ST BONAVENTURE/FGCU PREVIEW

Fort Myers, FL- FGCU (6-2) faces St Bonaventure University (0-4) Wednesday night at 6:30 PM from Swanson Stadium.

Stats:

Pitching (SBU):

0-4/7.59 ERA/32.0 IP/47 H/36 R (27 ER)/28 K/20 BB/7 2B/5 HR/.333 BAA

Pitching (FGCU):

6-2/4.00 ERA/1.36 WHIP/72.0 IP/75 H/49 R (32 ER)/87 K/23 BB/6 2B/2 3B/12 HR/299 AB/.251 BAA

Hitting (SBU):

.220/123 AB/11 R/27 H/5 2B/3B/HR/11 RBI/.301 SLG%/39 SO/.273 OB%

Hitting (FGCU):

.328/.986 OPS/290 AB/94 R/95 H/22 2B/2 3B/10 HR/86 RBI/.521 SLG%/69 SO/55 BB/.465 OB%

Players To Watch For (SBU):

6’0 R-SO OF Thomas Grilli

.400/10 AB/2 R/4 H/.400 SLG%/K/.400 OB%

6’2 R-SR OF Brendyn Stillman

.308/13 AB/2 R/4 H/2B/HR/2 RBI/.615 SLG%/5 K/.308 OB%

6’0 R-SO INF Pierce Hendershoot

.231/13 AB/R/3 H/2B/2 RBI/.308 SLG%/4 K/.286 OB%

Players To Watch For (FGCU):

5’11 JR INF R/R Alejandro Rodriguez

.519/1.197 OPS/27 AB/10 R/14 H/3 2B/10 RBI/.630 SLG%/3 SO/2 BB/.567 OB%

6’2 JR OF L/R Brian Ellis

.455/1.479 OPS/33 AB/13 R/15 H/5 2B/3 HR/14 RBI/.879 SLG%/8 SO/5 BB/.600 OB%

6’4 FR RHP/OF R/R Harrison Povey

.379/1.299 OPS/29 AB/8 R/11 H/2 2B/3B/3 HR/14 RBI/.828 SLG%/7 SO/4 BB/.471 OB%

Overview:

St Bonaventure comes into this game after losing all four games in the Snowbird Classic to Merrimack College, and Marshall University. The Bonnie’s have struggled offensively to start the year, and have only scored 11 runs in 4 games. Head Coach B.J. Salerno, has led the team since October 2021, he previously was an assistant coach for the team for the last 8 years. Outfielder Thomas Grill leads the Bonnie’s offensively hitting .400.

The Eagles have been cruising, winners of their past 6 games, and if this offense can continue to hit the way they have, expect plenty more wins to come. Brian Ellis, earned his first ASUN Player of the Week award after hitting. 556 (10/18), with 2 home runs, four doubles, 12 RBI’s, and 6 runs in four games. This lineup from top to bottom can compete with anyone. Look for the Eagles to score runs often Wednesday night.