Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Florida Atlantic
13-8, 4-3
Louisiana
12-10, 3-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Atlantic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 | 14 | 2 |
Osborne's Complete Game Sinks FAU 9-3
3/26/2010 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 26, 2010
LAFAYETTE, LA - The Florida Atlantic baseball team fell 9-3 to Louisiana on Friday night in the 1,000th game at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field.
The Ragin' Cajuns (12-10, 3-4) were paced by their starting pitcher Zach Osborne. The reigning Sun Belt "Pitcher of the Week" went the distance and gave up eight hits and three earns runs with one walk and seven strikeouts. The senior threw 132 pitches in the complete game victory.
"He was good tonight," said head coach John McCormack. "We got him into some jams but we just couldn't capitalize."
The Owls (13-8, 4-3) allowed a run in each of the first six innings as Ryan Garton (2-1) struggled in his first start of the season. The sophomore gave up 11 hits and seven runs (six earned) in only 3.1 innings pitched. Garton struck out five and walked one.
A two-out rally in the top of the fourth got the Owls on the board for the first time. Nick DelGuidice, Eddie Cassidy and Mike Albaladejo hit back-to-back-to-back doubles with two outs to bring FAU within 4-2. However the Ragin' Cajuns would score three runs in the bottom half of the inning, two off the bat of a Chad Keefer two-run home run to inflate the lead back to 7-2.
Cassidy knocked in the final FAU run of the night with a single to left field in the sixth. The designated hitter finished the game 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored.
"We will come back fighting tomorrow, it's only game one of the series and we have two more opportunities," McCormack said.
The Owls and Cajuns will continue the series tomorrow with a 4:07 pm start time. RHP Mike Gipson (4-0, 1.80 will start for FAU. He will be opposed by LHP T.J. Geith (2-1, 5.90) for Louisiana. The game will be televised locally on the Sun Belt Network (CSS).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Osborne (3-1)
L: Garton, Ryan (2-1)
Batting:
2B: Scheffler, Dan 1 ; Gratton, Colby 1 ; DelGuidice, Nick 1 ; Cassidy, Eddie 1 ; Albaladejo, Mike 1
RBI: Cassidy, Eddie 2 ; Albaladejo, Mike 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Scheffler, Dan 1 ; DelGuidice, Nick 1 ; Cassidy, Eddie 1
HBP: Church, Raymond 1 ; Albaladejo, Mike 1
Batting:
2B: Goulas 1 ; Poirrier 1 ; Fuselier 1
HR: Keefer 1
RBI: Goulas 1 ; Poirrier 2 ; Keefer 3 ; Robichaux 1 ; Fontenot 2
SF: Keefer 1 ; Robichaux 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bowman 1 ; Goulas 1 ; Poirrier 1 ; Keefer 1 ; Fuselier 3 ; Robichaux 1 ; Olasin 1
SB: Olasin 1
CS: Frederick 1
HBP: Bowman 1 ; Goulas 1 ; Olasin 1
