Florida Atlantic University Athletics
2017 Baseball Schedule Released
11/3/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
BOCA RATON - Florida Atlantic University athletics is pleased to release the 2017 schedule for the baseball program, with Opening Day scheduled for Friday, Feb. 17.
First pitch of the new campaign will be at 6:30 p.m. that day, and will come at home when the Owls host Monmouth at the FAU Baseball Stadium. The squad will look to make their mark at home for the vast majority of the beginning of the year, with 19 of their first 21 games at their own friendly facilities. The Owls won't leave Florida until March 24-26, with three in-state road matchups prior to that.
FAU will begin their defense of last year's Conference USA regular season crown during that opening stretch, at home from March 17-19 against Middle Tennessee. After a short mid-week jaunt to Coral Gables to visit Miami on March 22, the first road trip out of the Sunshine State will be against UAB during those previously mentioned late-March dates.
Among the out-of-conference schools visiting Boca Raton for multiple games will be Indiana, Illinois, Toledo and Rutgers. The squad will also have home-and-away matchups with Bethune-Cookman, Florida Gulf Coast, Miami and UCF.
"We are looking forward to the 2017 schedule," said Head Coach John McCormack. "We have some really good home series right off the bat with Indiana and Illinois. The midweek games continue to be very challenging with Miami, UCF, and FGCU."
Besides UAB, the other scheduled league road trips will be to Charlotte (April 7-9), UTSA (April 21-23), Southern Miss (May 5-7) and WKU (May 12-14). In addition to MTSU, the Owls will play host to conference rivals Rice (March 31-April 2), Marshall (April 14-16) and FIU (April 29-30) before wrapping up the regular season at home vs. Old Dominion (May 18-20).
"(After the opening stretch) we jump in conference play and that speaks for itself," said McCormack. "C-USA is the fifth-rated conference and had four teams receive NCAA Tournament bids last year. We expect a very spirited conference race and as defending champions, the target on our back is highly visible."
Postseason play is scheduled to begin late May, the 24th-28th to be exact, for the 2017 C-USA Baseball Championship in Biloxi, Mississippi. NCAA Regionals are set for June 2-4 at host sites to be determined.
To view the 2017 FAU baseball schedule in its entirety, click here: http://www.fausports.com/sports/m-basebl/sched/fau-m-basebl-sched.html. Single-game tickets and season plans will be available soon by calling 1-866-FAU-OWLS.
