MIAMI (Feb. 14, 2019) – With the wait finally over, the 2019 FIU baseball season gets underway with a three game-set against Stony Brook this weekend.
First pitch is set for 7:00 p.m. ET on Friday followed by a 6 p.m. start time on Saturday and a 12 p.m. matinee to close out the weekend on Sunday.
Friday's and Sunday's game will be streamed by
CUSA.tv, while live stats for each game can be found
here. FIU's game notes for the weekend can be found
here.
Tickets to this weekend's games can be purchased online at
tickets.fiusports.com or by phone at 305-FIU-GAME.
ON THE BUMP
Friday:
Logan Allen (5-5, 3.89) vs Greg Marino (7-2, 4.53)
Saturday:
Nick MacDonald (3-4, 4.26) vs Brian Herrmann (5-7, 4.38)
Sunday:
Christian Santana (2-4, 5.79) vs Jared Mich (0-0, 0.00)
Preseason All-CUSA selections
Austin Shenton and
Logan Allen lead a FIU team that returns 26 players from a team that went 26-28 in 2018. A new season brings a Top-25 recruiting class as well, as the Panthers look to return to postseason play for the first time since 2015.
PROMOTIONS
The first 250 students at Friday's season opener will receive an FIU camo hat.
UP NEXT
FIU starts the season's midweek slate on Tuesday, Feb. 19
with Bethune-Cookman at FIU Baseball Stadium.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Get all the latest information on the team by following @FIUBaseball on Facebook and @FIUBaseball on Twitter and Instagram. General athletic news can also be found at @FIUSports on Facebook and @FIUAthletics on Twitter and Instagram.
