JU/FGCU PREVIEW

Fort Myers, FL- FGCU (16-10, 4-2 ASUN) looks to build off last weekend’s sweep of UNF, as they host Jacksonville University (7-18, 0-6 ASUN) for a three game series starting Friday night.

Series Schedule:

4/9 6:30 PM

4/10 2 PM

4/11 1 PM

2021 JU Pitching Stats:

7-18/6.29 ERA/1.63 WHIP/219.0 IP/CG/2 SV/232 H/166 R (153 ER)/230 K/125 BB/50 2B/8 3B/23 HR/845 AB/.275 BAA

2021 JU Hitting Stats:

.243/.625 OPS/835 AB/101 R/203 H/29 2B/2 3B/9 HR/90 RBI’s/.315 SLG%/.310 OB%

Players To Watch For (JU):

6’3 FR INF Jackson Grabsky

.299/.648 OPS/87 AB/10 R/26 H/3 2B/7 RBI’s/.333 SLG%/.315 OB%

5’8 FR INF Jesus Pacheco

.292/.705 OPS/72 AB/12 R/21 H/2B/HR/11 RBI’s/.347 SLG%/.358 OB%

5’10 R-SR INF Dakota Julylia

.286/.661 OPS/98 AB/11 R/28 H/4 2B/3B/8 RBI’s/.347 SLG%/.314 OB%

Players To Watch For (FGCU):

5’11 SR INF R/R Richie Garcia

.381/1.040 OPS/97 AB/26 R/37 H/8 2B/3 HR/22 RBI’s/.557 SLG%/.483 OB%

5’11 SR INF/OF R/R Cam Krzeminski

.351/.935 OPS/74 AB/18 R/26 H/6 2B/3B/HR/14 RBI’s/.500 SLG%/.435 OB%

6’2 R-SO OF L/R Brian Ellis

.337/.855 OPS/104 AB/28 R/35 H/5 2B/2 3B/22 RBI’s/.423 SLG%/.432 OB%

Pitchers To Watch For (JU):

6’1 R-SO RHP Mason Adams

1-1/3.66 ERA/1.25 WHIP/32.0 IP/26 H/15 R (13 ER)/24 K/14 BB/10 2B/2 HR/113 AB/.230 BAA

6’1 R-SR RHP Tyler Santana

3-4/4.17 ERA/1.21 WHIP/45.1 IP/CG/40 H/24 R (21 ER)/54 K/15 BB/7 2B/3B/2 HR/171 AB/.234 BAA

6’2 R-SR LHP Jagger McKoy

1-2/6.10 ERA/1.69 WHIP/20.2 IP/SV/31 H/14 ER/19 K/4 BB/4 2B/3B/3 HR/88 AB/.352 BAA

Overview:

FGCU has a huge opportunity to pick off where they left off against Jacksonville University. The Dolphins have wins over #5/#6 UF, UCF, and beat #17/#18 FSU Tuesday night, 8-7, behind 3 home runs from Christian Coipel. Both pitching and hitting have been a struggle for JU, as they look for their first ASUN Conference win. The Dolphins are led by Head Coach Chris Hayes, who is in his 5th season leading the team.

FGCU continues to look for consistent outings from their pitching staff. The Eagles offense has been on a tear, but the opposing teams have jumped on their pitchers, making many games much closer than they should be. The top of the order continues to rake for FGCU with Richie Garcia hitting .381, and Brian Ellis hitting .337. Look for the pitching to be locked in but it’s a series where you can’t take the Dolphins lightly after their huge win over #17/#18 FSU Tuesday night.

Prediction:

FGCU completes the three game sweep of JU.