FIU (21-15) vs. Florida Gulf Coast (28-10)
Tuesday, April 18: 6:30 p.m. EDT (ASUN.TV & Follow on Twitter: @FIUBaseball)
FIU at Florida Gulf Coast (Swanson Stadium, Fort Myers)
Wednesday, April 19: 6:30 p.m. EDT (PantherVision & C-USA TV LIVE broadcast, CLICK HERE)
Florida Gulf Coast at FIU (FIU Baseball Stadium, Miami)
Series History: FGCU leads 8-5
First meeting: FGCU won 13-1 in Miami, Fla. (Feb. 27, 2008)
Last meeting: FGCU won 10-4 in Miami, Fla. (May 1, 2013)
Notes
-- This will be the first meeting between the two state schools since 2013 when FIU and Florida Gulf Coast played a doubleheader at the FIU ballpark that took 11 hours and 15 minutes to finish because of several rain delays. The doubleheader started at 1 p.m. and did not end until 12:15 a.m. the next day. FGCU swept the twinbill.
-- FIU took two of three games from UTSA last weekend. The Panthers have now won seven of their last nine series this season.
-- FIU right-hander
Robert Garcia is the reigning Conference USA Pitcher of the Week and was also honored as one of Collegiate Baseball's National Players of the Week after striking out a career-high 14 batters in a complete game 3-1 win over Bethune-Cookman last week.
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Kenny Meimerstorf is third in C-USA with a .362 average.
-- Freshman
Nick MacDonald is tied for the league lead with six wins with Old Dominion's Adam Bainbridge.
-- FGCU is 4-7 in April after being ranked in several polls in the early part of the season. The Eagles have beaten then-No.1 Florida State and then-No. 2 Florida this season.
-- The Eagles won two of three games against USC Upstate last weekend in Fort Myers.
2017 Leaders
FIU
Team stats:
Average: .276
ERA: 4.51
Fielding pct.: .970
Individual leaders:
Average:
Kenny Meimerstorf .362
Home runs:
JC Escarra 7
RBI:
Kenny Meimerstorf 27
Stolen bases:
Kolby Follis,
Jack Schaaf 7
Wins:
Nick MacDonald 6
ERA:
Nick MacDonald 2.27
Strikeouts:
Robert Garcia 59
Saves:
Dominic LoBrutto 3
FGCU
Team stats:
Average: .273
ERA: 3.04
Fielding pct.: .960
Individual leaders:
Average: Julio Gonzalez .340
Home runs: Nick Rivera 8
RBI: Julio Gonzalez, Nick Rivera 28
Stolen bases: Matt Reardon 7
Wins: Josh Dye 6
ERA: Kutter Crawford 1.15
Strikeouts: Kutter Crawford 58
Saves: Sterling Koerner 10
