. The Knights are hitting .291 on the year with 43 doubles, 11 triples, and 22 home runs, but they remain a bit vulnerable to the strikeout with 27 more than the Dolphins this season. On the mound the Knights are very impressive, boasting a 2.28 combined ERA.

On Deck

The Dolphins wrap their eight-game road trip with a weekend series at #9 Florida Gulf Coast (22-3, 0-0 ASUN) on March 31-April 2 that opens ASUN play. The Dolphins return home for a mid-week against Bethune-Cookman (17-8) on April 5, and then hit the road for another three-game series at NJIT (3-18, 0-0 ASUN) April 7-9.