FGCU/#5 MIAMI PREVIEW

Coral Gables, FL- FGCU (31-20) faces #5 Miami (37-14) Tuesday night at 6 PM from Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field.

Probable Pitchers:

FGCU LHP Mason Miller (2-4, 5.97 ERA) vs #5 Miami RHP Jake Garland (6-2, 3.51 ERA)

Stats:

Pitching (FGCU):

31-20/4.94 ERA/1.50 WHIP/CG/4 SHO/7 SV/449.2 IP/482 H/306 R (247 ER)/72 2B/6 3B/53 HR/1794 AB/.269 BAA

Pitching (#5 UM):

37-14/4.14 ERA/1.33 WHIP/3 CG/15 SV/457.0 IP/419 H/244 R (210 ER)/547 K/189 BB/1735 AB/.241 BAA

Hitting (FGCU):

.293/.887 OPS/1807 AB/427 H/530 H/104 2B/6 3B/74 HR/401 RBI/.480 SLG%/456 SO/260 BB/.407 OB%

Hitting (#5 UM):

.297/.880 OPS/1790 AB/408 R/531 H/97 2B/11 3B/57 HR/367 RBI/.482 SLG%/455 SO/265 BB/.398 OB%

Players To Watch For (FGCU):

6’3 JR INF R/R Alejandro Figueredo

.379/1.073 OPS/203 AB/44 R/77 H/17 2B/3B/9 HR/52 RBI/.606 SLG%/34 SO/33 BB/.467 OB%

6’2 R-JR OF L/R Brian Ellis

.376/1.052 OPS/202 AB/64 R/76 H/21 2B/4 HR/40 RBI/.540 SLG%/40 SO/36 BB/.512 OB%

6’1 SO OF/NF R/R Ian Farrow

.338/1.054 OPS/213 AB/65 R/72 H/9 2B/3B/17 HR/65 RBI/.629 SLG%/60 SO/26 BB/.425 OB%

Players To Watch For (#5 UM):

6’0 SO INF CJ Kayfus

.374/.990 OPS/203 AB/53 R/76 H/10 2B/3B/6 HR/47 RBI/.522 SLG%/33 SO/32 BB/.467 OB%

6’1 SO OF Jacob Burke

.360/1.037 OPS/189 AB/54 R/68 H/11 2B/2 3B/10 HR/53 RBI/.598 SLG%/40 SO/20 BB/.439 OB%

6’4 SO INF Yohandy Morales

.340/1.052 OPS/203 AB/57 R/69 H/16 2B/3 3B/12 HR/45 RBI/.626 SLG%/49 SO/31 BB/.427 OB

Overview:

FGCU gets one last chance to beat #5 Miami, after losing at home 11-7 on 3/30, and on the road 5-2 on 4/5. The Eagles are 0-3 vs top 25 teams, losing twice to Miami, and once to Florida State. Beating Miami, would give the Eagles their signature win, they have desired all year long.

#5 Miami is led offensively by CJ Kayfus, who is batting .374 this season, with 6 HR, and 47 RBI’s. Yohandy Morales leads the Hurricanes with 12 home runs this year. The Hurricanes have two hitters with 10+ home runs on their roster (Morales, 12, and Burke, 10). 6’3 SO RHP Carson Palmquist has the most win (8), on the team, and 6’4 SO RHP closer Andrew Walters leads the team with 13 saves, and has an ERA of 0.32 in 28.0 innings pitched.

FGCU continues to be led offensively by Alejandro Figueredo, who is batting .379 this season with 9 HR, and 52 RBI’s. The Eagles have 3 players with 10+ home runs this season, and that list includes Ian Farrow (17 HR), Joe Kinker (17 HR), and Harrison Povey (13 HR). With four games left in the regular season, FGCU would gain huge momentum with an upset of #5 Miami, and we are looking forward to Tuesday night!