Embry-Riddle (27-14, 16-2) vs. Florida Memorial (8-24, 3-13) April 4 | Daytona Beach, Fla. | 6 p.m. April 5 | Daytona Beach, Fla. | 1 p.m. | DH   FMU OFFENSE ERAU .246 AVG .283 112 R 196 238 H 383 38 2B 55 5 3B 8 3 HR 10 98 RBI 172 .305 SLG% .358 83 BB 138 23 HBP 39 215 Ks 266 .300 OB% .363 25-41 SB-SBA 65-91   FMU DEFENSE  ERAU 7.64 ERA 2.33 2 CG 6 0 SHO 7 246.1 IP 355.0 316 H 271 253 R 125 209 ER 92 142 BB 131 154 Ks 316 .302 OPP. BA .207 61 E 66 .942 FLD% .958 FMU LEADERS ERAU Senluis (.382) AVG Knight (.333) Senluis (10) R Chastain (30) Senluis (26) H Lindheim (52) Perez (5) 2B Lindheim (12) Yglesias (2) 3B Goodall (4) Three w/ (1) HR Knight (4) Perez (16) RBI Knight (34) Gonzalez (.480) SLG% Knight (.542) Yglesias (10) BB Chastain/Knight (19) Tejada (.475) OB% Knight (.432) Senluis (5-8) SB-SBA Chastain (14-19) FMU LEADERS ERAU Delgado (3.78) ERA Lozada (0.96) Suarez/Hardison (1) CG Nelson (3) - SHO Nelson/Lidyard (3) Johnston (34.0) IP Nelson (70.1) Johnston (23) Ks Poncedeleon (68) Delgado (.227) OPP. BA Nelson (.173) LINKS • Embry-Riddle Season Stats • Florida Memorial Season Stats

GAMEDAY CENTRAL
No. 15 Embry-Riddle (27-14, 16-2) vs. Florida Memorial (8-24, 3-13)
DATES: Friday, April 4 - Saturday, April 5
CITY: Daytona Beach, Fla.
SITE: Sliwa Stadium
FIRST PITCH FRIDAY: 6 p.m.
FIRST PITCH SATURDAY: 1 p.m. - DH
LIVE STATS: Stretch Internet
LIVE AUDIO: Stretch Internet
LIVE VIDEO: Stretch Internet
CURRENT EMBRY-RIDDLE STREAK: W1
CURRENT FLORIDA MEMORIAL STREAK: L2
EMBRY RIDDLE AT HOME IN 2014: 16-7
FLORIDA MEMORIAL ON THE ROAD IN 2014: 7-19
SERIES: Embry-Riddle leads, 60-9
LAST MEETING: ERAU 7, FMU 5 (11) - April 7, 2013 | Miami Gardens, Fla.

AT A GLANCE
The 15th-ranked Embry-Riddle Eagles start the final month of the 2014 regular season this weekend against the visiting Florida Memorial Lions. ERAU needs just two victories to secure a spot in The Sun Conference Tournament, they would become the first TSC school to punch their ticket to Fort Myers.

EMBRY-RIDDLE
Embry-Riddle returns to Daytona Beach for its first Sun Conference home series since mid-March. The Eagles are looking to punch the first ticket to Fort Myers, Fla. for The Sun Conference Tournament, and need just two wins to do so.

Darryl Knight, the reigning Sun Conference Player of the Week, leads the ERAU offense with a .333 average from the plate, collecting 48 hits, 10 doubles, a triple and six home runs for 36 RBIs and a .542 slugging percentage. Three other Eagles are hitting above .300, including Jake Cavender (.316), Kevin Lindheim (.315) and J Rhet Montana (.305).

On the mound, the Eagle pitching staff has continued to be one of the best in the country, posting a 2.33 ERA in 355.0 innings of work with 316 strikeouts. Friday starter Daniel Poncedeleon is 5-1 with a 1.97 ERA and 68 Ks while Saturday probables Stetson Nelson and Corey Tufts are each 7-2 with 1.54 and 2.24 ERAs respectively.

SCOUTING FLORIDA MEMORIAL
The Lions are 8-24 overall entering Thursday's games against Lindenwood-Belleville in Miami Gardens, Fla. Five of FMU's eight wins have come in the last 10 games, including two of their three TSC victories.

Florida Memorial has a .246 team batting average, led by Carlos Senluis at .386 and Gerald Tejada at .353. The Lions have recorded 245 hits (47 extra-base hits) and 100 RBIs while striking out 220 times in 994 at-bats.

FMU's team ERA is 7.78 in 253.1 innings and a .302 opponent batting average. Casey Johnston has six starts and a 5.82 ERA for the Lions, while Michael Hardison has 19 Ks in 26.1 innings.

THE #ERAUvsFMU SERIES
The Eagles enjoy a 60-9 all-time record against Florida Memorial, including a stretch of eight straight victories. The .870 winning percentage the Blue and Gold have against FMU is the highest against any Eagle opponent with 20 or more games against ERAU.

NATIONAL STAT RANKINGS
• Embry-Riddle ranks No. 1 in opponent batting average (.209)
• Embry-Riddle ranks No. 1 in total batters struck out (.316)
• Embry-Riddle ranks No. 3 in Earned Run Average (2.33)
• Embry-Riddle ranks No. 9 in total hits (383)

EAGLE BASEBALL BY THE NUMBERS
1,005 - Wins in program history
376 - Career wins by Head Coach Randy Stegall
316 - Strikeouts by the ERAU pitching staff in 2014
132 - Kevin Lindheim's career hits in an Eagle uniform
19 - Conference Championships in program history

2014 Sun Conference Baseball Standings

School (RK)	TSC	OVR	STRK
Embry-Riddle (15)	16-2	27-14	W4
St. Thomas (RV)	15-6	25-13	L1
Thomas	14-7	20-16	W1
Southeastern (22)	12-6	31-12	W2
Warner	8-10	18-20-2	L1
Webber International	7-11	21-22	L1
Northwood	6-10	19-18-1	L1
USC Beaufort	6-12	15-18	W1
Ave Maria	4-14	15-26	L3
Florida Memorial	3-13	8-23	L1