FAIRFIELD/FGCU PREVIEW

Fort Myers, FL- FGCU (10-3) faces Fairfield University (3-6) for a three game series starting Friday night from Swanson Stadium.

Schedule:

Friday 6:30 PM

Sunday 11 AM (DH)

Pitching Matchups:

Friday: Michael Sanson (2-0, 2.84 ERA) vs Jason Woodward (2-1, 2.55 ERA)

Sunday:

11 AM: Jake Noviello (0-2, 11.17 ERA) vs Tyler Shuck (2-0. 2.40 ERA)

2 PM: Colin McVeigh (0-2, 8.18 ERA) vs Najer Victor (2-0, 0.61 ERA)

Stats:

Hitting (FU):

.255/.700 OPS/306 AB/41 R/78 H/21 2B/3B/5 HR/37 RBI/.379 SLG%/75 SO/22 BB/.321 OB%

Hitting (FGCU):

.321/.976 OPS/452 AB/135 R/145 H/33 2B/2 3B/17 HR/126 RBI/.515 SLG%/113 SO/87 BB/.461 OB%

Pitching (FU):

3-6/6.01 ERA/1.62 WHIP/3 SV/73.1 IP/85 H/52 R (49 ER)/64 K/34 BB/21 2B/3B/11 HR/293 AB/.290 BAA

Pitching (FGCU):

10-3/3.65 ERA/1.19 WHIP/2 SHO/SV/116.0 IP/103 H/65 R (47 ER)/135 K/35 BB/14 2B/2 3B/15 HR/460 AB/.224 BAA

Players To Watch For (FU):

5’9 SO LHP/OF L/L Evan Berta

.370/.874 OPS/27 AB/3 R/10 H/2B/3B/3 RBI/.481 SLG%/3 SO/BB/.393 OB%

6’4 SO INF R/R Matt Bergevin

.303/.819 OPS/33 AB/3 R/10 H/4 2B/6 RBI/.424 SLG%/12 SO/4 BB/.395 OB%

6’0 JR OF R/R Matt Zaffino

.267/.904 OPS/30 AB/5 R/8 H/2 2B/2 HR/6 RBI/.533 SLG%/8 SO/3 BB/.371 OB%

Players To Watch For (FGCU):

5’11 JR INF R/R Alejandro Rodriguez

.442/1.119 OPS/43 AB/16 R/19 H/3 2B/HR/13 RBI/.581 SLG%/3 SO/8 BB/.538 OB%

6’2 R-JR OF L/R Brian Ellis

.388/1.253 OPS/49 AB/17 R/19 H/6 2B/3 HR/18 RBI/.694 SLG%/13 SO/9 BB/.559 OB%

6’3 JR INF R/R Alejandro Figueredo

.367/1.108 OPS/49 AB/10 R/18 H/4 2B/3 HR/15 RBI/.633 SLG%/10 SO/11 BB/.475 OB%

Overview:

FGCU looks to get back on track after a tough loss on the road to #8 Florida State. The Eagles are 7-2 from Swanson Stadium, and have had a strong non-conference start to their season.

The Stags come into this game with wins over Elon (2), and St Joseph’s (1). Their non-conference schedule has includes games vs ASUN opponent Kennesaw State University also, and Fairfield suffered a three game sweep to the Owls. Head Coach Bill Currier has been with the Stags for 10 seasons. Fairfield University is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). The Stags are led offensively by 5’9 SO LHP/OF Evan Berta, who is hitting .370 on the season. The Eagles have 126 RBI’s in 13 games this season, while Fairfield has only 37 RBI’s in 9 games this season.

FGCU is led offensively by 5’11 JR INF Alejandro Rodriguez, who is batting .442 this season, with 13 RBI’s. The whole lineup for the Eagles has been cooking this season, so we expect FGCU to get back to work at home vs Fairfield this weekend.