North Florida Ospreys baseball | |
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2024 North Florida Ospreys baseball team | |
Founded | 1988 |
University | University of North Florida |
Head coach | Joe Mercadante (1st season) |
Conference | ASUN |
Location | Jacksonville, Florida |
Home stadium | Harmon Stadium (Capacity: 1,000) |
Nickname | Ospreys |
Colors | Navy blue and gray[1] |
College World Series runner-up | |
Division II: 2005 | |
College World Series appearances | |
NAIA: 1989, 1991 Division II: 2000, 2001, 2005 | |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
Division II: 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 | |
Regular season conference champions | |
Division I: 2015 Division II: 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005 |
The North Florida Ospreys baseball team represents the University of North Florida in the sport of baseball. The Ospreys compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), in the ASUN Conference (A-Sun). They play their home games in Harmon Stadium on the university's Jacksonville, Florida campus. The Ospreys were founded in 1988 as members of the NAIA. They moved to the NCAA Division II level in 1994, and began their Division I transition in 2006. They became fully eligible at the Division I level in 2010. Most recently, the Ospreys won their first Atlantic Sun regular season championship in 2015.[2]