\n Story Links
\n
\n
<\/p>\n
DELAND, Fla. \u2014 Jacksonville Baseball will make the trip to Melching Field at Conrad Park this weekend for a potential postseason-clinching series. With two wins, the Dolphins would return to DeLand for the ASUN Championship on May 19.<\/p>\n
Jacksonville leads the season series 2-1 after winning the Thursday and Friday matchups at John Sessions Stadium on Easter weekend. JU enters the weekend in third place in the ASUN Graphite Division with a 13-11 conference mark, while Stetson sits fifth at 11-16 in league play.<\/p>\n
Series Schedule<\/p>\n
\u00a0Game 1 \u2013 Friday, May 8 Game 2 \u2013 Saturday, May 9 Game 3 \u2013 Sunday, May 10 Scouting the Hatters<\/p>\n Since its series finale loss at John Sessions Stadium earlier this season, Stetson has gone 6-10 overall. The stretch includes ASUN series losses to Queens, North Florida, and FGCU, along with a conference sweep of West Georgia and a 15-2 midweek win over a strong Bethune-Cookman squad.<\/p>\n Samuel Fernandez was Stetson’s most productive hitter in the earlier series, going 4-for-12 at the plate, including a two-home run performance in game two. He is coming off a pair of multi-hit games against FGCU and Bethune-Cookman. The freshman is hitting .242 and leads the team with seven home runs.<\/p>\n Juan De La Cruz paces the Hatters offensively, leading the team with a .315 batting average among eligible hitters.<\/p>\n Landon Russell is the everyday shortstop, totaling 31 RBI and a team-leading 53 hits.<\/p>\n Yohann Dessureault added a double in the previous meeting and recently carried an 11-game hitting streak into this week. He typically hits in the middle of the order as the designated hitter.<\/p>\n Where the Dolphins Stand<\/p>\n The series win over Stetson sparked a stretch in which the Dolphins flipped their season, going 13-5 over their last 18 games. During that span, the ‘Phins defeated three ranked opponents, swept two ASUN series, and won four conference series overall.<\/p>\n Roger Vergara’s<\/a> .340 batting average leads the team and ranks eighth in the ASUN. He has recorded a hit in 81 percent of games this season, including 19 of 24 conference contests. A consistent presence at the plate, he has totaled 16 multi-hit games.<\/p>\n Sammy Mummau<\/a> recently saw his 14-game hitting streak come to an end but has settled into the leadoff spot in the lineup. The everyday shortstop is hitting .294, second-best on the team. Logan Baratta<\/a> has posted two multi-hit games in his last four and continues to trend upward. As a team, the Dolphins are hitting .269 with 73 doubles and 33 home runs. They will look to reignite the offense in this pivotal three-game series in DeLand.<\/p>\n Expected Weekend Pitchers<\/p>\n
\n\u00a0Time: 6:30 PM | Live Stats<\/a> | Listen<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\u00a0Time: 6:30 PM | Live Stats<\/a> | Listen<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\u00a0Time: 1:00 PM | Live Stats<\/a> | Listen<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n