Baseball Plays First Sun Belt Contest this Weekend

March 6, 2007

After hosting the University of Maine on Tuesday, the Florida Atlantic University baseball team will head to Western Kentucky University for its first-ever Sun Belt Conference game. The three-game series will start on Friday at 7 p.m. et.

FAU enters the week with a 12-3 record and carries a .363 batting average and 4.48 ERA. The team's batting average ranks them first in the Sun Belt and the ERA is second in the league. Individually, Robbie Widlansky leads the league with 27 RBI, as does William Block's has 52 total bases on the year. Centerfielder Daniel Cook is 10-for-11 in stolen bases to lead the SBC as well..

Besides being speedy on the bases, Cook has amassed a .492 batting average and a .543 on-base percentage.

Western Kentucky enters the week with a 5-4 record after being swept by Purdue last weekend. Troy Frazier has amassed a .480 batting average on a team that carries a .294 batting average.

After finishing with a 22-30, 5-18 SBC record last season, WKU was picked ninth in the Sun Belt Preseason Poll. 2007 marks the second season for Head Coach Chris Finwood in Bowling Green, KY.

Fans can follow live play-by-play action via gametracker for the Friday 7 p.m. game, Saturday 3 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. et contests.

Calendar

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Players Mentioned

William Block

Daniel Cook

Robbie Widlansky

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Baseball versus Charlotte on April 25, 2026 at 4 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Baseball versus Charlotte on April 26, 2026 at 12 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Baseball at Florida Gulf Coast on April 28, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Baseball at USF on May 1, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Baseball at USF on May 2, 2026 at 2 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Baseball at USF on May 3, 2026 at 1 p.m.

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