FGCU/UNF PREVIEW

Jacksonville, FL- FGCU (36-12, 18-6 ASUN) heads on the road to face UNF (26-23, 11-13 ASUN), for a three game series, starting Friday night from Harmon Stadium.

Stats:

Hitting (FGCU):

.327/1.043 OPS/1705 AB/485 R/558 H/110 2B/7 3B/114 HR/461 RBI/.601 SLG%/414 SO/264 BB/.442 OB%

Hitting (UNF):

.293/.860 OPS/1719 AB/356 R/503 H/82 2B/9 3B/68 HR/325 RBI/.469 SLG%/341 SO/237 BB/.391 OB%

Pitching (FGCU):

36-12/5.54 ERA/1.69 WHIP/SHO/12 SV/408.0 IP/462 H/298 R (251 ER)/404 K/229 BB/1633 AB/.283 BAA

Pitching (UNF):

26-23/6.56 ERA/1.63 WHIP/CG/2 SHO/10 SV/426.2 IP/490 H/360 R (311 ER)/361 K/204 BB/1691 AB/.290 BAA

3 Players To Watch For (FGCU):

6’0 SO INF Edrick Felix

.382/1.275 OPS/199 AB/62 R/76 H/20 2B/3B/21 HR/65 RBI/.809 SLG%/48 SO/25 BB/.466 OB%

6’3 SR 1B Joe Kinker

.380/1.200 OPS/192 AB/64 R/73 H/14 2B/17 HR/67 RBI/.719 SLG%/58 SO/37 BB/.481 OB%

6’3 SR INF Alejandro Figueredo

.356/1.110 OPS/194 AB/59 R/69 H/9 2B/16 HR/58 RBI/.649 SLG%/31 SO/36 BB/.461 OB%

3 Players To Watch For (UNF):

5’7 R-JR OF Austin Brinling

.376/1.006 OPS/178 AB/51 R/67 H/15 2B/2 3B/2 HR/26 RBI/.517 SLG%/19 SO/30 BB/.489 OB%

6’1 R-SO OF Cade Reich

.333/.942 OPS/171 AB/33 R/57 H/11 2B/4 3B/5 HR/29 RBI/.532 SLG%/30 SO/20 BB/.410 OB%

6’1 FR INF Alex Lodise

.320/1.021 OPS/197 AB/51 R/63 H/12 2B/2 3B/16 HR/59 RBI/.645 SLG%/39 SO/15 BB/.376 OB%

Overview:

The Eagles and Ospreys face off for the first time this season in ASUN Conference play, Friday night from Harmon Stadium. UNF is 11-13 in ASUN Conference play, and are coming off a weekend series where they swept UNA, and beat #6 South Carolina, Tuesday night from Columbia. Head Coach Tim Parenton has led the Opreys since 2017. UNF is led offensively by Austin Brinling, who is batting .376, with 2 HR, and 26 RBI’s. Matthew Clements leads UNF with 17 home runs, and Alex Lodise leads the team in RBI’s with 56.

FGCU heads into this series winners of their past three games, after taking two of three games at home vs Stetson University, and defeating FAU, Tuesday night at home. The Eagles are led offensively by Edrick Felix, who is batting .382, with 21 home runs, and 65 RBI’s. Felix was recently ranked the 5th best second baseman in the nation by D1 Baseball, also to add to the accolades in his first season with the Eagles. The Eagles are closing in on the end of the ASUN Conference regular season, with only four games left overall, including a three home game series vs KSU, and need to take the series this weekend vs the Ospreys to maintain their #1 seed as they head into the conference tournament. We are looking forward to some more great games this weekend vs UNF!