GAMEDAY CENTRAL
NAIA No. 11 Embry-Riddle (9-3) vs. NCAA II No. 25 Saint Leo (13-1)
DATES:Â Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015
FIRST PITCH:Â 6 p.m. EST
CITY:Â Daytona Beach, Fla.
SITE:Â Sliwa Stadium
LIVE STATS:Â Embry-Riddle Gameday NetworkLIVE VIDEO:Â Embry-Riddle Gameday NetworkLIVE AUDIO:Â Embry-Riddle Gameday Network
EMBRY-RIDDLEEmbry-Riddle lands back at home to host future conference opponent Saint Leo on Tuesday night. The Blue and Gold took two games of a three-game set at Auburn Montgomery over the weekend before having Sunday's matinee against No. 5 Faulkner rained out.
Enderson Velasquez leads the team with a .410 average on 16 hits, posting an on-base percentage of .489.
Tobias Moreno leads the Eagles with 19 hits, 11 runs scored and 10 stolen bases.
Joshua Garcia leads the club with 11 RBIs and
Matt Jacobs has two of ERAU's five home runs.
As a pitching staff, the Eagles have a 2.51 ERA in 97 innings of work, striking out 95 batters and allowing opponents to hit just .236 against them.
SAINT LEOThe Lions are 13-1 and ranked 25th in NCAA II. SLU carries a four-game winning streak into Tuesday's contest, which includes a three-game sweep over McKendree. Saint Leo is hitting .344 with 182 hits and 148 runs scored while the pitchers have a 2.55Â ERA in 127 innings.
Nick Perez leads the Lions with a .462 average on 12 hits with twpo doubles and 11 runs scored. Jordan Taylor is 2-0 with a 2.84 ERA in four starts, striking out 13 batters in 19 innings.
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 on Feb. 8 and added another on Feb. 10.
EAGLE BASEBALL BY THE NUMBERS1,026 - Wins in program history
397 - Career wins by Head CoachÂ
Randy Stegall374 - Conference wins in program history
247.1 - Innings pitched by
Stetson Nelson in his two seasons with the Eagles
140 - Career hits by
Liam Goodall20 - Conference Championships in program history
2.71:1 - Embry-Riddle's current strikeout to walk ratio (95:35)
2.51 - ERAU's team ERA
27 SEASONS OF EAGLE BASEBALLThe 2015 season marks the 27th edition of Eagle baseball and Embry-Riddle athletics overall. Embry-Riddle is 1,026-438-1 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).