FIU (26-17, 10-8 Conference USA) at Florida Atlantic (26-13-1, 12-6 C-USA)
Friday, April 28: 6:30 p.m. at FAU Baseball Stadium (Boca Raton, Fla.)
FIU RHP
Nick MacDonald (6-1, 3.23 ERA) at FAU RHP Alex House (5-2, 4.65 ERA)
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Saturday, April 29: 4 p.m. at FAU Baseball Stadium
FIU RHP
Tyler Myrick (4-2, 4.15 ERA) at FAU RHP Mark Nowatnick (5-0, 1.40 ERA)
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Sunday, April 30: 12 p.m. at FAU Baseball Stadium
FIU LHP
Alex Demchak (3-0, 4.05 ERA) at FAU TBA
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Series History: Florida Atlantic leads 58-48
First meeting: FIU won 11-2 in Miami, Fla. (April 8, 1981)
Last meeting: FAU won 9-1 in Miami, Fla. (April 24, 2016)
Series Preview
-- FIU finished its season series with Miami Wednesday night by taking three of four games from the Hurricanes. Florida Atlantic thrashed Florida Gulf Coast, 13-1, Tuesday.
-- The Panthers begin the weekend in fifth place in the C-USA standings, two games behind the Owls. FAU is in a three-way tie for second with Old Dominion and Charlotte. Southern Miss leads C-USA with a 13-5 record.
-- FIU took two of three from Marshall last weekend in Beckley, West Va. FAU lost its first series of the season when UTSA won two of three from the Owls last weekend.
-- The Panthers have won four of their last five C-USA series.
-- FAU is third in C-USA with 303 runs scored. FIU is eighth with 264 runs scored.
-- FIU won two of three from FAU last season in Miami. However, from 2012-2015, FAU won 15 of 18 games against FIU.
2017 Leaders
FIU
Team stats:
Average: .279
ERA: 4.75
Fielding pct.: .970
Individual leaders:
Average:
Kenny Meimerstorf .346
Home runs:
JC Escarra 9
RBI:
JC Escarra 35
Stolen bases:
Kolby Follis,
Jack Schaaf 8
Wins:
Nick MacDonald 6
ERA:
Nick MacDonald 3.23
Strikeouts:
Robert Garcia 70
Saves:
Dominic LoBrutto 3
Florida Atlantic
Team stats:
Average: .293
ERA: 4.35
Fielding pct.: .966
Individual leaders:
Average: Tyler Frank .341
Home runs: Three tied with 8
RBI: David Miranda, Esteban Puerta 39
Stolen bases: Stephen Kerr 8
Wins: Alex House, Mark Nowatnick 5
ERA: Alex House 4.65
Strikeouts: Jake Miednik 51
Saves: Cameron Ragsdale 7
