FGCU/MIAMI PREVIEW

Coral Gables, FL- FGCU (19-10, 7-2 ASUN) looks to avenge an earlier season loss to the University of Miami (17-11, 10-10 ACC), as the Eagles face the Hurricanes Wednesday afternoon at 4 PM on the road.

2021 University of Miami Pitching Stats:

17-11/4.86 ERA/1.29 WHIP/2 SHO/10 SV/250.0 IP/246 H/158 R (135 ER)/247 K/76 BB/46 2B/4 3B/34 HR/974 AB/.253 BAA

2021 University of Miami Hitting Stats:

.263/975 AB/187 R/256 H/36 2B/5 3B/32 HR/166 RBI/.408 SLG%/.362 OB%

Players To Watch For (FGGU):

6’2 R-SO OF L/R Brian Ellis

.349/.931 OPS/115 AB/33 R/43 H/5 2B/2 3B/25 RBI’s/.452 SLG%/.479 OB%

5’11 SR INF R/R Richie Garcia

.360/.974 OPS/111 AB/30 R/40 H/8 2B/3 HR/27 RBI’s/.514 SLG%/.460 OB%

5’11 SR OF/INF R/R Cam Krzeminski

.329/.942 OPS/85 AB/22 R/28 H/7 2B/3B/2 HR/18 RBI’s/.506 SLG%/.436 OB%

Players To Watch For (UM):

5’9 R-JR OF Christian Del Castillo

.349/.860 OPS/106 AB/17 R/37 H/5 2B/3B/HR/24 RBI’s/.443 SLG%/.417 OB%

5’11 SO C Adrian Del Castillo

.321/.907 OPS/106 AB/22 R/34 H/7 2B/3B/3 HR/23 RBI’s/.491 SLG%/.416 OB%

5’10 SO INF Anthony Vilar

.295/.835 OPS/112 AB/26 R/33 H/3 2B/4 HR/18 RBI’s/.429 SLG%/.406 OB%

Pitchers To Watch For (UM):

6’4 FR LHP Carson Palmquist

0-0/1.19 ERA/0.50 WHIP/9 SV/22.2 IP/8 H/3 R (ALL ER)/39 K/3 BB/2 HR/75 AB/.107 BAA

6’5 FR RHP Jake Garland

4-1/4.75 ERA/1.14 WHIP/36.0 IP/34 H/22 R (19 ER)/20 K/7 BB/7 2B/2 3B/6 HR/135 AB/.252 BAA

6’1 R-SO RHP Jordan Dubberly

1-0/4.78 ERA/1.30 WHIP/SV/26.1 IP/28 H/16 R (14 ER)/39 K/3 BB/8 2B/3 HR/104 AB/.269 BAA

Overview:

FGCU comes into this mid week tilt vs Miami as winners of their past two ASUN Conference series, and winners of six games in a row. The Eagles offense is clicking on all cylinders right now, and no lead against the Eagles is safe.

Miami, who was ranked #15 previously last week, was swept this past weekend vs the University of Pittsburgh, and is looking to get back on track vs FGCU. Miami was ranked #5 and beat FGCU 15-2 at Swanson Stadium on March 17th, so the Eagles are looking to avenge that tough loss Wednesday night! It should be a great game, and the Eagles will now face Miami twice in a week, with the finale vs the Hurricanes taking place on the road on March 21st.

Prediction:

FGCU 6 Miami 4