DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman returns to the road Wednesday, traveling to Miami to face FIU in non-conference baseball action at FIU Baseball Stadium. The game is the only midweek contest for the Wildcats this week, with first pitch scheduled for 3 p.m.
Bethune-Cookman (14-19) faced off against FIU just two weeks ago at Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach. The Panthers took the contest by a count of 21-8. The Cats allowed a season-high 26 hits in the contest, as well as the 21 runs allowed being a season-high.
Junior right-hander Donté Lindsay will get the start on the hill, as the left-hander will make his first start since facing FIU in the last meeting between the two teams on March 29.
AT A GLANCE
Records: Bethune-Cookman 14-19 | FIU 15-19
Rankings: Bethune-Cookman is unranked. FIU is unranked.
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BETHUNE-COOKMAN VS. FIU PROBABLE STARTERS
Bethune-Cookman
LHP Donté Lindsay (2-3, 6.75 ERA)
FIU
RHP Andres Nunez (2-2, 5.56 ERA)
Bethune-Cookman-FIU Series History
• Bethune-Cookman earned just two (2) non-conference wins a season ago – both coming against FIU at home and on the road, respectfully.
• FIU won the previous meeting between the two teams this season on March 29, using a 21-8 score line in its favor.
• The first-ever postseason win for the Wildcats came in 2002, as then B-CC defeated FIU by a score of 7-4 in an elimination game as part of the NCAA Gainesville [Fla.] Regional.
• The two teams have met 64 times overall with the Panthers holding a commanding 50-14 advantage in the series.
Noting the Wildcats
• Bethune-Cookman comes into the game having taken its first series sweep of the 2016 campaign, collecting all three games against Savannah State in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEACX) series over the weekend in Ormond Beach, Florida.
• Michael Cruz hit his league-leading 11th home run in the series-opener against Savannah State.
• Senior right fielder Nathan Bond and freshman first baseman Danny Rodriguez each collected MEAC honors this week. Bond was tabbed Co=Player of the Week, while Rodriguez picked up Rookie of the Week accolades.
• Bond led the Wildcats at the plate in average through four games this past week. Bond hit .647 on the week, adding 11 hits and a home run. He blasted a two-run homer against SSU in a come-from-behind win over the Savannah State Tigers in the series-opener.
• Rodriguez picked up a couple of clutch hits over the course of the week in helping Bethune-Cookman to a 3-1 record on the spin. Rodriguez batted a team second-best .471 on the week, picking up eight hits and two RBIs with three runs scored himself. At the first base position, he fielded at a .976 clip, supplying 37 putouts and three assists against a single error. Rodriguez collected three multi-hit games in four attempts on the week.
• Freshman pitcher Tyler Krull earned his first career win over the weekend, coming out of the bullpen in the series finale against Savannah State to collect the victory. Krull worked three innings, allowing a run on four hits and striking out three in relief of starter Alex Seibold.
• Three Wildcats are on a six-game hitting streak with Danny Rodriguez, Josten Heron and Nathan Bond.
Up Next for B-CU
Bethune-Cookman returns to the Ormond Beach Sports Complex this upcoming weekend, welcoming in-state rival Florida A&M for a three-game league series beginning Saturday, April 16, at 1 p.m.
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