GAME 32: FGCU at Miami
Time / Date	6 p.m. / Tuesday, April 9
Location	Miami, Fla.
Stadium	Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field
Live Stats	Sidearm
Video	ACC Network Extra
FGCU Starter	RHP Brenden Heiss (1-0, 8.31 ERA)
Miami Starter	LHP JP Gates (0-1, 4.91)

GAME 33: Miami at FGCU
Time / Date	6:30 p.m. / Wednesday, April 10
Location	Fort Myers, Fla.
Stadium	Swanson Stadium
Live Stats	Statbroadcast
Video	YouTube Live
FGCU Starter	LHP Justin Gill (0-2, 7.36 ERA)
Miami Starter	RHP Slade Cecconi (4-2, 4.31 ERA)
Promotion	Military Appreciation Day, sponsored by Bank of America

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU baseball team (22-8, 4-2 ASUN) will travel to Miami (20-12, 7-8 ACC) to take on the Hurricanes for the first of a home-and-home midweek series on Tuesday, April 9. The game is slated for 6 p.m. at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field and will be streamed on the ACC Network Extra.

The teams will then face off at Swanson Stadium for a 6:30 p.m. game on Wednesday, April 10. The game will be streamed on YouTube Live and will have live commentary. The game will serve as Military Appreciation Day and will be sponsored by Bank of America.

A LOOK AT FGCU
•     The Eagles have moved up to second in the ASUN Conference standings after last weekend's sweep over Lipscomb.
•     The team's offense still sits at the top of the league. The Eagles have the best team batting average (.293), the most runs (229), the highest on-base percentage (.406), and a conference-high 200 RBIs.
•     Senior Jay Hayes (Altamonte Springs, FL/Lyman HS) and freshman Joe Kinker (Northport, FL/Venice HS) each have a .375 batting average, the highest of the team.
•     Hayes leads the ASUN with 36 RBIs and a .688 slugging percentage, and has a league-high 77 total bases credited to his name.
•     Kinker's on-base percentage of .511 is at the top of the conference.
•     FGCU has also been dominant on the mound. The team ERA (4.13) sits behind only Liberty (2.99).
•     Junior Mason Studstill (Titusville, FL/Rockledge HS/Eastern Florida State) is third in the nation with an average of 3.86 hits allowed per nine innings. His 64 strikeouts are the most of any ASUN pitcher and he also leads the conference in WHIP (0.82).
•     Sophomore Tyler Shuck's (Cape Coral, FL/Canterbury HS) six victories are the 10th-most in the nation. He needs just two more to enter a six-way tie for seventh place in single-season wins on the Eagle's all-time charts.

LAST TIME OUT
•     The Eagles picked up their first conference sweep since 2017 when they defeated Lipscomb in all three games at Swanson Stadium.
•     On Friday, the Eagles used a pair of home runs off the bats of seniors Eric Gonzalez (Miami, FL/American HS/ASA College) and Hayes to claim a 5-3 victory over the Bisons.
•     Studstill pitched a quality start for the Eagles through 7.0 innings. He struck out eight, walked three and gave up three runs on as many hits.
•     FGCU staged the largest comeback in school history en route to its 10-9 victory over Lipscomb on Saturday afternoon. After five innings, the Green and Blue trailed 8-0 but scored two in the sixth, one in the seventh and seven in the eighth to cap off the historic rally.
•     Junior Brenden Heiss (Algonquin, IL/Jacob HS/John A. Logan/Arkansas) pitched 2.2 scoreless innings in relief and earned his first win of the season. Classmate Hunter McGarry (Bradenton, FL/Bradenton Christian School/State College of Florida) picked up his fifth save of the season and is now in a four-way tie for eighth on the single-season save charts.
•     The Green and Blue completed the sweep with a 6-2 victory on Sunday afternoon. FGCU tallied three runs in the opening frame and cruised from there.
•     Sophomore Nikolas Bitner (Palm Coast, FL/Flagler Palm Coast HS/Indian River) earned his first save of the season for keeping the Bisons off the boards in the final 1.1 innings. He entered the game with two runners on in the eighth but did not allow either to cross home plate.

SERIES HISTORY VS. MIAMI
•     Tuesday night's game will be the 25th meeting in the series between the Eagles and the Hurricanes. Miami currently holds a 19-5 edge, which includes a 13-3 mark at its home stadium.
•     Last season, the Green and Blue earned a 1-0 triumph over the Hurricanes at Swanson Stadium in March.
•     Senior Evan Lumbert (Orlando, FL/Boone HS/South Florida State) tossed eight innings and struck out a career-high 12 batters, letting up just one walk and two hits. Brait scored the only run of the day for the Eagles.
•     Miami claimed the next two meetings by scores of 8-1 and 7-1, which were both at Alex Rodriguez Park.
•     FGCU has a 1-3 record against Miami when the Hurricanes are ranked.

SCOUTING THE HURRICANES
•     Miami won two-of-three against conference foe Florida State last weekend. The Hurricanes shut out the Seminoles both Friday (11-0) and Saturday (4-0) before dropping Sunday's game 6-5.
•     Sophomore Raymond Gil leads the team with eight home runs and a .382 batting average. He has recorded at least one hit in 27 games this year.
•     Freshman Adrian Del Castillo has cranked out a team-high 35 RBIs and is one of two freshmen that have started every game for the Hurricanes this season.
•     Freshman Jordan Lala is second in the ACC with 15 stolen bases and has only been caught stealing twice.
•     Junior Evan McKendry has struck out a team-high 61 batters and owns a 3.91 ERA. His 5-1 record is the best of all Hurricane pitchers.

2019 SCHEDULE
•     The Eagles began their 55-game campaign with a bang and opened the year playing each of their first 11 games in the friendly confines of Swanson Stadium.
•     The Green and Blue will play a total of nine times against programs from Power 5 universities (ACC, Big 10, 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 matchup was a series at UNF March 22-24, which the Eagles dropped 2-1.
•     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.

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 587-346-3 overall record (.629) and a 187-103 (.644) record in the ASUN. 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, three 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 their 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 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.
 
ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 75 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 35 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 6th-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, 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 two runner-ups for the inaugural NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl.
 
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