MIAMI (April 3, 2014) – The FIU baseball team (23-6, 7-5) hosts the Old Dominion Monarchs this weekend in a three-game Conference USA series. Friday and Saturday's games are slated to begin at 6 p.m., with the series finale on Sunday scheduled for 1 p.m.
Weekend Promotions
- Friday's game will have an FIU camo hat giveaway for the first 50 fans.
- Saturday will be Little League Day, Dollar Hot Dog Day and Faculty, Staff & Retiree Night, in conjunction with the Faculty, Staff & Family Picnic prior to the game. $1 tickets will be available for purchase with a valid FIU ID at the gate.
- Sunday will feature the Grand Slam Sunday offer, featuring 4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, 4 soft drinks for $20 at the gate, or online by entering "FAMILY" in the special offers code box atFIUSports.com
- Other promotions throughout the weekend include Play Pink, where you can purchase $1 raffle tickets. The winner receives a team-signed, pink baseball helmet and proceeds go to the Susan G. Komen Fund. Additionally, the Miami Sports Month offer will be in effect as you buy one ticket, get one free – enter "MIAMI" in the special offers code box at FIUSports.com to receive this deal throughout the month of April.
Scouting Old Dominion
- The Monarchs enter the weekend with a 17-12 overall record and a 6-6 mark in C-USA action.
- ODU is hitting .278 as a team, with 12 home runs and 156 RBI, one of the teams that has the most power in the conference.
- Leading the way for the Monarchs on the offensive side of things is P.J. Higgins, who is hitting at a .344 clip with 44 hits, 18 RBI and three stolen bases.
- Josiah Burney leads the squad with 5 home runs and 25 RBI.
- Friday night's starter, Andy Roberts, is 2-0 with a 2.95 ERA in seven starts. He has allowed 35 hits in 36 2/3 innings pitched.
All-Time vs. the Monarchs
- This will be the first ever matchup between FIU and ODU.
- ODU head coach Chris Finwood has a 12-7 record vs. FIU, as he served as the head coach at Western Kentucky, an old FIU Sun Belt foe, from 2009-11.
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Fans can purchase tickets online, over the phone by calling 305-FIU-GAME, or in person at the R. Kirk Landon Fieldhouse Box Office. Tickets cost just $5 and group pricing is available for groups of 20 or more. Student admission is free to all FIU baseball home games.
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium.
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. Its colleges and schools offer more than 180 bachelor¹s, master¹s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida¹s anchor institutions, FIU is Worlds Ahead in its local and global engagement, finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded 200,000 degrees and enrolls 50,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
