GAMEDAY CENTRAL
No. 19 Embry-Riddle (24-13, 11-6) vs. Warner (12-25-1, 4-12)
DATES: Friday-Saturday, April 3-4, 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 AUDIO: Embry-Riddle Gameday Network
LIVE VIDEO: Embry-Riddle Gameday Network
Series: ERAU leads 64-33
Current Streak: ERAU - W5

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EMBRY-RIDDLE
The 19th-ranked Eagles host Warner this weekend to kick off the month of April, the last month of the regular season. ERAU is 24-13 overall and 11-6 in Sun Conference play, currently third in the league standings behind Northwood (16-2) and St. Thomas (12-5).

Embry-Riddle has posted a .286 batting average as a team with 347 hits, 56 doubles, 13 triples and nine home runs. Liam Goodall has a .403 average on 54 hits with 33 RBIs and 28 runs scored while also going 15-for-15 on the bases. Reigning Sun Conference Player of the Week Jake Cavender has improved his average to .274 and has scored 25 runs while driving in 21 for ERAU.

Embry-Riddle boasts a 3.34 ERA in 310.0 innings with 287 strikeouts. Stetson Nelson has a 2.34 ERA in 65.1 innings with 55 Ks while Zac Grotz is 6-1 with seven saves in 41.2 innings, fanning 46 batters while allowing just four earned runs.

WARNER
Royals' Head Coach Jeff Sikes brings his Warner team into Daytona Beach this weekend looking to improve its conference standing in hopes of grabbing a postseason berth to The Sun Conference Tournament. The Royals are 4-12 in TSC action and are currently sitting in ninth place, needing to be in the top six to qualify for the league tournament.

Offensively, the Royals are hitting .287 as a team with 68 doubles and 10 home runs, scoring 205 runs in 38 games. Broderick Rodocker is leading the squad with a .361 average on 48 hits, 11 doubles, 21 RBIs and 23 runs scored.

On the mound, the Royals have a 6.80 ERA in 301.2 innings of work while opponents are hitting .311 against them. Dylan Heiring has a 6.19 ERA in nine starts and 52.1 innings with 57 strikeouts.

EAGLES IN THE TOP 25
Team stats:
5th - Assists (428)
6th - Batters Struck Out (287)
7th - Triples (16)
14th - Innings Pitched (310.0)
22nd - Stolen Bases (73)
24th - Earned Run Average (3.37)
24th - Hits (347)

Individual stats:
4th - Zac Grotz, Runs Allowed (5)
7th - Matt Jacobs, Doubles (15)
7th - Zac Grotz, Saves (7)
7th - Stetson Nelson, Innings Pitched (65.1)
8th - Zac Grotz, Wins (6)
8th - Tyer Cyr, Strikeouts (63)
9th - Liam Goodall, Hits (54)

EAGLE BASEBALL BY THE NUMBERS
1,041 - Wins in program history
412 - Career wins by Head Coach Randy Stegall
382 - Conference wins in program history
289.2 - Innings pitched by Stetson Nelson in his two seasons with the Eagles (4th all-time)
229 - Nelson's career strikeouts (4th all-time)
178 - Career hits by Liam Goodall (8th all-time)
20 - Conference Championships in program history
2.5:1 - Embry-Riddle's current strikeout to walk ratio (287:116)

27 SEASONS OF EAGLE BASEBALL
The 2015 season marks the 27th edition of Eagle baseball and Embry-Riddle athletics overall. Embry-Riddle is 1,041-448-1 in 27 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).