#19 FGCU/UNA PREVIEW

Florence, AL- #19 FGCU (18-4, 2-1 ASUN) faces UNA (5-14, 0-3 ASUN), for a three game series starting Friday afternoon, from Mike D Lane Field.

Series Schedule:

Friday 2 PM (CT)

Saturday 3 PM (CT)

Sunday NOON (CT)

Stats:

Hitting (#19 FGCU):

.320/.999 OPS/778 AB/199 R/249 H/48 2B/4 3B/43 HR/184 RBI/.558 SLG%/196 SO/117 BB/.441 OB%

Hitting (UNA):

.241/.724 OPS/585 AB/100 R/141 H/31 2B/2 3B/10 HR/89 RBI/.352 SLG%/161 SO/102 BB/.372 OB%

PItching (#19 FGCU):

18-4/4.81 ERA/SHO/9 SV/191.0 IP/206 H/129 R (102 ER)/40 2B/2 3B/12 HR/175 K/96 BB/752 AB/.274 BAA

Pitching (UNA):

5-14/7.98 ERA/3 SV/150.0 IP/165 H/154 R (133 ER)/28 2B/24 HR/147 K/141 BB/589 AB/.280 BAA

Players To Watch For (#19 FGCU):

6’3 SR INF Alejandro Figueredo

.411/1.249 OPS/90 AB/28 R/37 H/6 2B/8 HR/28 RBI/.744 SLG%/8 SO/15 BB/.505 OB%

6’3 SR 1B Joe Kinker

.393/1.221 OPS/89 AB/29 R/35 H/9 2B/7 HR/30 RBI/.730 SLG%/29 SO/15 BB/.491 OB%

6’0 SO INF Edrick Felix

.382/1.215 OPS/89 AB/26 R/34 H/9 2B/8 HR/21 RBI/.753 SLG%/23 SO/11 BB/.462 OB%

Players To Watch For (UNA):

5’11 SO INF Jonathan Lane

.288/.801 OPS/66 AB/9 R/19 H/6 2B/10 RBI/.379 SLG%/16 SO/16 BB/.422 OB%

5’10 GR C/UTL Andrew Knight

.286/.875 OPS/56 AB/9 R/16 H/6 2B/HR/10 RBI/.446 SLG%/18 SO/9 BB/.429 OB%

6’4 GR INF Kyle Machado (Spent 3 seasons at FGCU)

.273/.938 OPS/55 AB/12 R/15 H/5 2B/3 HR/13 RBI/.527 SLG%/11 SO/11 BB/.411 OB%

Overview:

#19 FGCU and UNA square off for a three game series this weekend in Florence. The Lions are in the midst of a seven game losing streak, and struggling offensively. Head Coach Jad Prachniak is in his first season leading UNA. The Lions are led offensively by Jonathan Lane, who is batting .288 with 10 RBI’s on the season. UNA is 0-3 in ASUN Conference play, after getting swept by UCA on the road last weekend. 6’6 LHP Jacob James is 1-0, with a 3.41 ERA, and has struck out 36, while walking only 11 hitters in five starts this season for the Lions, and is their best starting pitcher. James struck out 12 Sugar Bears in a no-decision last Saturday, and was electric for the Lions, so expect to see him this weekend.

#19 FGCU is led offensively by Alejandro Figueredo, who is batting .411 with 8 HR, and 28 RBI’s this season. The Eagles are 2-1 in ASUN Conference play after winning their first conference series of the season at home against Liberty University. #19 FGCU has outscored UNA 184-89 this season, so it will be interesting to see if UNA can keep up with the hot offense of the Eagles. Their are no holes in this lineup, so it should be another great weekend of baseball for the #19 team in the country in ASUN Conference play.