STETSON – UCF MIDWEEK GAME
Date: Tuesday, April 11
Location: DeLand, Fla.
Site: Melching Field at Conrad Park
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: FM 96.9 The Game
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast
Scouting the Hatters
The Stetson Hatters are sporting a 20-13 overall record and an 8-4 record in ASUN Conference play. The Hatters are 6-4 in their last 10 games, dropping a three-game series against Bellarmine last weekend and splitting a doubleheader Friday.
The Hatters have a team batting average of .263 with three players hitting at or above a .318 mark. They've hit 49 home runs as a team, five triples and 64 doubles. Freshman Landon Moran and redshirt junior Christian Pregent lead the Hatters offense with a .333 average, 35 hits and seven doubles apiece. Moran leads the team with 28 runs and a .482 on base percentage and Pregent is tied for the team-lead with seven home runs.
Stetson has a 5.78 team ERA and its ace, Austin Amaral, has a 3.09 mark through 43.2 innings with 55 strikeouts and a complete game shutout. Stetson's .972 fielding percentage is second in the ASUN.
Scouting the Knights
UCF is 17-15 overall and 1-5 in American Athletic Conference play. The Knights have a team batting average of .282. The power-hitting team ranks 16th nationally in home runs (57) and 17th in home runs per game (1.78), leading the AAC in both.
The offense is led by five-year veteran Ben McCabe, who is hitting at a .383 mark with a team-leading 46 hits, 12 home runs, 90 total bases and 9 HBP through the Knights' 32 games. McCabe is joined by Andrew Sundean and Andrew Brait, who are all hitting at or above .310.
UCF has a team ERA of 5.31 and a 1.51 WHIP. Defensively, the Knights have a .962 fielding percentage.
Pitching Preview
TBA (Stetson) vs. TBA (UCF)
UP NEXT
The Knights return to John Euliano Park this weekend to host the Memphis Tigers for a three-game series on Friday (5 p.m.), Saturday (6 p.m.) and Sunday (1 p.m.), April 14-16. They play Stetson again at home at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18.