Baseball Falls in Ninth to Bethune-Cookman

Tuesday, March 27

Daytona Beach, Fla.

4:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

17-8

Bethune-Cookman

10-15

Florida Atlantic

Bethune-Cookman

3/27/2018 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

March 27, 2018

Box Score

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Bethune-Cookman scored four times with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to deal Florida Atlantic University baseball a stunning loss on Tuesday night, 7-6 at Jackie Robinson Ballpark.

Quotable

"Congrats to Bethune, they played to the last out," said Head Coach John McCormack. "We have got to be better in all facets of the game."

The Turning Point

The Owls trailed 3-2, but tied it in the sixth (on a leadoff triple by David Miranda and run-scoring single by Pedro Pages) before going ahead on a Tyler Frank home run in the seventh. They added two more for cushion in the top of the ninth, with Miranda doubling in one and scoring on a wild pitch for the other.

The Finish

With just one on and two outs, the Wildcats got a double and walk to load the bases in the bottom of the ninth. A single up the middle scored two, and an infield single with an error tied the game. On an 0-1 pitch with runners at second and third, Jordan Stacy won it with a walkoff single to complete a four-run inning.

The Bats

The Owls rapped out a season-high 15 hits
Frank and Miranda each had three (and both scored two runs), Pages, Joe Montes and Diamond Johnson added two hits each
Frank's hitting streak is now at 20 games, Miranda's is at eight, and the duo is hitting .333 and .319, respectively. Pages is at .327 and Montes .324

The Arms

Mike Ruff struck out six in three innings in the first start of his career, allowing only one run on two hits
Matt Harris had a fantastic relief outing, his longest as an Owl, of 3 1/3 innings, also with only one run scoring, and with four strikeouts
Drew Peden pitched a perfect 1 1/3 innings
Zach Schneider took his first loss at FAU, dropping to 2-1

What's Next

The Owls return to Conference USA play over the weekend, beginning Friday in Charleston, West Virginia, against Marshall. The first night's first pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Appalachian Power Park. FAU returns home a week from that night, April 13, hosting Charlotte. To buy tickets, call 1-866-FAU-OWLS or visit www.fausports.com/tickets/baseball-tickets.html.