GAMEDAY CENTRAL
No. 11 Embry-Riddle (9-5, 2-1) vs. Ave Maria (5-9, 1-5)
DATES: Friday-Saturday, Feb. 27-28, 2015
FIRST PITCH FRIDAY: 6 p.m. EST
FIRST PITCH SATURDAY: 1 p.m. EST (DH)
CITY: Daytona Beach, Fla.
SITE: Sliwa Stadium
LIVE STATS: Embry-Riddle Gameday Network
LIVE VIDEO: Embry-Riddle Gameday Network
LIVE AUDIO: Embry-Riddle Gameday Network

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No. 11 Embry-Riddle (9-5) vs. No. 12 Bellevue (6-2)
DATES: Sunday-Monday, March 1-2, 2015
FIRST PITCH SUNDAY: 6 p.m. EST
FIRST PITCH MONDAY: 6 p.m. EST
CITY: Daytona Beach, Fla.
SITE: Sliwa Stadium
LIVE STATS: Embry-Riddle Gameday Network
LIVE VIDEO: Embry-Riddle Gameday Network
LIVE AUDIO: Embry-Riddle Gameday Network

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EMBRY-RIDDLE
Embry-Riddle continues its seven-game home stand with a three-game set against TSC foe Ave Maria on Friday and Saturday. On Sunday and Monday, the 11th-ranked Eagles will host the 12th-ranked Bellevue Bruins. The Blue and Gold have lost two straight at home this week, falling to NCAA II No. 25 Saint Leo on Tuesday, 6-4, and losing to NAIA No. 19 on Wednesday, 16-4.

Enderson Velasquez leads the team with a .383 average on 18 hits, posting an on-base percentage of .455. Tobias Moreno leads the Eagles with 21 hits, 13 runs scored and 10 stolen bases. Joshua Garcia and Matt Jacobs lead the club with 11 RBIs apiece and Jacobs has two of ERAU's five home runs.

Kenny Burkhead is 1-0 with a 0.60 ERA in two starts while Stetson Nelson is 2-1 with 0.72 ERA in four appearances, three of which were starts. Zac Grotz has all four of Embry-Riddle's saves and a 2-0 record with a 1.59 ERA, with 15 strikeouts in 11.1 innings pitched.

AVE MARIA
The Gyrenes are 5-9 and 1-5 in conference play. AMU has lost six straight, including a three-game sweep at home against Webber International where the Warriors outscored the Gyrenes 44-9. Ave Maria is hitting .275 with 14 home runs and 57 runs scored while the pitchers have a 6.34 ERA and 114 strikeouts in 110.2 innings.

Nick Sacchetta is tied for sixth in the NAIA with four home runs and Tucker Starkey is 13th in the country with three home runs to go along with a .339 batting average. Austin Munn is the team's ace with a 2-1 record and 1.16 ERA in four starts, with 34 strikeouts in 23.1 innings pitched. Christian Dufresne has started a pair of games and has a 2.89 ERA and Austin Comesanas has AMU's only save and a 1-1 record with a 3.60 ERA.

BELLEVUE
The Bruins are 6-2 on the season, with both losses coming at No. 16 Oklahoma City. BU has won two straight and will play No. 19 Davenport in Babson Park on Saturday night before facing the Eagles. Bellevue is hitting .350 with eight home runs and 66 runs scored while the pitchers have a 3.17 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 54 innings.

The Bruins are ranked fifth in the NAIA with a .531 slugging percentage and 10th in batting average (.350). The team's 3.17 ERA is 28th in the nation and BU is 35th in fielding percentage (.962). Gabriel De La Rosa is ninth in the NAIA with a .577 batting average (15-for-26) and 16th with an .885 slugging percentage. Osvaldo Gonzalez leads the Bruins with a pair of home runs and eight RBIs while batting .391. Braulio Torres-Perez is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA in two starts and 17 strikeouts in 12 innings pitched, while Stephan Meyer is 1-1 with a 1.00 ERA and 13 strikeouts in nine innings of work.

STATISTICAL TID BITS
• The Eagles have never turned a triple play in program history
• The Eagles won their 400th game at Sliwa Stadium last on Feb. 7 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.

EAGLES IN THE TOP 25
Team stats:
9th -  Triples (7)
15th - Stolen Bases (34)
19th - Batters Struck Out (107)

Individual stats:
3rd - Zac Grotz - Saves (3)
10th - Tobias Moreno - Stolen Bases (10)
12th - Moreno/Jake Cavender - Triples (2)
21st - Tyler Cyr - Strikeouts/9 inn. (12.46)

EAGLE BASEBALL BY THE NUMBERS
1,026 - Wins in program history
397 - Career wins by Head Coach Randy Stegall
374 - Conference wins in program history
249.1 - Innings pitched by Stetson Nelson in his two seasons with the Eagles
143 - Career hits by Liam Goodall
20 - Conference Championships in program history
2.55:1 - Embry-Riddle's current strikeout to walk ratio (107:42)

27 SEASONS OF EAGLE BASEBALL
The 2015 season marks the 27th edition of Eagle baseball and Embry-Riddle athletics overall. Embry-Riddle is 1,026-440-1 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).