UAB (14-11, 3-3 Conference USA) at FIU (14-10, 3-3 C-USA)
 
Friday, March 31: 7 p.m. (PantherVision & C-USA TV -- CLICK HERE TO ACCESS BROADCAST)
UAB LHP Thomas Lowery (2-1, 2.37 ERA) at FIU RHP Robert Garcia (1-4, 3.10 ERA)

Saturday, April 1: 7 p.m. (PantherVision & C-USA-TV -- CLICK HERE TO ACCESS BROADCAST)
UAB TBA at FIU RHP Chris Mourelle (2-1, 3.78 ERA)

Sunday, April 2: 12 p.m. (PantherVision & C-USA TV -- CLICK HERE TO ACCESS BROADCAST)
UAB TBA at FIU RHP Nick MacDonald (3-0, 2.55 ERA)
 
Series History: FIU leads 6-4
First meeting: UAB won 1-0 Birmingham, Ala. (March 28, 2014)
Last meeting: FIU won 11-4 in Birmingham, Ala. (May 15, 2016)
 
Series Preview
FIU has won 12 of its last 16 games and five of its last six series. . .UAB lost two of three games to Florida Atlantic last weekend and has lost five of its last eight games. . .FIU enters the series fourth in Conference USA with a 4.02 ERA. UAB is tops in the conference with a 3.12 ERA. . .The Blazers pitchers also lead the league by holding opponents to a conference-low .234 batting average. FIU's Robert Garcia (.167) and Nick MacDonald (.169) are second and third in C-USA, respectively, in opponents' batting average. . .Panthers catcher Zack Soria has thrown out the most baserunners in C-USA 10 of 19 (53%). . .This series features a couple of the top teams in steals in C-USA. UAB leads the league with 30 stolen bases. FIU is fourth with 23 swipes. . .UAB's Brewer Hicklen leads C-USA with 10 stolen bases. . .The Blazers are last in the conference with a .234 batting average. . .FIU swept a three-game series against UAB last season in Birmingham.
 
2017 Leaders
 
UAB
Team stats:
Average: .234
ERA: 3.19
Fielding pct.: .977
 
Individual leaders:
Average: Brewer Hicklen .359
Home runs: Brewer Hicklen 4
RBI: Brewer Hicklen 14
Stolen bases: Brewer Hicklen 10
Wins: Garrett Whitlock 3
ERA: Thomas Lowery 2.37
Strikeouts: Garrett Whitlock 25
Saves: Carson Jones, Thomas Lowery 3

FIU
Team stats:
Average: .274
ERA: 4.02
Fielding pct.: .973
 
Individual leaders:
Average: Kenny Meimerstorf .356              
Home runs: JC Escarra 4                         
RBI: Irving Lopez 19
Stolen bases: Jack Schaaf, Zack Soria 4
Wins: Nick MacDonald, Tyler Myrick 3
ERA: Nick MacDonald 2.55
Strikeouts: Robert Garcia 33
Saves: Franklin Van Gurp 2