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