Florida Memorial Baseball Set To Host Webber International In First Home Conference Weekend Series Beginning Friday

AT A GLANCE
FMU Lions (6-2, 2-1) vs. Webber International University Warriors (14-1)
When: Friday-Saturday, February 25-26, 2022
Where: Florida Memorial, Miami Gardens, Fla. | Harry T. Moore Field
First Pitch: Friday, 2 p.m. | Saturday, 12 p.m.
Last Meeting: March 27, 2021, Win 7-6; Series (3/27/21): WIU won 2-1
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – As good of a start as Florida Memorial University has gotten off to this season – holding its best record through the first eight games of a season in over seven years – it knows that the outcomes of matchups like this weekend's will be the true indicator for this season as it hosts Webber International University for a three-game weekend series beginning Friday at Harry T. Moore Field

First pitch of the Lions' (6-2, 2-1 The Sun Conference) Friday game is set for 2 p.m. and the teams will be back on the HTM diamond Saturday for a doubleheader beginning at 12 p.m.

About The Lions (6-2, 2-1 TSC)

FMU enters the weekend having picked up a 5-4 win over visiting University of Fort Lauderdale this past Tuesday.
After leading 3-0 through the fourth inning then falling behind 4-3 in the fifth, the Lions needed an eighth-inning RBI sac fly from catcher Luis Velandia to complete their rally back.
First baseman Nathan Harris led the way with two runs scored and a triple, he also was a part of ninth-inning double play that helped shut the door on Fort Lauderdale.
Injuries have started to nag Florida Memorial head coach Florentino Burgos, as he had to shuffle his batting order and pitching rotation over the past week.
Still, the Lions continue to prove to be a potent offensive ballclub – scoring an average of just under eight runs per game, hitting .287 as a team, and notching 27 stolen bases in 31 attempts.

Scouting Webber International (14-1, 0-0 TSC)

Webber International is currently riding a 12-game winning streak.
During their win streak, the Warriors defeated University of Fort Lauderdale, Warner University, and swept No. 6 Faulkner University at Faulkner by combined score of 19-5 in three games.
WIU is one of the few teams that rivals Florida Memorial in terms of offensive output, recording 11 home runs and 117 hits as a team so far this season.
Six different Warriors players already have double-digit hits, led by Kenny Rodriguez's 16 hits.
Webber head coach Collin Martin is in his third season leading the team and eighth year overall with the Warriors.

Series History

Florida Memorial trails the all-time series against Webber International 36-7.
The last time the Lions took a weekend series from WIU was the 2018 season, when it rebounded from a single loss and took both games of a doubleheader on March 17th, 2018 (5-4 and 7-0).

Keys To Victory

FMU's pitching staff will be tested this weekend; they cannot allow an inning to snowball and take the team out of the game.
The Lions showed it can manufacture runs, even when the batting order isn't at full strength, it wouldn't be shocking to see high-offensive output games by both teams this weekend.

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Players Mentioned

#25 Nathan Harris: INF; 6' 4"; Sophomore

#41 Luis Velandia: C; 5' 11"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#25 Nathan Harris
: 6' 4"; Sophomore
: INF

#41 Luis Velandia
: 5' 11"; Junior
: C

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Players Mentioned

#25 Nathan Harris

#41 Luis Velandia

Players Mentioned

#25 Nathan Harris

#41 Luis Velandia