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Matt Michlowitz

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@ERAUBaseball Wraps Up Eight-Game Road Trip with Four Games in Alabama

GAMEDAY CENTRAL
NAIA No. 11 Embry-Riddle (7-2) at Auburn Montgomery (8-4)
DATES: 
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 20-21, 2015
FIRST PITCH FRIDAY: 1 p.m. EST (DH)
FIRST PITCH SATURDAY: 2 p.m. EST
CITY: Montgomery, Ala.
SITE: Auburn Montgomery Baseball Complex
LIVE STATS: Embry-Riddle Gameday Network
NAIA No. 11 Embry-Riddle (7-2) at NAIA No. 5 Faulkner (11-1)
DATES: 
Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015
FIRST PITCH: 1 p.m. EST
CITY: Montgomery, Ala.
SITE: Harrison Field
LIVE STATS: Embry-Riddle Gameday Network

EMBRY-RIDDLE
Embry-Riddle travels to Montgomery, Alabama for a three-game set against Auburn Montgomery and a single game against fifth-ranked Faulkner. The four games will conclude an eight-game road trip that has seen the Blue and Gold take two out of three from Webber International and defeat Palm Beach Atlantic on Tuesday, 11-9.

The Eagles knocked off the Sailfish in their last game on the strength of 13 hits, including five for extra bases. Enderson Velasquez went 4-for-5 with a double, home run, two runs scored and three RBIs in the win. As a team, the Eagles are hitting .290 with 49 RBIs on 83 hits, drawing 29 walks with 23 stolen bases in 28 attempts.

Velasquez leads the team with a .467 average on 14 hits, posting an on-base percentage of .528. Velazquez is tied with Liam Goodall and Tobias Moreno at 14 hits to lead the Eagles, while Moreno leads the team with nine runs scored and eight stolen bases. Matt Jacobs and Joshua Garcia are tied for the team lead with nine RBIs and Jacobs has two of ERAU's five home runs.

As a pitching staff, the Eagles have a 2.64 ERA in 75 innings of work, striking out 78 batters and allowing opponents to hit just .215 against them.

AUBURN MONTGOMERY
The Warhawks are 8-4 and carry a five-game winning streak into the weekend series, which includes a three-game sweep over No. 21 Brewton-Parker. AUM is hitting .259 with 84 hits and 57 runs scored while the pitchers have a 4.59 ERA in 96 innings.

Darius Reese leads the Warhawks with a .421 average on 16 hits with four doubles and 11 runs scored. 16 AUM pitchers have seen action in 2015 and opponents are hitting .281 against them.

FAULKNER
The Eagles are 11-1 and will play a three-game series against Blue Mountain College prior to facing ERAU on Sunday. Faulkner is hitting .293 with 95 hits and 64 runs scored while the pitchers have a 2.80 ERA in 90 innings.

Robert Llera leads the Eagles with a .487 average on 19 hits with five doubles, a pair of home runs and 14 RBIs. 13 Faulkner pitchers have seen action in 2015 and opponents are hitting .230 against them.

STATISTICAL TID BITS
• The Eagles have never turned a triple play in program history
• The Eagles won their 400th game at Sliwa Stadium last Saturday with a 5-1 win over Reinhardt
• In 2014, Embry-Riddle didn't hit a home run at Sliwa Stadium until March 11, they had three last Sunday and added another last Tuesday afternoon

EAGLE BASEBALL BY THE NUMBERS
1,024 - Wins in program history
395 - Career wins by Head Coach Randy Stegall
374 - Conference wins in program history
240.1 - Innings pitched by Stetson Nelson in his two seasons with the Eagles
138 - Career hits by Liam Goodall
20 - Conference Championships in program history
3.12:1 - Embry-Riddle's current strikeout to walk ratio (78-25)
2.64 - ERAU's team ERA

27 SEASONS OF EAGLE BASEBALL
The 2015 season marks the 27th edition of Eagle baseball and Embry-Riddle athletics overall. Embry-Riddle is 1,024-437-1 in 26 seasons, capturing 15 conference regular season titles, five conference tournament titles, seven regional crowns, claiming 31 NAIA All-America honors, 37 Honorable Mention All-American honors and advancing to the NAIA World Series 12 times (T-3rd most in NAIA history).
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Players Mentioned

Liam Goodall

#9 Liam Goodall

OF
6' 3"
Junior
R/R
Tobias Moreno

#23 Tobias Moreno

OF
6' 1"
Junior
L/R
Stetson Nelson

#40 Stetson Nelson

LHP
6' 2"
Senior
L/L
Enderson Velasquez

#13 Enderson Velasquez

INF
6' 2"
Junior
R/R
Joshua Garcia

#4 Joshua Garcia

INF
5' 11"
Junior
L/R
Matt Jacobs

#3 Matt Jacobs

INF
6' 0"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Liam Goodall

#9 Liam Goodall

6' 3"
Junior
R/R
OF
Tobias Moreno

#23 Tobias Moreno

6' 1"
Junior
L/R
OF
Stetson Nelson

#40 Stetson Nelson

6' 2"
Senior
L/L
LHP
Enderson Velasquez

#13 Enderson Velasquez

6' 2"
Junior
R/R
INF
Joshua Garcia

#4 Joshua Garcia

5' 11"
Junior
L/R
INF
Matt Jacobs

#3 Matt Jacobs

6' 0"
Junior
R/R
INF