STETSON/FGCU PREVIEW

Fort Myers, FL- FGCU (33-11, 16-5 ASUN) opens up a three game series in ASUN Conference play, at home vs Stetson University (27-18, 15-6 ASUN), starting Friday night from Swanson Stadium.

Stats:

Hitting (SU):

.261/.833 OPS/1447 AB/311 R/377 H/81 2B/7 3B/61 HR/292 RBI/.453 SLG%/383 SO/213 BB/.380 OB%

Hitting (FGCU):

.325/1.043 OPS/1568 AB/448 R/510 H/103 2B/5 3B/106 HR/425 RBI/.600 SLG%/382 SO/248 BB/.443 OB%

Pitching (SU):

27-16/5.71 ERA/1.56 WHIP/CG/4 SHO/11 SV/383.1 IP/410 H/273 R (243 ER)/432 K/187 BB/80 2B/6 3B/41 HR/1507 AB/.272 BAA

Pitching (FGCU):

33-11/5.61 ERA/1.69 WHIP/SHO/11 SV/374.0 IP/424 H/272 R (233 ER)/362 K/207 BB/77 2B/9 3B/49 HR/1499 AB/.283 BAA

3 Players To Watch For (SU):

6’0 FR INF Landon Moran

.329/.937 OPS/140 AB/37 R/46 H/8 2B/3 HR/30 RBI/.450 SLG%/37 SO/36 BB/.487 OB%

5’9 GR INF David Bermudez

.301/.865 OPS/156 AB/36 R/47 H/11 2B/5 HR/37 RBI/.468 SLG%/25 SO/23 BB/.397 OB%

6’3 R-JR C Christian Pregent

.295/.907 OPS/146 AB/26 R/43 H/7 2B/9 HR/37 RBI/.527 SLG%/28 SO/16 BB/.380 OB%

3 Players To Watch For (FGCU):

6’0 SO INF Edrick Felix

.394/1.334 OPS/180 AB/59 R/71 H/20 2B/3B/20 HR/62 RBI/.850 SLG%/43 SO/25 BB/.484 OB%

6’3 SR INF Alejandro Figueredo

.373/1.138 OPS/177 AB/56 R/66 H/9 2B/14 HR/49 RBI/.661 SLG%/26 SO/34 BB/.477 OB%

6’4 SR 1B Joe Kinker

.364/1.149 OPS/176 AB/57 R/64 H/13 2B/14 HR/57 RBI/.676 SLG%/56 SO/35 BB/.473 OB%

Overview:

The Eagles and Hatters face off for the first time this season in ASUN Conference play, Friday night from Swanson Stadium. Head Coach Steve Trimper has led the Hatters since 2016. Stetson is led offensively by Landon Moran, who is batting .329, with 3 home runs, and 30 RBI’s this season. Christian Pregent leads the team in home runs with 9 long balls, and both himself and David Bermudez lead the Hatters with 37 RBI’s. Jonathan Gonzalez leads the Hatters with 6 wins on the season, and Austin Amaral has the lowest ERA overall, with a 3.07 ERA.

FGCU continues to dominate the opposition, as they have a 33-11 record overall, and remain in 1st place in the ASUN Conference at a 16-5 clip. Edrick Felix leads the Eagles offensively with a .394 batting average, and has hit a team high 20 home runs, and driven in a team high 62 RBI’s in his first season as an Eagle. Alejandro Figueredo (.373, 14 HR, 49 RBI’s) and Joe Kinker (.364, 14 HR, 57 RBI’s) provide extreme pop to this lineup, and when your top 3 hitters have hit a combined 48 home runs, and 168 RBI’s, the opposition can be in for a long day. FGCU has outscored the competition 425-292, and will look to continue their dominance in ASUN play this weekend vs Stetson University.