Baseball Slugs Past South Alabama 10-7

Saturday, April 7

Boca Raton, Fla.

4:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

22-10, 0

South Alabama

11-20, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
South Alabama	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	7	11	1
Florida Atlantic	0	0	2	2	2	3	0	1	X	10	16	1

4/7/2012 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

April 7, 2012

Final Stats

Boca Raton, FL - It was another day and another standout performance for the first-place Florida Atlantic University baseball team. Junior outfielder Dylan Seigel was a perfect 4-for-4 and drove in four runs to pace a 16-hit attack in a 10-7 victory over the University of South Alabama on Saturday at the FAU Baseball Stadium in Boca Raton.

The win means the No. 30-ranked Owls have captured their fourth straight Sun Belt Conference (SBC) series, improved their league record to 10-1 and extended a season-best winning streak to six straight games. The two teams will conclude the weekend series on Sunday, April 8, starting at 1 p.m. FAU will be looking for its third SBC series sweep and second straight weekend with a sweep.

Saturday's 16 hits match a season-high from the series finale against the University of Alabama on February 19. FAU had seven extra-base hits: five doubles, one home run and one triple. All nine players in the lineup collected at least one hit.

The Owls trailed 4-0 before cracking the scoring column with a two-run third inning. Senior infielder Mike Albaladejo brought home sophomore outfielder Geoff Jimenez with the first run on a RBI single to center field. Freshman shortstop Mitch Morales scored on a RBI ground out by junior outfielder Nathan Pittman.

The hosts would tie the game, 4-4, an inning later on back-to-back run-scoring base hits by Jimenez and Morales.

USA regained the lead at 5-4 in the fifth inning before Seigel gave FAU its first lead of the game, 6-5, on his first career home run over the left field fence. He would drove in two more runs in the sixth inning to increase the Owls' lead to 9-5.

The Jaguars (11-20, 6-5 Sun Belt) cut the deficit in half, 9-7, with two runs in the eighth inning and had the game-tying run at first base. However, senior reliever Ahmed Garcia closed down the threat as the left hander induced a fly out by pinch-hitter Colin Bray. Garcia pitched a scoreless ninth inning to pick up his second save of the season.

FAU's 6-7-8-9 hitters in the lineup went a combined 10-for-15 with six RBIs and five runs scored. Jimenez, the No. 8 hitter, had three hits with two runs scored, while No. 7 junior catcher Mike Spano and No. 3 junior third baseman Kyle Newton also had multiple-hit performances with two hits each.

Freshman left hander Bo Logan picked up the victory in relief after posting three strike outs in 2.2 innings. He improved to 2-2 on the season.

USA's Nick Zaharion, Brad Hook and Brent Mitchell each tallied two hits in an 11-hit offensive attack for the visitors.

Live audio and statistics of the game can be found at www.fausports.com. Tickets for any home game can be purchased by calling the FAU Ticket Office at 1-866-FAU-OWLS.