FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU baseball team (16-15-1, 4-2 A-Sun) will face one of its toughest tests of the 2015 season when it visits No. 7 Florida State (25-8, 11-4 ACC) for a pair of midweek matchups beginning with a tilt on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. These will be the 11th and 12th games already this season against an opponent that is either nationally ranked or receiving votes in the polls. The Eagles have one win over a ranked opponent already this season in an 8-1 result at No. 13 Miami two week ago.

The Eagles have been hot at the plate over the last ten games, led primarily by Nick Rivera and Brady Anderson who are hitting .462 and .435, respectively, over that stretch. As a team the Green and Blue have hit .335 over the last 10 games with 26 extra base hits including four homeruns from Rivera. The Cape Coral native has also driven in and incredible 22 runs during that same stretch. On the mound, Jordan Desguin has led the charge for FGCU, going 3-0 over his last four appearances with a 1.47 ERA including a complete-game victory over No. 13 Miami on the road in his first start of the season.
 
FLORIDA STATE
FSU closed the 2014 campaign with a 43-17 record and a 21-9 mark in the ACC resulting in the No. 10 RPI in the nation at the end of the year. The Seminoles would advance to the NCAA Regional but no further. FGCU battled FSU on the road last season just once and led late before going down 8-3. The Eagles are 1-6 all-time opposite FSU with the lone victory coming during the 2012 season.

HEAD COACH MATCHUP
In 13 seasons of work, FGCU head coach Dave Tollett has compiled a 450-253-3 record as the only head coach in the program's history. Celebrating 36 years as the Seminoles' head coach in 2015, Mike Martin continues to redefine success by any standard of measure. With 1,813 career victories, a .742 winning percentage that ranks second among all active NCAA Division I coaches, 35 consecutive regional tournament appearances and 15 trips to the College World Series, Martin's place in college baseball history is secure.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The FGCU baseball team (16-15-1, 4-2 A-Sun) saw its early lead slip away late on Saturday afternoon but a pair of errors from USC Upstate (10-22, 2-4 A-Sun) in the bottom of the ninth allowed the Eagles to walk off with a 7-6 win and series victory in the second weekend of Atlantic Sun play.
 
Nick Rivera (Cape Coral, Fla./Bishop Verot HS) would go 2-4 at the plate and drove in three more runs to cap off a huge weekend for the junior first baseman. He would finish the series going 5-11 at the plate with two homeruns, two doubles, a single, seven RBI, a pair of walks and a 1.182 slugging percentage. He has now built a 14-game hitting streak which matches the longest for any Eagle this season while also reaching base in 26-straight. For the season now, Rivera is hitting .385 to lead all Eagles and has driven in 37 runs while slugging .624.
 
Tyler Selesky (Estero, Fla./Estero HS) had a big day at the plate, going 1-3 with two runs and three RBI, including the walk-off sacrifice bunt. Zach Spivey (Ormond Beach, Fla./Spruce Creek HS) added two more hits to his ledger while Jake Noll (Punta Gorda, Fla./Charlotte HS) went 1-4, extending his hit streak to 11 games, and drove in a run, giving him 22 for the season.
 
Brady Anderson (Arcadia, Fla./DeSoto HS) made the start on the hill for the Green and Blue. He tossed 7.0 innings and struck out four while giving up nine hits and three runs. He would not factor in the decision. Sterling Koerner (Fort Pierce, Fla./John Carrol HS) came out of the bullpen after USC Upstate had come back to tie the game and pinned down the Spartans the rest of the way to earn his third victory of the season.

ATLANTIC SUN CHAMPIONSHIP
The Eagles will once again host the Atlantic Sun Championship Tournament at Swanson Stadium this season. The event is set to take place May 20-23 and the top six teams in the standings at the end of the regular season will advance to the championship and compete in a double-elimination style tournament to determine the A-Sun's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament. The Eagles are four-time A-Sun Regular Season Champions with the most recent title coming in 2014.

2014-15 RECRUITING CLASS
FGCU baseball's 2014-15 recruiting class has been tabbed by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, the same publication that named second baseman Jake Noll the National Freshman Player of the Year in 2014 and FGCU alum Chris Sale the 2010 National Player of the Year, as the No. 38 class in the nation. The Eagles outclassed well-known national powers such as California, Texas A&M, Auburn, Alabama, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Baylor as well as defending Atlantic Sun Tournament Champion and 2014 NCAA Super Regional participant Kennesaw State.

#DRAFTCITY
The Eagles would have a total of three players taken in the 2014 MLB draft, Junior outfielder Michael Suchy (Bradenton, Fla./Southeast HS), Junior third-baseman/pitcher Zack Tillery (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier HS) and Redshirt-Junior, left-handed reliever Ryan Atwood (Austin, Texas/Westwood HS/Navarro College). The Eagles have now produced 22 draft picks in their history with the most notable being 2014 AL Cy Young Award Finalist and three-time All-Star Chris Sale who was chosen in the first round, 13th overall by the Chicago White Sox in 2010. Suchy became the second-highest FGCU player ever taken when he went to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fifth round in last June's draft and is one of just seven players in FGCU history to be chosen in the top ten rounds. The Eagles would have a program record seven players selected during the 2013 draft. Freshman left-hander Devin Smeltzer is the lone FGCU player on the roster this season who has been drafted previously. He was selected in the 33rd round of the 2014 draft by the San Diego Padres but instead opted to attend FGCU.

DAVE TOLLETT
In 12+ seasons of work, FGCU head coach Dave Tollett has compiled a 450-253-3 record as the only head coach in the program's history. He is a four-time Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year and has guided the Green and Blue to four A-Sun Regular Season Championships. His team has been ranked nationally on several occasions by multiple media outlets and has coached 35 All-Conference selections, 22 draft picks, 14 current minor leaguers, four A-Sun Pitchers of the Year, three All-Americans, one National Freshman Player of the Year, one National Player of the Year and one MLB All-Star.

#WINGSUP
Fans are encouraged to download the brand-new Wings Up mobile app in conjunction with SuperFanU. The fully-customized loyalty-rewards platform allows fans to check in at each of FGCU's sporting events to earn points throughout the school year toward exclusive prizes that can't be offered anywhere else.

FOLLOW ALONG
For constant, news, photos, videos and updates you can follow the baseball team on Twitter @FGCU_Baseball, Instagram @FGCU_Baseball or on Facebook: Facebook.com/FGCUBaseball. You can also find FGCU athletics on YouTube by visiting YouTube.com/FGCUEagles.

#FEEDFGCU
FGCU Athletics sponsors events throughout the year to benefit the FGCU Campus Food Pantry (www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry) and the Harry Chapin Food Bank (www.harrychapinfoodbank.org), FGCU Athletics' charities of choice. For more information, including how to make a contribution, please visit www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry and utilize the hashtag #FeedFGCU to help raise awareness.