FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU baseball team begins its quest for a second ASUN Tournament title on Tuesday to kick off the Championship, which will be hosted by the Eagles in Fort Myers. All of the Eagles' games will be played at Swanson Stadium, beginning with #1 Liberty on Tuesday at 11 a.m. They will then play #2 Lipscomb, Wednesday at 3 p.m. before battling #3 Kennesaw State on Thursday at 3 p.m. to round out pool play. The Eagles are in Pool A where three teams will advance to the Semifinals on Friday before the Championship game on Saturday at 1 p.m.

In Pool B, #5 Jacksonville, #6 Eastern Kentucky, #7 North Florida, and #8 Jacksonville State will battle it out with just one team advancing to the semifinals. One game a day in Pool B will be at JetBlue Park with the other game being played at 7 p.m. at Swanson Stadium.

The Eagles are currently 34-21 and finished 17-13 in the ASUN to finish third in the ASUN East Division, earning the #4 seed in the tournament. FGCU is coming off a big week which saw them go 3-1 including a 7-3 win on the road against #5 Miami.

Tournament Format
POOL A = Four teams, Seeds 1-4: The two divisional winners will be seeded 1 & 2 (separated by RPI); Seeds 3 & 4 will be based solely on NCAA RPI, regardless of division.
POOL B = Four teams, Seeds 5-8: Remaining (lower four) RPI teams, in order of RPI
Top THREE teams from POOL A will advance to the single-elimination semifinal round
Top ONE team from POOL B will advance to the single-elimination semifinal round

On-Base Machine
With his single in the first inning against UNF in the regular-season finale, Brian Ellis has now reached base in all 55 games this season and 66 straight going back to last year. It breaks Zach Maxfield's FGCU record of 65 set back in 2010-11.

Farrow Goes 70-70
After his big weekend at UNF, Ian Farrow now has 71 RBI and 70 runs scored and is the only player in the country that has reached the 70-70 mark. He also hit his 20th home run of the season, tying the FGCU record.

Gettin' Figgy With It
In the regular-season finale, Alejandro Figueredo hit three home runs against the Ospreys of North Florida. He is the first Eagle in its 20-year program history to hit three in one game. 

Six Pack
In the doubleheader against UNF on Friday, the Eagles hit six home runs in both games. Before Friday, the Eagles had only hit six home runs in a game on two occasions. In game one, six different Eagles - Brian Ellis, Ian Farrow, Harrison Povey, Logan Sartori, Joe Kinker, and Alejandro Rodriguez hit home runs. In game two, Figueredo hit three while Povey, Rodriguez, and Farrow each added their second of the day.

Into the Record Books
With the big season the Eagles have had this season, the record books have been rewritten.

Season Records
Highest batting avg. (min. 100 AB)
1. .454 - BROWN, Chris (89-196) - 2003
2. .434 - PEACOCK, Jason (85-196) - 2008
3. .430 - COX, David (80-186) - 2003
4. .415 - BROWN, Chris (78-188) - 2004
5. .409 - ALVAREZ, Mikel (99-242) - 2010
6. .398 - FIGUEREDO, Alejandro (88-221) - 2022
7. .397 - COOPER, Jason (73-184) - 2004
8. .389 - COOPER, Jason (61-157) - 2003
9. .383 - MAXFIELD, Zach (82-214) - 2009
10. .383 - ELLIS, Brian (85-222) - 2022

Highest slugging pct. (min. 100 AB)
1. .738 - MAXFIELD, Zach (214 AB) - 2009
2. .724 - BROWN, Chris (196 AB) - 2003
3. .687 - LOUWSMA, Jason (214 AB) - 2005
4. .674 - FIGUEREDO, Alejandro (221 AB) - 2022
5. .654 - BROWN, Chris (188 AB) - 2004
6. .640 - COX, David (186 AB) - 2003
7. .634 - FARROW, Ian (232 AB) - 2022
8. .633 - PEACOCK, Jason (196 AB) - 2008
9. .631 - ROBERSON, Tim (252 AB) - 2009
10. .626 - MANSON, Ian (195 AB) - 2006

Highest on base pct. (min. 100 AB)
1. .525 - PEACOCK, Jason (196 AB) - 2008
2. .511 - ELLIS, Brian (222 AB) - 2022
3. .495 - BROWN, Chris (188 AB) - 2004
4. .495 - COX, David (186 AB) - 2003
5. .491 - BROWN, Chris (196 AB) - 2003
6. .489 - ELLIS, Brian (183 AB) - 2021
7. .489 - MAXFIELD, Zach (213 AB) - 2010
8. .486 - ALVAREZ, Mikel (242 AB) - 2010
9. .482 - MANSON, Ian (195 AB) - 2006
10. .481 - FIGUEREDO, Alejandro (221 AB) - 2022

Highest stolen base pct. (min. 5 attempts)
1. 1.000 - TOWNSEND, Jalen (14-14) - 2022
    1.000 - ELLIS, Brian (7-7) - 2020
    1.000 - MOLLICA, Derek (5-5) - 2005 
    1.000 - BRAIT, Alex (10-10) - 2019
    1.000 - KRZEMINSKI, Cam (10-10) - 2021
    1.000 - COX, David (5-5) - 2005
    1.000 - HOWARD, Mike (7-7) - 2003
    1.000 - SUCHY, Michael (5-5) - 2012
    1.000 - BURNS, Kevin (5-5) - 2005
10. .938 - UPCHURCH, Josh (15-16) - 2006

Most runs scored
1. 72 - ELLIS, Brian - 2022
2. 70 - FARROW, Ian - 2022
3. 63 - BROWN, Chris - 2004
    63 - ALVAREZ, Mikel - 2010
5. 62 - UPCHURCH, Josh - 2007
    62 - UPCHURCH, Josh - 2006
    62 - WICKENS, Stephen - 2010
    62 - SCARDUZIO, Vinnie - 2007
    9. 61 - KINKER, Joe - 2022
10. 60 - ROBERSON, Tim - 2010

Most hits
1. 101 - NOLL, Jake - 2014
2. 99 - ALVAREZ, Mikel - 2010
3. 92 - WICKENS, Stephen - 2010
4. 89 - BROWN, Chris - 2003
5. 88 - ROBERSON, Tim - 2009
    88 - FIGUEREDO, Alejandro - 2022
7. 87 - NOLL, Jake - 2016
8. 86 - LOUWSMA, Jason - 2006
9. 85 - PEACOCK, Jason - 2008
    85 - ELLIS, Brian - 2022
    85 - ROBERSON, Tim - 2010

Most doubles
1. 28 - LOUWSMA, Jason - 2006
2. 25 - RIVERA, Nick - 2014
    25 - BORRELL, Ozzie - 2008
4. 24 - MANSON, Ian - 2006
    24 - BROWN, Chris - 2003
6. 23 - ELLIS, Brian - 2022
7. 22 - GAINES, Austin - 2010
8. 21 - COOPER, Jason - 2004
    21 - COX, David - 2003    
10. 20 - NOLL, Jake - 2016
    20 - RIVERA, Nick - 2015
    20 - FIGUEREDO, Alejandro - 2022
    20 - MAXFIELD, Zach - 2011

Most home runs
1. 20 - MAXFIELD, Zach - 2009
    20 - FARROW, Ian - 2022
    20 - RIVERA, Nick - 2017
4. 19 - KINKER, Joe - 2022
    19 - ROBERSON, Tim - 2009
6. 15 - POVEY, Harrison - 2022
7. 14 - GREENE, Robert - 2009
    14 - LOUWSMA, Jason - 2005
9. 13 - ROBERSON, Tim - 2010
    13 - ROTTMAYER, Geoff - 2006
    13 - FIGUEREDO, Alejandro - 2022
    13 - KINKER, Joe - 2021

Most runs batted in
1. 74 - LOUWSMA, Jason - 2006
2. 71 - FARROW, Ian - 2022
3. 70 - RIVERA, Nick - 2015
4. 66 - MAXFIELD, Zach - 2009
5. 65 - ROBERSON, Tim - 2009
    65 - COOPER, Jason - 2004
    65 - BROWN, Chris - 2003
8. 63 - BORRELL, Ozzie - 2007
    63 - ROBERSON, Tim - 2010
10. 61 - POVEY, Harrison - 2022
    61 - FIGUEREDO, Alejandro - 2022
    61 - LOUWSMA, Jason - 2005
    61 - NOLL, Jake - 2016

Most total bases
1. 159 - ROBERSON, Tim - 2009
2. 158 - MAXFIELD, Zach - 2009
3. 149 - FIGUEREDO, Alejandro - 2022
4. 148 - LOUWSMA, Jason - 2006
5. 147 - FARROW, Ian - 2022
    147 - LOUWSMA, Jason - 2005
    147 - NOLL, Jake - 2016
8. 142 - BROWN, Chris - 2003
    142 - ROBERSON, Tim - 2010
10. 139 - RIVERA, Nick - 2017

Most walks
1. 59 - RIVERA, Nick - 2017
2. 51 - SCARDUZIO, Vinnie - 2007
3. 49 - KINKER, Joe - 2022
4. 48 - MAXFIELD, Zach - 2010
5. 44 - ALVAREZ, Mikel - 2011
6. 42 - KINKER, Joe - 2019
    42 - ALVAREZ, Mikel - 2009
8. 40 - GREENE, Robert - 2009
    40 - RIVERA, Nick - 2015
    40 - UPCHURCH, Josh - 2007

Most times hit by pitch
1. 21 - CLEGHORN, Mike - 2006
2. 20 - ELLIS, Brian - 2022
3. 19 - PERRY, Chris - 2004
4. 18 - PERRY, Chris - 2003
    18 - COX, David - 2005
    18 - STEVENS, Keith - 2019
7. 17 - MANSON, Ian - 2006
8. 16 - WICKENS, Stephen - 2010
    16 - GILMORE, Kohl - 2019
    16 - POVEY, Harrison - 2022
    16 - RODRIGUEZ, Luis - 2022

Most caught stealing by
1. 23 - GREENE, Robert - 2009
2. 22 - SMITH, Graig - 2006
3. 17 - SMITH, Graig - 2007
4. 16 - VALENCIA, Andrew - 2014
5. 15 - VALENCIA, Andrew - 2012
    15 - ROBERTS, Matt - 2016
7. 13 - SMITH, Graig - 2008
    13 - ROBERSON, Tim - 2010
9. 12 - RODRIGUEZ, Alejandro - 2022
    12 - LEVINE, Spencer - 2017

Career Records
Highest batting avg. (min. 150 AB)
1. .435 - BROWN, Chris (167-384) - 2003-04
2. .380 - PEACOCK, Jason (155-408) - 2007-08
3. .375 - COOPER, Jason (203-541) - 2003-05
4. .371 - MAXFIELD, Zach (241-649) - 2009-11
5. .367 - LOUWSMA, Jason (166-452) - 2005-06
6. .361 - NOLL, Jake (267-739) - 2013-16
7. .360 - ALVAREZ, Mikel (316-879) - 2008-11
8. .359 - MANSON, Ian (99-276) - 2005-06
9. .358 - ELLIS, Brian (170-475) - 2018-22
10. .357 - COX, David (135-378) - 2003,05

Highest slugging pct. (min. 150 AB)
1. .690 - BROWN, Chris (384 AB) - 2003-04
2. .653 - LOUWSMA, Jason (452 AB) - 2005-06
3. .644 - MAXFIELD, Zach (649 AB) - 2009-11
4. .627 - MANSON, Ian (276 AB) - 2005-06
5. .588 - TOLISANO, Joey (160 AB) - 2003
6. .585 - COX, David (378 AB) - 2003,05
7. .576 - POVEY, Harrison (210 AB) - 2022
8. .569 - BORRELL, Ozzie (441 AB) - 2007-08
9. .567 - GRIFFIN, Shawn (344 AB) - 2005-06
10. .566 - PEACOCK, Jason (408 AB) - 2007-08

Highest on base pct. (min. 150 AB)
1. .498 - ELLIS, Brian (475 AB) - 2018-22
2. .493 - BROWN, Chris (384 AB) - 2003-04
3. .484 - MANSON, Ian (276 AB) - 2005-06
4. .475 - MAXFIELD, Zach (649 AB) - 2009-11
5. .474 - PEACOCK, Jason (408 AB) - 2007-08
6. .450 - PERRY, Chris (508 AB) - 2003-06
7. .449 - COOPER, Jason (541 AB) - 2003-05
8. .447 - ALVAREZ, Mikel (879 AB) - 2008-11
9. .439 - UPCHURCH, Josh (894 AB) - 2006-09
10. .438 - RIVERA, Nick (901 AB) - 2013-17

Highest stolen base pct. (min. 20 attempts)
1. .964 - TOWNSEND, Jalen (27-28) - 2019-22
2. .833 - ALVAREZ, Mikel (20-24) - 2008-11
3. .818 - BROWN, Chris (27-33) - 2003-04
4. .804 - COFFERS, Marc (41-51) - 2017-21
5. .800 - CUNNINGHAM, Travis (20-25) - 2003-04,06
    .800 - RASSEL, Stephen (20-25) - 2007-08
    .800 - ELLIS, Brian (16-20) - 2018-22
8. .792 - UPCHURCH, Josh (61-77) - 2006-09
9. .790 - NOLL, Jake (49-62) - 2013-16
10. .766 - WICKENS, Stephen (36-47) - 2008-11

Most home runs
1. 46 - RIVERA, Nick - 2013-17
2. 41 - MAXFIELD, Zach - 2009-11
    41 - KINKER, Joe - 2019-22
4. 40 - ROBERSON, Tim - 2008-11
5. 26 - GARCIA, Richie - 2017-21
6. 24 - LOUWSMA, Jason - 2005-06
7. 23 - FARROW, Ian - 2021-22
8. 18 - FIGUEREDO, Alejandro - 2021-22
9. 17 - GREENE, Robert - 2008-11
    17 - SCARDUZIO, Vinnie - 2007-08
    17 - SUCHY, Michael - 2012-14

Most runs batted in
1. 220 - RIVERA, Nick - 2013-17
2. 180 - MAXFIELD, Zach - 2009-11
    180 - ROBERSON, Tim - 2008-11
4. 171 - GARCIA, Richie - 2017-21     
5. 154 - ALVAREZ, Mikel - 2008-11
6. 149 - COOPER, Jason - 2003-05
7. 141 - KINKER, Joe - 2019-22
8. 137 - UPCHURCH, Josh - 2006-09
9. 135 - LOUWSMA, Jason - 2005-06
10. 131 - NOLL, Jake - 2013-16

Most total bases
1. 499 - RIVERA, Nick - 2013-17
2. 418 - ROBERSON, Tim - 2008-11
    418 - MAXFIELD, Zach - 2009-11
4. 412 - UPCHURCH, Josh - 2006-09
5. 400 - ALVAREZ, Mikel - 2008-11
6. 396 - GARCIA, Richie - 2017-21
7. 364 - NOLL, Jake - 2013-16
8. 333 - KINKER, Joe - 2019-22
9. 316 - WICKENS, Stephen - 2008-11
10. 302 - COOPER, Jason - 2003-05

Most walks
1. 179 - RIVERA, Nick - 2013-17
2. 139 - ALVAREZ, Mikel - 2008-11
3. 138 - UPCHURCH, Josh - 2006-09
4. 127 - KINKER, Joe - 2019-22
5.122 - GARCIA, Richie - 2017-21
6. 121 - SELESKY, Tyler - 2013-16
7. 114 - MAXFIELD, Zach - 2009-11
8. 107 - REEVES, Mike - 2010-13
9. 106 - MOREY, Gage - 2014-18
10. 100 - DWYER, Sean - 2011-13

Most times hit by pitch
1. 58 - PERRY, Chris - 2003-06
2. 40 - WICKENS, Stephen - 2008-11
    40 - ELLIS, Brian - 2018-22     
4. 35 - GARCIA, Richie - 2017-21
5. 30 - COX, David - 2003,05
6. 29 - SMITH, Graig - 2005-08
7. 28 - COFFERS, Marc - 2017-21
8. 27 - RIVERA, Nick - 2013-17
9. 26 - HOWARD, Mike - 2003-04
    26 - BOTTOMLEY, Colton - 2013-16
    26 - CLEGHORN, Mike - 2005-06

Most stolen bases
1. 61 - UPCHURCH, Josh (61-77) - 2006-09
2. 49 - NOLL, Jake (49-62) - 2013-16
3. 41 - COFFERS, Marc (41-51) - 2017-21
4. 39 - MOREY, Gage (39-54) - 2014-18
5. 36 - WICKENS, Stephen (36-47) - 2008-11
6. 27 - TOWNSEND, Jalen (27-28) - 2019-22
    27 - BROWN, Chris (27-33) - 2003-04
8. 22 - SUCHY, Michael (22-32) - 2012-14
9. 20 - CUNNINGHAM, Travis (20-25) - 2003-04,06
    20 - RASSEL, Stephen (20-25) - 2007-08
    20 - ALVAREZ, Mikel (20-24) - 2008-11
    20 - REARDON, Matt (20-29) - 2015-17

Most strikeouts/9 inn game (min. 40 IP)
1. 11.53 - SALE, Chris (228.2 IP) - 2008-10
2. 10.96 - VICTOR, Najer (55.0 IP) - 2019,21-22
3. 10.91 - BIXLER, Brandon (128.2 IP) - 2011-13
4. 10.61 - CRAWFORD, Kutter (84.0 IP) - 2017
5. 10.54 - HERING, Kenton (134.0 IP) - 2016-18
6. 10.42 - GRAY, Peyton (95.0 IP) - 2017-18
7. 10.27 - WILLIAMS, Ryan (125.1 IP) - 2004-06
8. 10.21 - PARDO, Luis (76.2 IP) - 2007
9. 10.08 - CAHILL, Chris (69.2 IP) - 2003-04
10. 9.90 - BARNES, Jacob (113.2 IP) - 2009-11

Most wins
1. 25 - HASSEN, Chris (25-10) - 2003-06
    25 - WOODWORTH, Pete (25-9) - 2007-10
    25 - Kiley, J. (25-16) - 2004-07
4. 23 - KNAPP, Ricky (23-8) - 2011-13
    23 - MURRAY, Michael (23-8) - 2013-15
6. 20 - SALE, Chris (20-4) - 2008-10
7. 19 - CRUMBLEY, J.J. (19-6) - 2005-08
8. 17 - BLEIER, Richard (17-4) - 2006-08
    17 - DYE, Josh (17-12) - 2015-18
10. 16 - ANDERSON, Brady (16-18) - 2012-16
    16 - SHUCK, Tyler (16-8) - 2019-22
    16 - HERING, Kenton (16-7) - 2016-18 16 - COLEMAN, Casey (16-6) - 2006-08

Most appearances
1. 98 - KOERNER, Sterling - 2014-17
2. 86 - CRUMBLEY, J.J. - 2005-08
3. 84 - ANDERSON, Garrett - 2014-17
4. 82 - BROWN, RJ - 2010-13
5. 76 - ANDERSON, Brady - 2012-16
6. 68 - CARTER, Gus - 2019-22
7. 67 - HERING, Kenton - 2016-18
8. 65 - LEON, Mario - 2014-18
    65 - Kiley, J. - 2004-07
10. 63 - FORJET, Jason - 2009-12

Team Season Records
Highest slugging pct.
1. .513 (1629 AB) - 2003
2. .501 (1970 AB) - 2022
3. .499 (1985 AB) - 2006
4. .490 (2006 AB) - 2009
5. .489 (2107 AB) - 2010

National Leaders
The Eagles are in the top 30 in multiple categories as we head into Tournament Week.

Team
Base on Balls – 274, 29th
Hit-by-pitch – 102, 6th
Hits – 586, 16th
Home Runs – 91, 18th
Home Runs/Game – 1.65, 21st
On-Base Percentage – .407, 22nd
Runs – 467, 13th
Scoring – 8.5, 16th
Shutouts – 4, 30th
Slugging Percentage – .501, 24th
 
Individual
Base on Balls – Joe Kinker, 49, 12th
BB/Game – Joe Kinker, 0.89, 28th
Batting Average – Alejandro Figueredo, .398, 15th
Doubles – Brian Ellis, 23, 9th
Games Started – Jason Woodward, 14, 13th
HBP – Brian Ellis, 20, 15th
Hits – Alejandro Figueredo, 88, 7th
Hits – Brian Ellis, 85, 13th
Home Runs – Ian Farrow, 20, 18th
Home Runs – Joe Kinker, 19, 23rd
Home Runs/Game – Ian Farrow, 0.36, 28th
OBP – Brian Ellis, .511, 8th
Runs – Brian Ellis, 72, 7th
Runs – Ian Farrow, 70, 9th
Runs/game – Brian Ellis, 1.31, 11th
Runs/game – Ian Farrow, 1.27, 15th
RBI – Ian Farrow, 71, 10th
RBI/Game – Ian Farrow, 1.29, 23rd

Ellis Gets CoSIDA Recognition
Redshirt-junior Brian Ellis was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team on Thursday, becoming the first Eagle in program history to earn the accolade. He currently has a 4.00 GPA while pursuing a graduate certificate in Health Services Administration. Ellis was also recently accepted into the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at FGCU.

Shuck Dominates
Against Stetson (April 22-24) , FGCU took all three games with the highlight being Tyler Shuck's one-hit complete-game shutout on Saturday, only the second time an Eagle has accomplished that after Chris Sale did so in 2010, also on April 23. For his effort, Shuck was named ASUN Pitcher of the Week, the second time an Eagle has taken home the honor this season and the second time in Shuck's career.

Walk-Off City
With the walk-off win against Liberty, the Eagles have now had three walk-off victories this season, including two off the bat of Joe Kinker. In the first series of the year against Kennesaw State, the Eagles took two of three against the Owls with both wins coming in walk-off fashion. Kinker hit a walk-off single in the ninth on Saturday before Stephen Wilmer walked it off in the 10th inning on Sunday.

Farrow Named ASUN Player of the Week (2x)
Sophomore Ian Farrow carried the Eagles in the three games at Kennesaw State as he hit .667 with three home runs, 12 RBI, and six runs scored. After splitting a doubleheader on Saturday, Farrow had one of the best and most important performances of the season on Sunday as he went 3-for-3 with two home runs and seven RBI in a 10-9 victory over the Owls. For his efforts, he was named ASUN Player of the Week for the second time this season.

The first time Farrow was named ASUN Baseball Player of the Week came after leding the Eagles to a 4-0 week against North Dakota State and Stetson as he hit .625 (10-for-16) with two home runs, two doubles, six RBI, and 12 runs scored. He also walked five times and was hit by a pitch for a .727 on-base percentage which contributed to an OPS of 1.852.
 
Ellis Picks Up ASUN Weekly Honors
For the first time in his career, redshirt-junior Brian Ellis (Oviedo, Fla./Hagerty HS) was named ASUN Player of the Week (Feb 28). Including the game against Minnesota, Ellis hit .556 (10-for-18) with four doubles , two home runs, 12 RBI and had an OPS of 1.747.
 
Victor Honored by ASUN
Sophomore Najer Victor (Philadelphia, Pa./East Ridge HS) was named ASUN Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 21) after tossing 5.2 innings, giving up just two hits and one earned run while striking out 10 and walking none against Cincinnati in the season-opening series.. It was just the second start of Victor's career and his 10 strikeouts sets a new career-high. It is also the most strikeouts by an Eagle since Mason Studstill struck out 11 on March 6, 2020 against Saint Joseph's.

D1 Baseball Recognizes Eagles
D1baseball.com released its first set of mid-season positional power rankings and multiple Eagles found themselves ranked.

Alejandro Rodriguez is #29 among catchers which is impressive considering he was not expected to catch before the season started. After a couple of injuries to catchers, Rodriguez went behind the plate and has been hard-pressed to give it up as he is hitting .376 with three home runs, 31 RBI, and 22 runs scored. He's also really hard to strike out as he is among the nation's leaders at 11.6 at-bats per strikeout.

Joe Kinker comes in as the 14th-ranked first baseman after he has been tearing the cover off the ball to begin the season, slashing .311/.479/.633 with 7 HR and 25 RBI. He is also second in the nation in walks with 28 and seventh in runs with 34.

Alejandro Figueredo came in at #27 among third basemen and may have only improved his stock after going 4-for-4 against Miami which raised his batting average to an astounding .436. He has also socked five home runs, five doubles, a triple, and driven in 42 runs.

In the outfield, all three - Ian Farrow, Brian Ellis, and Harrison Povey - were ranked in the top 100, one of just five teams along with Tennessee, Florida, Virginia, and Mercer, to place all three in the rankings. Farrow clocks in at #35, Ellis at #39, and Povey at #91 as they are all hitting above .375 and have combined for 20 home runs, 94 RBI, and 102 runs scored. In the Week 12 update, Ellis remained in the rankings at #67.

Jason Woodward also claimed a spot on the power rankings as he comes in at #83 among starting pitchers, improving 61 spots in from the preseason rankings. He is currently 3-1 on the season with a 1.93 ERA and 37 strikeouts while walking just 11 and holding opposing hitters to a .177 batting average.
 
Preseason All-ASUN Selections
Redshirt-junior Brian Ellis (Oviedo, Fla./Hagerty HS) and junior Joe Kinker (North Port, Fla./Venice HS) return to the Eagles after being named All-ASUN a season ago. They were both also named to the Preseason All-ASUN team a couple of weeks ago.
 
Ellis, a First-Team All-ASUN selection in 2021, is also on the Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List, which takes into consideration performance on the field, in the classroom, and in the community. Ellis hit .361 last season and also led the ASUN with a .489 on-base percentage while collecting 31 RBI and scoring 45 runs. He was also named the 43rd-ranked outfielder in the country by d1baseball.com.
 
Kinker was a second-team All-ASUN selection last season after leading the Green and Blue with 13 home runs. He also led the Eagles with 44 RBI and 87 total bases while hitting .271.
 
Two other Eagles were named to the Preseason All-ASUN team as transfers Luis Rodriguez (Guarenas, Venezuela/Miami Christian HS/Santa Fe College/Dyersburg State) and Bobby Head (Winter Garden, Fla./West Orange HS/Austin Peay) also earned spots. Rodriguez comes from Santa Fe College where he hit .359 with 14 home runs, 78 RBI, and 61 runs scored in two seasons while Head transfers in after playing four years at Austin Peay where he was an All-OVC First-Team selection in 2021.

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COACH TOLLETT
FGCU coach Dave Tollett currently owns a 670-406-3 overall record (.622) and a 228-128 (.645) 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 five-time ASUN Coach of the Year and has guided the Green and Blue to five 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 58 all-conference selections, 33 draft picks, three current major leaguers, 13 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.
 
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FGCU Athletics sponsors events in November and April 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.

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FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 92 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 14+ seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just 10 seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 45 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. Eight FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport - including women's basketball (No. 20, 2021-22), beach volleyball (No. 20, 2022) and both men's soccer (2018, 2019) and women's soccer (2018) as three of the most recent. 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. In 2018-19, the Eagles had an ASUN and state of Florida best seven teams earn the NCAA's Public Recognition Award for their Academic Progress Rate in their sport. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.50 GPA in the classroom in the fall 2020 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for 25 consecutive semesters. The past five semesters (Fall 2019 – Fall 2021) each saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher team GPA in each. The Eagles also served an all-time high 7,200 volunteer hours in 2017 - being recognized as one of two runners-up for the inaugural NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl.