Daytona Beach, Fla. – With conference play on the horizon, the Wildcats face a final non-conference tune-up as they visit the No. 8-ranked Seminoles of FSU, Wednesday, March 16, at 7 p.m. in the state capitol. The game will be broadcast live on ACC Network.
 
Game Information

Wednesday, March 16
Opponent: FSU (10-5, 2-1 ACC)
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Tallahassee, Fla.
Live Stats:  http://fsu.statbroadcast.com/
Watch: ACCN
 
Last Time Out
 
The Wildcats took a hard-fought sweep at the hands of #12 LSU in Baton Rouge last weekend. The Wildcats led, 6-2, in game one of the series – taking the lead on a 3-run home run from Franki Febles - but B-CU fell 8-7 to an explosive Tiger offense.
 
The Wildcats tamed that Tiger lineup in game two – Gabriel Perez provided three quiet innings in relief with a pair of strikeouts.
 
The weekend ended on a sour note as B-CU took a 15-0 loss in the series finale. Reliever Alec Mendez made his 2022 season debut in the loss – he returns to the Wildcats after being sidelined in 2021 recovering from Tommy John surgery. He worked a clean inning with a strikeout.
 
Scouting the Seminoles

FSU is 10-5 this season. The Seminoles won the last two of a three game series at Wake Forest last weekend as they opened conference play. They are 8-2 at home this season.
 
The Seminoles are batting .285 as a team this season with an .843 OPS. They have hit 17 home runs as a team. Infielder Logan Lacey leads the Seminoles with 16 RBI, batting .290 with four homers in 15 starts this season. Catcher Jaime Ferrer is batting .368 with 10 RBI and two homers.
 
The FSU pitching staff has combined for a 3.17 ERA this season. Across 136 innings, they have struck out 203.  
 
The Starters
 
Marcos Gamboa gets his second midweek start of the season Wednesday night. The righty was strong over three innings last week against UCF, allowing only two hits and one walk while striking out three.
 
FSU turns to right-hander Carson Montgomery. In three starts this season, Montgomery is 1-0 with a 2.63 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 13.2 innings pitched. Opposing batters have hit .167 against him.
 
Notes

• Matthew Garcia has the third-most hits in the SWAC with 21. He is fourth in doubles with five, second in triples with three, and ninth in RBI with 12.
• Irvin Escobar has struck out only twice in 31 plate appearances across 12 starts.
• The Wildcats are the best fielding team in the SWAC with a .964 fielding percentage.
• B-CU Pitchers have walked the second-fewest batters in the SWAC this season at 56.
• Opposing baserunners have struggled mightily with the Wildcats' defense. Opponents have stolen bases at only a .462 clip this season – the best mark in the SWAC. The Wildcats have allowed only six stolen bases while swiping 30 bags of their own.

 
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