QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION 2019 BASEBALL SCHEDULE Name of School:...... Florida International University Date Opponent Location Time Preferred Name:...... FIU Feb. 15 Stony Brook FIU Baseball Stadium 7 p.m. Location:...... Miami, Florida Feb. 16 Stony Brook FIU Baseball Stadium 6 p.m. Founded/Opened:...... 1965/1972 Feb. 17 Stony Brook FIU Baseball Stadium 12 p.m. Enrollment:...... 54,000 Feb. 19 Bethune Cookman FIU Baseball Stadium 7 p.m. Nickname:...... Panthers Feb. 23 South Dakota State North Charlotte Park 2 p.m. Mascot Name:...... Roary Feb. 24 South Dakota State North Charlotte Park 12 p.m. School Colors:...... Blue (PMS 282) & Gold (PMS 871) Feb. 27 Miami FIU Baseball Stadium 7 p.m. Conference:...... Conference USA March 1 at Jacksonville State Rudy Abbott Field 7 p.m. School President:...... Dr. Mark B. Rosenberg March 2 at Jacksonville State Rudy Abbott Field 2 p.m. Alma Mater/Year ...... Miami (Ohio), 1971 March 2 at Jacksonville State Rudy Abbott Field 2 p.m. Exec. Director of Sports & Entertainment:...... Pete Garcia March 5 Florida A&M FIU Baseball Stadium 7 p.m. Alma Mater/Year ...... Univ. of Miami (Fla.), 1984 March 6 Florida A&M FIU Baseball Stadium 3 p.m. Senior Associate Athletics Director/SWA:...... Julie Berg March 8 Seton Hall FIU Baseball Stadium 7 p.m. Alma Mater/Year ...... SUNY Cortland, 1985 March 9 Seton Hall FIU Baseball Stadium 6 p.m. NCAA Faculty Rep...... Dr. Pete E.C. Markowitz March 10 Seton Hall FIU Baseball Stadium 12 p.m. Alma Mater/Year ...... Cornell, 1985 March 12 Stetson FIU Baseball Stadium 7 p.m. School Website:...... FIUSports.com March 15 at Marshall* Appalachian Power Park 2 p.m. Athletics Twitter:...... @FIUAthletics March 16 at Marshall* Appalachian Power Park 2 p.m. Team Twitter:...... @FIUBaseaball March 17 at Marshall* Appalachian Power Park 1 p.m. Conference Website:...... ConferenceUSA.com March 20 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium 3 p.m. March 22 WKU* FIU Baseball Stadium 7 p.m. STADIUM INFORMATION March 23 WKU* FIU Baseball Stadium 6 p.m. Stadium Name:...... FIU Baseball Stadium March 24 WKU* FIU Baseball Stadium 12 p.m. Surface:...... Grass March 26 at Florida Gulf Coast Swanson Stadium 6:30 p.m. Official Capacity:...... 2,000 March 27 Florida Gulf Coast FIU Baseball Stadium 6:30 p.m. Ticket Office Phone:...... (305) FIU-GAME [348-4263] March 29 at FAU* FAU Baseball Stadium 6:30 p.m. March 30 at FAU* FAU Baseball Stadium 4 p.m. March 30 at FAU* FAU Baseball Stadium 12 p.m. FIU COACHES & STAFF April 3 at Houston Schroeder Park 7:30 p.m. Mervyl Melendez (Head Coach)...... Bethune-Cookman ‘96 April 5 at Rice* Reckling Park 7:30 p.m. Record at FIU (Years):...... 57-55 (2 Years) April 6 at Rice* Reckling Park 3 p.m. C-USA Record:...... 30-28 (2 Years) April 7 at Rice* Reckling Park 1:00 p.m. Overall Record:...... 57-55 (2 Years) April 12 Southern Miss* FIU Baseball Stadium 7 p.m. Dax Norris (Assistant)...... Alabama ‘96 April 13 Southern Miss* FIU Baseball Stadium 6 p.m. Jered Goodwin (Assistant)...... Birmingham Southern ‘04 April 14 Southern Miss* FIU Baseball Stadium 12 p.m. Tommy Duenas (Volunteer Assistant)...... FIU ‘02 April 16 at Bethune Cookman Jackie Robinson Park 4 p.m. Andrew Walker (Director of Operations)...... Hamline’14, Miami ‘17 April 19 at Old Dominion* Bud Metheny Baseball Comp. 6 p.m Kevin O’Neill (Head Athletic Trainer)...... Pittsburgh ‘76 April 20 at Old Dominion* Bud Metheny Baseball Comp. 3 p.m. Chad Smith (Dir. of Strength & Conditioning)...... UT-Chattanooga ‘06 April 21 at Old Dominion* Bud Metheny Baseball Comp. 12 p.m. April 24 at Miami Alex Rodriguez Park 7 p.m. THE PANTHERS IN 2019 April 26 Charlotte* FIU Baseball Stadium 7 p.m. 2018 Record:...... 26-28 April 27 Charlotte* FIU Baseball Stadium 6 p.m. C-USA Record/Finish:...... 15-10/7th April 28 Charlotte* FIU Baseball Stadium 12 p.m. Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...... 26/5 May 1 Bethune Cookman FIU Baseball Stadium 7 p.m. Newcomers:...... 20 May 3 UAB* FIU Baseball Stadium 7 p.m. May 4 UAB* FIU Baseball Stadium 6 p.m. May 5 UAB* FIU Baseball Stadium 12 p.m. FIU BASEBALL HISTORY May 7 at Texas Tech Dan Law Field 3 p.m. First Year of Baseball:...... 1973 May 10 at Middle Tennessee* Reese Smith Jr. Field 6 p.m. NCAA Postseason Appearances:...... 16 May 11 at Middle Tennessee* Reese Smith Jr. Field 4 p.m. NCAA Tournament Record:...... 17-34 May 12 at Middle Tennessee* Reese Smith Jr. Field 12 p.m. Last NCAA Opponent/Result:...... Columbia/L, 4-3 May 14 at Stetson Melching Field 6:30 p.m. NCAA Record (1973-2018):...... 1598-1028-1 May 16 Louisiana Tech* FIU Baseball Stadium 7 p.m. C-USA Record (2014-18):...... 74-74 May 17 Louisiana Tech* FIU Baseball Stadium 6 p.m. Sun Belt Record (1999-13):...... 199-198-1 TAAC(1991-98):...... 97-57 May 18 Louisiana Tech* FIU Baseball Stadium 12 p.m. Most Wins in Single-Season:...... 51 (1982) May 22-26 C-USA Tournament MGM Park TBA 2019 ROSTER No. Player Pos. Height Weight Class B/T Hometown/Previous School/College 1 Nick MacDonald RHP 6-1 175 Jr. R/R Pembroke Pines, Fla. / Flanagan 2 Logan Allen LHP/1B 6-0 180 So. R/L Deltona, Fla. / University 4 Kobe Lopez INF 5-4 152 Jr. R/R Orlando, Fla. / Archbishop McCarthy 5 Derek Cartaya INF 5-4 130 Jr. R/R Pembroke Pines, Fla. / Somerset Academy 6 Austin Shenton 3B 6-0 195 Jr. L/R Bellingham, Wash. /Bellevue College 7 John Rodriguez INF 5-11 190 Fr. R/R Parkland, Fla. / Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS 8 Christian Santana RHP 6-4 194 So. R/R Hialeah, Fla. / American Heritage 9 Luis Chavez C 5-8 180 Jr. R/R Miramar, Fla./ASA College 10 Jarrett Ford OF 5-10 180 Fr. R/R Decatur, Ga. / Decatur HS 11 Greyson Fletcher RHP 6-4 166 So. R/R Weston, Fla. / Cypress Bay 13 Daniel Brown RHP 6-2 173 So. R/R Miami, Fla. / Belen 14 Nathan Housen C 5-9 230 Fr. R/R Margat, Fla. / J. P. Taravella HS 16 Javier Valdes INF 5-10 191 Jr. R/R Miami, Fla. / Gulliver Prep 17 Gio Soto RHP 5-11 220 Jr. R/R Miami, Fla. / Gulliver Prep 18 Adan Fernandez OF 6-3 201 So. R/R Miramar, Fla. / Archbishop McCarthy 19 Seth Cannady OF 6-2 201 So. R/R Sebring, Fla. / Sebring 20 Chris Williams OF 6-2 195 Fr. L/L Woodstock, Ga. / River Ridge HS 22 Everett Hurst RHP 5-9 157 So. R/R Sebring, Fla. / Sebring 25 Franco Aleman RHP 6-6 215 Fr. R/R Tampa, Fla. / Alonso HS 26 Michael Harkcom INF 5-10 193 R-So. R/R Debary, Fla. / University HS 27 Jose Garcia C 5-11 211 So. R/R Miami, Fla. / Doral Academy 28 Jose Varela RHP 6-1 185 So. R/R Miami, Fla. /St. Johns River CC 30 Kaeber Rog INF 6-0 205 Fr. R/R Curacao / Trinity Christian Academy 31 Steven Casey RHP 6-0 181 So. R/R Buford, Ga. / Hebron Christian 32 Will Saxton LHP/1B 6-4 220 So. L/L Orlando, Fla. / Lake Highland Prep 33 Angel Tiburcio RHP/1B 6-2 230 Fr. R/R Wellington, Fla. / Trinity Christian Academy 34 Lorenzo Hampton, Jr. OF 6-5 225 Sr. R/R Miami Lakes, Fla./California 35 Danny Perez INF 5-11 235 Fr. R/R Miami, Fla. / Westminster Christian Academy 36 Jan Figueroa RHP 6-3 197 So. R/R Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico 37 Jose Machado RHP 6-0 215 Jr. R/R Miami, Fla. / Columbus 38 Rhett Rutledge UTL 5-9 195 Fr. R/R Sand Springs, Okla. / Northern Oklahoma CC 39 Christian Dearman RHP 6-0 195 Jr. R/R Pembroke Pines, Fla. / Tallahassee CC 40 Cody Cortelli RHP 5-10 182 So. R/R Davie, Fla. / American Heritage 46 Juan Teixeira OF 5-11 188 Jr. R/R Cooper City, Fla. /ASA College

COACHING STAFF SUPPORT STAFF Mervyl Melendez Head Coach Record at FIU (Years):...... 57-55 (2 Years) C-USA Record:...... 30-28 (2 Years) Overall Record:...... 594-492 (19 Years) Tim Vigue Athletic Trainer Dax Norris Assistant Coach Drew Walker Director of Operations Jared Goodwin Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Tyler Brain Sports Information Director Tommy Duenas Volunteer Assistant Coach Jessica Reo Senior Associate Athletic Director/Sport Supervisor Gabe Alfaro Director of Player Personnel Kaylee Padron Social Media Coordinator Kevin Cobas Manager Alberto Del Valle Manager Thomas Medina Manager Manny Real Manager Andres Samarkos Manager Malik Satchell Manager

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 5 Derek Cartayta...... car-tie-yah 14 Nathan Housen...... how-sen 19 Seth Cannady...... can-ah-dee 25 Franco Aleman...... ah-lay-mon 28 Jose Varela...... va-rail-ah 33 Angel Tiburcio...... tee-boor-sio 36 Jan Figueroa...... fig-ah-row-ah 37 Jose Machado...... ma-cha-doe 46 Juan Teixeira...... tay-sherr-ah