JU/#16 FGCU PREVIEW

Fort Myers, FL- #16 FGCU (21-4, 5-1 ASUN) faces Jacksonville University (18-8, 4-2 ASUN), for a three game series, starting Friday night, from Swanson Stadium.

Series Schedule:

Friday: 6:30 PM

Saturday: 2 PM

Sunday: 1 PM

Stats:

Hitting (JU):

.274/.838 OPS/858 AB/190 R/235 H/42 2B/6 3B/31 HR/173 RBI/.445 SLG%/221 SO/146 BB/.393 OB%

Hitting (#16 FGCU):

.327/1.041 OPS/888 AB/255 R/290 H/57 2B/4 3B/56 HR/239 RBI/.589 SLG%/219 SO/140 BB/.452 OB%

Pitching (JU):

18-8/5.07 ERA/1.54 WHIP/CG/9 SV/230.2 IP/223 H/167 R (130 ER)/258 K/132 BB/54 2B/4 3B/21 HR/878 AB/.254 BAA

Pitching (#16 FGCU):

21-4/4.96 ERA/1.58 WHIP/SHO/9 SV/214.0 IP/230 H/146 R (118 ER)/199 K/109 BB/44 2B/3 3B/19 HR/844 AB/.273 BAA

3 Players To Watch For (JU):

6’4 GR INF Kris Armstrong

.358/1.276 OPS/106 AB/27 R/38 H/6 2B/16 HR/46 RBI/.868 SLG%/32 SO/10 BB/.408 OB%

5’8 SR INF Chase Malloy

.290/.990 OPS/93 AB/31 R/27 H/8 2B/5 HR/21 RBI/.538 SLG%/19 SO/23 BB/.452 OB%

6’1 JR INF Blake DeLamielleure

.289/.935 OPS/83 AB/18 R/24 H/8 2B/2 3B/2 HR/15 RBI/.506 SLG%/23 SO/19 BB/.429 OB%

3 Players To Watch For (#16 FGCU):

6’3 SR INF Alejandro Figueredo

.408/1.228 OPS/103 AB/34 R/42 H/6 2B/9 HR/33 RBI/.728 SLG%/12 SO/18 BB/.500 OB%

6’0 SO INF Edrick Felix

.392/1.246 OPS/102 AB/31 R/40 H/12 2B/9 HR/30 RBI/.775 SLG%/26 SO/12 BB/.471 OB%

6’3 SR 1B Joe Kinker

.382/1.190 OPS/102 AB/35 R/39 H/9 2B/8 HR/34 RBI/.706 SLG%/32 SO/18 BB/.484 OB%

Overview:

#16 FGCU and Jacksonville University face off this weekend, and both teams are playing some of the best baseball in the ASUN Conference. The Dolphins are winners of their past five games, and most recently completed a three game home sweep of Central Arkansas. Kris Armstrong was named D1 baseball Player of the Week, after hitting 8 home runs last week, with 6 of those home runs coming in the final two games of the UCA series.

#16 FGCU has won their past seven games, including a three game road sweep of UNA, where the Eagles outscored the Lions 56-17. The Eagles are led offensively by Alejandro Figueredo, who is batting .408 with 9 home runs, and 33 RBI’s. Edrick Felix (.392, 9 HR, and 30 RBI’s), and Joe Kinker (.382, 8 HR, and 34 RBI’s) continue to mash in the middle of this lineup, and the offense this team brings every series, game, inning, and pitch, make it difficult on every opposing manager that faces #16 FGCU. With the news of Jason Woodward, being officially ruled out for the season, this rotation and bullpen will have to continue to be sharp, as the Eagles navigate ASUN Conference play. Freshman pitchers Justin Henschel (3-0, 3.33 ERA, 15 K), and Chase Kriebel (1-1, 4.44 ERA, 8 K) have been clutch for this team, and it’s always interesting to see how Coach Tollett handles the pitching staff whether it’s a mid week game, or a weekend ASUN Conference play series. Huge series for both teams, as #16 FGCU will be facing JU on ESPN+.