GAME 14: FGCU vs. Quinnipiac
Time / Date	3 p.m. / Friday, March 8
Location	Fort Myers, Fla.
Stadium	Swanson Stadium
Live Stats	Stat Broadcast
Video	Facebook Live
FGCU Starter	RHP Mason Studstill (1-0, 0.56 ERA)
QU Starter	RHP Tyler Poulin (2-1, 6.61 ERA)

GAME 15: FGCU vs. Quinnipiac
Time / Date	2 p.m. / Saturday, Match 9
Location	Fort Myers, Fla.
Stadium	Swanson Stadium
Live Stats	Stat Broadcast
Video	Facebook Live
FGCU Starter	RHP Brenden Heiss (0-0, 6.75 ERA)
QU Starter	LHP Chris Enns (1-2, 7.71 ERA)

GAME 16: FGCU vs. Quinnipiac
Time / Date	11 a.m. / Sunday, March 10
Location	Fort Myers, Fla.
Stadium	Swanson Stadium
Live Stats	Stat Broadcast
Video	Facebook Live
FGCU Starter	TBD
QU Starter	RHP Arthur Correira (0-1, 1.80 ERA)

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU baseball team is back at home to host a three-game series against Quinnipiac March 8-10. The Eagles will open the weekend at 3 p.m. Friday before competing at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Sunday's finale is scheduled for 11 a.m. All games will be streamed on Facebook Live.

A LOOK AT FGCU
•     The Eagles (9-4, 0-0 ASUN) are soaring so far this season with a win at No. 5 Florida and a 3-0 record in weekend series.
•     Jay Hayes (Altamonte Springs, FL/Lyman HS) leads FGCU with 18 RBIs so far this season and sits atop the ASUN rankings. With six doubles, Hayes ranks No. 25 in the nation.
•     Both Joe Kinker (.476) (Northport, FL/Venice HS) and Eric Gonzalez (.436) (Miami, FL/American HS/ASA College) rank in the top three in the league in batting average. Kinker's batting average ranks No. 14 in the nation.
•     The team ERA now sits 31st in the nation at 2.92.

LAST TIME OUT
•     The Eagles split a midweek series at No. 5 Florida this past Tuesday and Wednesday.
•     After dropping the first game 15-0, FGCU rallied and claimed a 7-2 victory in the second game.
•     Evan Lumbert (2-1) (Orlando, FL/Boone HS/South Florida State) earned the win after taking a perfect game into the seventh inning. Lumbert recorded six strikeouts and gave up two runs on three hits that all came in his last inning of work.
•     Hayes led the Eagles' offense with three hits, two RBIs and one run. Both Keith Stevens (Miami, FL/Miami Killian HS/Hillsborough CC) and Kinker scored two runs each for FGCU.
•     Richie Garcia (Davie, FL/West Broward HS) had an outstanding game defensively and finished with seven assists.

SERIES HISTORY VS. QUINNIPIAC
•     This will be the second series overall between the Eagles and the Bobcats.
•     The teams first met in 2016 when Quinnipiac traveled to Fort Myers for a four-game weekend set.
•     The Eagles claimed the series 3-1.
•     The Bobcats' lone victory of the weekend was a 10-9 win in the second game of a doubleheader.

SCOUTING THE BOBCATS
•     Quinnipiac (3-4) opened its 2019 season with a series at UNC Greensboro. The Bobcats dropped the first two games by scores of 12-5 and 8-2 before the third game was canceled due to weather.
•     So far, their non-conference schedule has been highlighted by an 8-6 victory at No. 20 Wake Forest.
•     The victory over the Demon Deacons was the Bobcats' first over a ranked opponent since defeating Virginia 13-11 on March 8, 2004.
•     Senior Tyler Poulin recorded 12 strikeouts through 6.1 innings of work. Poulin's 12 K's were the most in a victory over a Top 20 opponent since the Virginia game.
•     Offensively, the team is led by Evan Vulgamore (.321). The junior has recorded two home runs, three doubles and eight RBIs so far this season.
•     Last year, the Bobcats finished 26-30 with a 16-8 mark in the MAAC.
•     At the 2018 MAAC Championship, Quinnipiac was knocked out by Monmouth and eventual champion Canisius.

CLIMBING THE RANKS
•     FGCU is ranked in the top 10 nationally in seven different categories: doubles, doubles per game, hit by pitch, hits, hits allowed per nine innings, sacrifice flies and scoring.
•     The Green and Blue check into the top five in doubles, hit by pitch and sacrifice flies.
•     Currently, the Eagles are tied for first in the nation with 12 sacrifice flies. Christian Proffitt (Cape Coral, FL/Ida Baker HS) brought in Hayes on a sacrifice fly during last night's game at No. 5 Florida that helped the team climb the ranks.
•     FGCU ranks third in the nation in both hit by pitch (33) and doubles (34).
•     Tyler Shuck (3-0) (Cape Coral, FL/Canterbury HS) is tied for first nationally with a 0.00 ERA. Of the 30 players in the tie, Shuck is one of six that have pitched more than 15.0 innings.
•     Shuck's three victories put him at fourth in the national standings.

2019 SCHEDULE
•     The Eagles have begun their 55-game campaign with a bang, opening the year playing each of their first 11 games in the friendly confines of Swanson Stadium.
•     On top of games with Ohio State and Florida, the Green and Blue will play a total of nine times against programs from Power 5 universities (ACC, Big Ten. Big 12, Pac-12, SEC).
•     FGCU is billed to play 36 home games and 19 contests on the road. Additional notable non-conference home games include dates with Rutgers (March 15-17), FAU (March 19), FIU (March 26) and Miami (April 10).
•     The first ASUN Conference action will be a three-game home series against Lipscomb April 5-7. The Eagles will then hit the road for a weekend at Kennesaw Sate April 12-14.
•     FGCU will compete 16 times against programs who have played in the NCAA Championship tournament at least once over the last two years. The mark includes a Florida squad that won the national championship two years ago and advanced to the 2018 College World Series. FGCU will also grace a Stetson program (May 3-5) that hosted an NCAA Regional last year and advanced to a Super Regional.
•     The 2019 ASUN Conference Championship will be held May 22-25 in Deland, Florida, and will be hosted by Stetson.

UP NEXT
•     The Eagles are off until next weekend when they host Rutgers for a three-game series March 15-17.
•     First pitch against the Scarlet Knights is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams will face off at 2 p.m. on Saturday and wrap up the series with a game at 11 a.m. on Sunday.

WE'VE GOT YOUR SEAT
Experience FGCU Baseball and Softball this season. The following ticket opportunities are on sale now:
Group Sales
Bring your group of 15 or more to an FGCU Baseball or Softball game. All group tickets include your choice of concessions or an FGCU hat ($15 value), in-game group recognition and more. For more information on group outings, click HERE or call 239-590-7145.
Single Game Tickets
Single game tickets are available for all remaining home games. Adult tickets are $7 each. Discounted tickets are available for current or former Military and Youth ages 3-15 for just $5 each. Baseball and Softball Frequent Flyer Cards allow multiple entries for more than 50 percent off the adult rate. Choose 34 baseball entries for $105 or 17 softball entries for $55. Purchase online HERE or call 239-590-7145.

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.con/FGCUBaseball. You can also find FGCU athletics on YouTube by visiting YouTube.com/FGCUEagles.

COACH TOLLETT
FGCU coach Dave Tollett currently owns a 574-341-3 record. He is the only head coach in the program's history and led the program to its first trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2017. He is a four-time ASUN Coach of the Year and has guided the Green and Blue to four ASUN Regular Season Championships and one ASUN Tournament Championship. His team has been ranked nationally on several occasions, including as high as No. 9 in the country in 2017, and has coached 54 all-conference selections, 31 draft picks, 3 current major leaguers, 15 current minor leaguers, four ASUN Pitchers of the Year, four All-Americans, three ASUN Players of the Year, one National Freshman Player of the Year, one National Player of the Year and one seven-time MLB All-Star.

5X CHAMPS
The 2017 season was a magical one for the Green and Blue that ended in the program's first Division I NCAA Championship tournament berth. The Eagles ended the year 43-20, which included a midweek sweep over No. 2 Florida, single wins over No. 1 Florida State, Miami and a three-game sweep at UNC Wilmington. The wins over Miami, FSU and UF marked the first time FGCU defeated all three programs in the same season.

Reaching as high as No. 9 in the polls, the highest of any program at FGCU, the Eagles struggled in April but bounced back to finish third in the ASUN. During the ASUN Championship, FGCU won four games in a span of 29 hours for its first tournament crown.

The Green and Blue earned the No. 2 seed in the Chapel Hill Regional, defeating Michigan 10-6 before losses to Davidson and North Carolina ended their season. The tournament title added to FGCU's four regular season crowns.

#FEEDFGCU
FGCU Athletics sponsors events throughout the year benefit the FGCU Campus Food Panty (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.

ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 74 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 11+ seasons at the Division-I level. Additionally, in just seven+ seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 34 teams or individuals compete in NCAA Championships. Seven FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport - including both men's and women's soccer again in 2018. In 2016-17, the Green and Blue posted a department-best sixth-place finish in the DI-AAA Learfield Directors' Cup and top-100 showing nationally, ahead of several Power-5 and FBS institutions. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.35 GPA in the classroom in the Spring of 2018 and had an ASUN Conference and State of Florida-best five teams earn the NCAA's Public Recognition Award for their Academic Progress Rate in their sport. The Eagles also served an all-time high 7,200 volunteer hours - being recognized as one of the two runner-ups for the inaugural NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl.

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