FIU hosts Bethune-Cookman Tuesday night to start 4-game home stand

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Bethune-Cookman (21-14) at FIU (18-14) Tuesday, April 11: 7 p.m. EDT (PantherVision & C-USA TV LIVE broadcast, CLICK HERE)B-CU LHP Donte Lindsay (1-5, 7.79 ERA) at FIU RHP Robert Garcia (2-4, 4.34 ERA)Series History: FIU leads 51-14
First meeting: FIU won 14-3 in Miami, Fla. (March 8, 1978)
Last meeting: FIU won 4-3 in Miami, Fla. (April 13, 2016)Game Notables 
-- FIU is coming off a 2-3 Mississippi road trip. The Panthers split a two-game series with No. 22 Mississippi State and won one of three games against No. 21 Southern Miss.-- Just past the midway point of the 2017 season, the Panthers have nearly as many home runs (25) and stolen bases (33) as they had in all of 2016 when FIU hit 35 home runs and stole 49 bases.-- FIU head coach Mervyl Melendez coached 12 seasons at Bethune-Cookman. Melendez had a record of 379-320 and won 11 MEAC championships at B-CU.-- Before taking the series against Savannah State last weekend, B-CU had lost six of its last 10 games.-- B-CU right-hander Tyler Norris threw a no-hitter against Savannah State last Saturday.-- B-CU left-hander Donte Lindsay started both games against FIU last season. He pitched a combined six innings, allowed 12 hits and six runs, losing the game in Daytona Beach. FIU right-hander Robert Garcia started the game in Daytona Beach and lasted one inning and allowed two runs. -- The Panthers won the season series with the Wildcats last season. FIU won 21-8 in Daytona Beach and 4-3 at the FIU ballpark.
 2017 Leaders B-CUTeam stats:
Average: .293
ERA: 4.74
Fielding pct.: .956
 Individual leaders:
Average: Adonis Lao .385
Home runs: Danny Rodriguez 4
RBI: Jameel Edney 28
Stolen bases: Kyle Corbin 12
Wins: Anthony Maldonado 5
ERA: Anthony Maldonado 2.89
Strikeouts: Anthony Maldonado, Tyler Norris 34
Saves: Ivan Coutinho 5
 FIUTeam stats:
Average: .278
ERA: 4.55
Fielding pct.: .972
 Individual leaders:
Average: Kenny Meimerstorf .352
Home runs: JC Escarra 6                         
RBI: JC Escarra, Irving Lopez 22
Stolen bases: Jack Schaaf 6
Wins: Nick MacDonald 5
ERA: Nick MacDonald 2.45
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