JSU/FGCU PREVIEW

Fort Myers, FL- FGCU (27-10, 11-4 ASUN) faces Jacksonville State University (17-18, 10-5 ASUN) for a three game series starting Friday night from Swanson Stadium.

Series Schedule:

Friday 6:30 PM

Saturday 12 PM

Sunday 1 PM

Stats:

Hitting (JSU):

.298/.833 OPS/1235 AB/240 R/368 H/70 2B/7 3B/33 HR/225 RBI/.446 SLG%/300 SO/141 BB/.387 OB%

Hitting (FGCU):

.321/1.031 OPS/1311 AB/371 R/421 H/86 2B/4 3B/87 HR/352 RBI/.592 SLG%/300 SO/205 BB/.439 OB%

Pitching (JSU):

17-18/5.27 ERA/1.53 WHIP/CG/2 SHO/9 SV/302.0 IP/310 H/204 R (177 ER)/307 K/153 BB/63 2B/7 3B/27 HR/1174 AB/.264 BAA

Pitching (FGCU):

27-10/5.50 ERA/1.68 WHIP/SHO/11 SV/314.1 IP/353 H/228 R (192 ER)/301 K/176 BB/66 2B/8 3B/37 HR/1255 AB/.281 BAA

3 Players To Watch For (JSU):

5’7 JR INF Javon Hernandez

.440/1.141 OPS/141 AB/37 R/62 H/7 2B/3 3B/4 HR/34 RBI/.617 SLG%/18 SO/23 BB/.524 OB%

5’11 R-FR C Bear Madliak

.350/.877 OPS/120 AB/27 R/42 H/9 2B/2 HR/17 RBI/.475 SLG%/22 SO/5 BB/.402 OB%

5’10 SR OF T.J. Reeves

.341/.980 OPS/138 AB/30 R/47 H/6 2B/3B/7 HR/39 RBI/.551 SLG%/38 SO/16 BB/.429 OB%

3 Players To Watch For (FGCU):

6’0 SO INF Edrick Felix

.388/1.285 OPS/152 AB/49 R/59 H/17 2B/16 HR/51 RBI/.816 SLG%/35 SO/19 BB/.469 OB%

6’3 SR INF Alejandro Figueredo

.370/1.131 OPS/154 AB/48 R/57 H/7 2B/13 HR/45 RBI/.669 SLG%/20 SO/24 BB/.462 OB%

6’3 SR 1B Joe Kinker

.367/1.167 OPS/147 AB/50 R/54 H/12 2B/13 HR/48 RBI/.714 SLG%/44 SO/29 BB/.473 OB%

Overview:

The Eagles and Gamecocks square off for the first time in program history, and both teams have had strong seasons in conference play. The Gamecocks are 10-5 in ASUN Conference play, with series wins over Queens University, Bellarmine, and UNF. Head Coach Jim Case has led JSU for the last 21 seasons. The Gamecocks are led offensively by Javon Hernandez, who is hitting .440, with 4 home runs, and 34 RBI’s. JSU’s ace for the pitching staff is Eli Zielinski, who is 6-0, with a 2.93 ERA, and has struck out 56 hitters in 46 innings pitched.

FGCU heads into this game looking to maintain first place in the ASUN Conference standings. The Eagles are led offensively by Edrick Felix, who is hitting .388 with 16 home runs, and 51 RBI’s. Felix is 1st on the team in batting average, home runs, and RBI’s, and had an outstanding first year and Sophomore season for the Eagles. The heart of this batting order includes Joe Kinker (.367, 13 HR, and 48 RBI’s), Jacob Lojewski (.315, 16 HR, and 46 RBI’s), and Alejandro Figueredo (.370, 13 HR, and 45 RBI’s). FR RHP Justin Henschel (4-0, 4.15 ERA, 25 K’s) has had an outstanding season with the injuries to both Jason Woodward, and Mason Miller. This is a huge series for both teams, and for the Eagles to put this past week behind them, they will need to win this series, which maintains 1st place in the ASUN Conference standings.