MIAMI (April 23, 2015) – The FIU baseball team (18-22, 8-10 C-USA) will play host to the LA Tech Bulldogs (19-19, 4-13 C-USA) in a three-game Conference USA series beginning Friday, April 24. First pitch for the series opener is set for 7 p.m. ET.
The series will continue on Saturday, April 25, at 6 p.m. and will wrap up on Sunday, April 26, at 1 p.m.
On Friday, right-hander
Cody Crouse (3-4, 4.13 ERA, 33K) will take the mound for the Panthers. The Bulldogs will throw left-handed hurler Tyler Clancy (2-3, 4.72 ERA, 25K). Saturday will feature right-hander
Andres Nunez (4-3, 4.38 ERA, 47K) versus right-hander Phil Maton (4-1, 2.38 ERA, 57K). In Sunday's finale, sophomore
Chris Mourelle (5-4, 4.29 ERA, 31K) will get the start and will square off against righty Laetten Gailbraith (3-6, 3.12 ERA, 40K).
Fans can listen to FIU's @PetePelegrin for all of this weekend's action on the
FIU Sports Radio Network.
FIU is coming of a series loss to WKU (2-1) last weekend and will look to bounce back versus the Bulldogs.
The Panthers come into the weekend hitting .274 with 26 home runs and 217 RBI. The team's 26 homers ranks No. 4 in the conference. On the hill, FIU's pitching staff has tallied a 4.47 ERA with 303 strikeouts in 352 innings pitched.
FIU holds an 11-4 edge in the all-time series history.
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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 Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium. About FIU:
Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $8.9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
