FGCU/AP PREVIEW

Clarksville, TN- FGCU (30-11, 13-5 ASUN) heads on the road to face Austin Peay (22-20, 12-6 ASUN), for a three game series, starting Friday night from Raymond C Hand Park.

Series Schedule:

Friday 7 PM

Saturday 2 PM

Sunday 1 PM

Stats:

Hitting (FGCU):

.327/1.047 OPS/1449 AB/418 R/474 H/99 2B/5 3B/98 HR/397 RBI/.605 SLG%/340 SO/224 BB/.442 OB%

Hitting (AP):

.309/.899 OPS/1438 AB/317 R/444 H/107 2B/8 3B/49 HR/281 RBI/.497 SLG%/298 SO/184 BB/.402 OB%

Pitching (FGCU):

30-11/5.74 ERA/1.69 WHIP/SHO/11 SV/346.1 IP/394 H/258 R (221 ER)/332 K/193 BB/72 2B/9 3B/45 HR/1390 AB/.283 BAA

Pitching (AP):

22-20/6.44 ERA/1.77 WHIP/SHO/8 SV/357.2 IP/411 H/319 R (256 ER)/367 K/221 BB/71 2B/11 3B/51 HR/1428 AB/.288 BAA

3 Players To Watch For (FGCU):

6’0 SO INF Edrick Felix

.411/1.368 OPS/168 AB/56 R/69 H/20 2B/3B/19 HR/59 RBI/.881 SLG%/38 SO/22 BB/.487 OB%

6’3 SR INF Alejandro Figueredo

.373/1.116 OPS/169 AB/52 R/63 H/9 2B/13 HR/48 RBI/.657 SLG%/24 SO/26 BB/.459 OB%

6’3 SR 1B Joe Kinker

.366/1.177 OPS/161 AB/56 R/59 H/12 2B/14 HR/53 RBI/.702 SLG%/50 SO/32 BB/.475 OB%

3 Players To Watch For (AP):

6’5 JR DH/RHP Lyle Miller-Green

.380/1.138 OPS/171 AB/41 R/65 H/11 2B/2 3B/12 HR/40 RBI/.678 SLG%/38 SO/19 BB/.460 OB%

5’9 JR OF Clayton Gray

.361/.964 OPS/183 AB/42 R/66 H/19 2B/3 3B/3 HR/24 RBI/.546 SLG%/23 SO/14 BB/.418 OB%

6’3 R-SR OF Garrett Martin

.337/1.184 OPS/163 AB/55 R/55 H/13 2B/2 3B/15 HR/46 RBI/.718 SLG%/43 SO/27 BB/.466 OB%

Overview:

The Eagles and Governors square off for the first this season, and Austin Peay is currently 2nd place in the ASUN Conference standings, with a 12-6 record. The Governors are led offensively by Lyle Miller-Green, who is batting .380, with 12 home runs, and 40 RBI’s. Garrett Martin leads Austin Peay in home runs (15), and RBI’s (46), so FGCU will have to limit Miller-Green and Martin to be successful. Head Coach Roland Fanning is in his first season leading the Governors, and spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach for Oklahoma State University.

FGCU is led offensively by Edrick Felix, who is hitting .411, with 19 home runs and 59 RBI’s. The Eagles are coming off an ASUN Conference series win at home vs Jacksonville State University, where the Eagles took two of three games from the Gamecocks. The Eagles also defeated USF 14-3, Tuesday afternoon in Tampa. FGCU is in 1st place in the ASUN Conference standings, with a record of 13-5, so this is an important series for the Eagles to win, so they can maintain the top spot overall. The Eagles have hit 98 home runs while driving in 397 runs in 41 games, while Austin Peay has hit 49 home runs while driving in 281 runs. It’s a huge series from the Hand, as the Eagles make their first trip into ‘Stacheville.