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Kennesaw State (12-22, 4-8 ASUN) at North Florida (32-11, 11-4 ASUN)
Location: UNF Softball Complex – Jacksonville, Fla.
Game One: Friday, April 15 at 4:00 p.m. Live Stats | ESPN+
Game Two: Friday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m. Live Stats | ESPN+
Game Three: Saturday, April 16 at 1:00 p.m. Live Stats | ESPN+  
 
Leading Off
 
The ASUN schedule rolls on for the Kennesaw State softball team, this time being a three-game set against the North Florida Ospreys.
 
KSU enters the weekend coming off three hard-fought games against the reigning ASUN champion Liberty Flames.
 
The Ospreys boast the most wins among ASUN teams this season (32), most division wins (5) and the second-best record in conference play (11-4).
 
All three games will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and first pitch of game one is set for 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 15.
 
Gameday Storylines
>> Taylor Cates leads the team in home runs (11), doubles (10), runs (23), hits (40), batting average (.385), OPS % (1.217), RBI (28), total bases (83), on-base percentage (.419), stolen bases (7) and slugging percentage (.798).
>> Faith Alexander has 28 hits and 15 RBI in 26 games played this season. She is second on the team in batting average (.304).
>> Pitcher Melanie Bennett has accounted for more than half of KSU's innings pitched this season (118.2 of 216.0) and strikeouts (113 of 172).
>> Freshmen Ty Hardeman is second on the team with 18 runs scored.

A Familiar Foe
Kennesaw State leads the all-time series against the Ospreys, 22-10, although UNF claimed the last meeting on April 7, 2019 in a 2-0 victory.
The Owls have won seven of the last eight games against North Florida. The last win for KSU came in a 3-1 decision on April 6, 2019.

ASUN Rising
The Owls enter 2022 after reaching the ASUN tournament championship game a season ago. KSU was picked to finish second in the conference by coaches from the conference. Taylor Cates, Brinaya Bailey and Melanie Bennett were named to the preseason ASUN All-Conference team.

2021 Rewind
Head coach Tripp MacKay leads the squad after closing out the 2021 campaign in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional, where the program earned its first victory in a Division I NCAA tournament game, defeating the Auburn Tigers 1-0. The Owls also dominated in the ASUN tournament, making it all the way to the ASUN championship game against the Liberty Flames.

On Deck
KSU returns to Bailey Park on Saturday, April 23 for the first two games of a three-game series against FGCU.
Fans are encouraged to wear gold and 'Gold Out Gulf Coast' during Saturday's doubleheader.
Admission is free to all 2022 home Kennesaw State softball games.

To keep up with the latest Kennesaw State softball news follow the team on Twitter @KSUOwlNation and @KSUOwlsSB or by liking Kennesaw State University on Facebook.
 

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