2020 SERIES THREAD: FAU vs. FGCU - 2/18, 5/5
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What: Florida Gulf Coast (0-3) vs. Florida Atlantic (3-0)
When: Tuesday, February 18th at 6:30 PM
Where: FAU Baseball Stadium
Video: CUSA.tv
Live Stats: Here
FGCU Team Site: Here
Series: The Eagles own a 12-8 advantage, despite the Owls winning the lone matchup last season
Projected Starting Pitchers:
FGCU - RHP Nikolas Bitner (0-0, 27.00 ERA)
FAU - LHP Marc DeGusipe (1st Appearance)
Notes
Owls
FAU prepares to take on cross-state rival FGCU for the first of a two-game set. The second matchup will be in Fort Myers on May 5th.
The Owls head into the midweek game after their sixth straight season opening series sweep. FAU beat Delaware 8-5, 9-5, and 8-2 in a rain-soaked set that saw multiple rain delays. Sunday's matchup was called after five innings due to poor field conditions.
In the Delaware series, John McCormack's ballclub put a man on base in every inning. This gives FAU a stellar on-base percentage of .496, placing the Owls sixth nationally.
Adding to FAU's offensive power, Andru Summerall, BJ Murray, Cade Parker, Mitchell Hartigan all went yard last series. Murray also collected a team-high five RBIs.
True freshman LHP Marc DeGusipe will got the nod to start on the mound. The Tampa Jefferson HS product was rated as the 16th best Class of 2019 LHP out of Florida, according to PerfectGame.
After this midweek matchup, the Owls will face Binghampton for a three-game weekend series before traveling to Tallahassee to take on Texas Tech and Florida State.
Eagles
Normally a power in the Atlantic Sun Conference, FGCU rides a five game losing streak dating back to their disappointing 0-2 effort in last season's A-Sun Conference Tournament.
Last weekend, the Eagles were swept by Tulane in New Orleans. Only Friday's season opener was close, with the Green Wave winning 4-3 before dominating FGCU 8-4 and 6-1 on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
FGCU's poor run of form is shocking considering last year's 34-21 record, good to crown the Eagles an Atlantic Sun Regular Season Championship. Still, A-Sun coaches selected the Eagles to finish second in the conference in 2020.
Adding to their preseason hype, four Eagles earned All-Atlantic Sun Preseason Team nods: SP Mason Studstill, C Alex Brait, 3B Richie Garcia, and DH Joe Kinker. Neither of the three fielders are hitting above .150 AVG after last weekend.
RHP Nikolas Bitner gets the nod despite giving up 3 ER on 3 H in 1.0 IP in FGCU's 8-4 loss on Saturday. His 3.11 2019 ERA made him one of the most reliable bullpen pitchers for FGCU.
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