Last Time Out:
The Eagles are coming off of opening conference dropping the rubber match in the series to UNF. After losing 7-4 in the conference opener, the Eagles would win game two winning 5-2 before dropping the final game 14-8.
On Friday, the Eagles dropped a 7-4 battle to the Ospreys. freshman Joe Kinker, senior Jay Hayes and junior Kohl Gilmore each cranked out a home run for the team but the solo shots were not enough to overcome the deficit.
The Green and Blue rallied to a 5-2 victory over UNF on Saturday. Studstill took a scoreless game into the fifth inning and finished his outing after allowing just one hit and striking out seven. Six different Eagles recorded hits in the matchup and junior Richie Garcia led the team with two RBIs.
Sunday's game had the only two lead changes of the weekend. Junior Elijah Eusebio hit the first two home runs of his career in the game, tying the program record for most in a single game. His second shot was a grand slam that gave the Eagles their first lead of the game, but the Ospreys regained their lead after a powerful eighth inning.
Scouting FIU:
The Panthers are coming off of their second series loss in conference play after falling to Western Kentucky last weekend and Marshall the weekend before. In both matchups, FIU won on Friday night but dropped both Saturday and Sunday's games.
Senior Lorenzo Hampton Jr. leads the Panthers with a .350 batting average through a team-high 80 at-bats. The outfielder has cranked out seven doubles, two triples and two home runs.
Junior Austin Shenton's 19 RBIs are the most of anyone on the team by at least six and he has hit five home runs so far this season. Shenton led the Wareham Gateman to a Cape Cod League Championship last summer and was named postseason MVP.
Sophomore Logan Allen has pitched a team-high 36.2 innings and owns a 0.74 ERA. The southpaw has hurled double-digit strikeouts in four games this season. He has been charged with just three earned runs through his six appearances.
The Eagles lead the Panthers 10-7 overall. The teams have a split record of 4-4 at Swanson Stadium but the Eagles hold a 6-3 edge at FIU's ballpark. Last year, the Green and Blue won both meetings between the programs, including a 13-6 victory in Miami. Every year that the teams have met twice, with the exception of 2008 and 2010, the program that wins the first game has also claimed the second.
Expected Starters:
For game one at Swanson Stadium, sophomore Tyler Shuck (3-0, 2.05 ERA) will be the starter for FGCU and will go against freshman Angel Tiburcio (0-0, 4.36 ERA).
Both teams' starters for game two are to be determined at FIU Baseball Stadium, but my guess for that game is for FGCU, it will be senior Evan Lumbert (2-2, 3.14 ERA) and for FIU, it will be sophomore Christian Santana (1-2, 6.57 ERA).
How to Keep Up:
Livestats will be available for both games and air livestream. For game one at FGCU, it will air on FGCU's YouTube page, while for game two at FIU, it will air on ESPN+.
Fans can also keep up with both teams on Twitter:
FGCU: @FGCU_Baseball
FIU: @FIUBaseball
Livestats Links:
Game One- http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=252501
Game Two- https://fiusports.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary
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