FIU (16-19, 4-8 Conference USA) at Louisiana Tech (18-11, 6-6 C-USA)
 
Friday, Apr. 15: 7 p.m. (FIU Sports Radio Network)
FIU RHP Cody Crouse (1-1, 3.95 ERA) vs. La. Tech LHP Phillip Diehl (2-3, 4.30 ERA)

Saturday, Apr. 16: 4 p.m. (FIU Sports Radio Network)
FIU RHP Chris Mourelle (4-3, 5.37 ERA) vs. La. Tech TBA

Sunday, Apr. 17: 12 p.m. (FIU Sports Radio Network)
FIU LHP Alex Demchak (3-0, 2.23 ERA) vs. La. Tech TBA
 
Series history: FIU leads, 13-5
First meeting: March 6, 1999, FIU won 6-2 in Miami
Last meeting: April 26, 2015, La. Tech won 1-0 in Miami
 
Series preview: The midway point of the Conference USA schedule finds FIU looking from the outside in at one of the top eight spots in the conference standings. The Panthers are there after getting swept by Old Dominion last weekend. FIU enters the weekend tied for ninth with UAB in the C-USA standings, one game back of Charlotte. FIU hopes to take the momentum of its walk-off win against Bethune-Cookman Wednesday into Ruston. . .La. Tech took two of three games from WKU last weekend. The Bulldogs carry the fourth-best ERA (4.09) in C-USA into their series with the Panthers. La. Tech is also the third best fielding team in the conference with a .972 fielding percentage. La. Tech has attempted the most stolen bases in the conference and have the second most steals. The Bulldogs are 48 of 65 on the base paths.
 
Team Leaders

FIU

Team stats (C-USA rank):
Average: .313 (2nd)
ERA: 4.64 (7th)
Fielding pct.: .963 (tied for 9th)

Individual leaders:
Average: Eddie Silva .374                    
Home runs: Nick Day 6                               
RBI: Kenny Meimerstorf 23
Stolen bases: Kolby Follis 14
Wins: Chris Mourelle 4
ERA: Alex Demchak 2.23
Strikeouts: Garrett Cave 41
Saves: Alex Demchak, Williams Durruthy 2
 
Louisiana Tech

Team stats: (C-USA rank):
Average: .290 (6th)
ERA: 4.09 (4th)
Fielding pct.: .972 (3rd)

Individual leaders:
Average: Jordan Washam .365
Home runs: Cody Daigle 4
RBI: Cody Daigle 23
Stolen bases: Chandler Hall 13
Wins: Adam Atkins, Tyler Clancy, Casey Sutton 3
ERA: Adam Atkins 1.19
Strikeouts: Phillip Diehl 46
Saves: Adam Atkins 6