Baseball Season On Tap, As Owls Host Cincinnati in Opening Series

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The lid will be lifted on the 2019 Florida Atlantic University baseball season on Friday night, with the Owls hosting Cincinnati at 6:30 p.m. for the first of three games this weekend at FAU Baseball Stadium. Saturday will be a 4 p.m. first pitch, while Sunday's finale is an 11:30 a.m. start.

Owls' Weekend in Preview
The Owls, 43-19-1 a year ago, placed third in Conference USA (19-8-1) and have been forecasted in that same slot this preseason by C-USA coaches. UC was 28-28 overall in 2018, and ironically were exactly .500 in league play as well, 12-12. That made for a sixth-place finish in the American Athletic Conference, and the Bearcats were voted eighth in the 2019 preseason coaches' poll.

Weekend Probable Starting Pitchers

Friday: FAU – Blake Sanderson, R-Sr. RHP (1-2, 4.91 in 2018) vs. UC – A.J. Kullman, Sr. RHP (1-3, 4.71)
Saturday: FAU – Ryan Sandberg, R-So. RHP (5-0, 1.37 at Queensborough CC) vs. UC – Nathan Kroger, Jr. RHP (1-4, 5.17)
Sunday: FAU – Mike Ruff, Jr. RHP (1-2, 2.91) vs. UC – Garrett Schoenle, So. LHP (1-0, 3.00)

Opponent History
FAU and Cincinnati have had 12 all-time meetings, all in Boca Raton, and all held during the early portion of the season (as early as Feb. 9, as late as Feb. 20, in the years 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2013). The Owls won the first six, UC took the first of three in 2010 (5-3), and FAU has won the last five, including a sweep in 2013. All that makes for an 11-1 Owl advantage in the series.

Key Links

Live Streaming: Friday | Saturday | Sunday
Live Stats (All Three Days)
FAU/Cincinnati Game Notes
FAU position-by-position previews: Infielders/DH | Outfielders/Catchers | Pitchers

Owls' Baseball on Social Media
Follow along with the team on Twitter @FAU_Baseball, on Instagram, and "like" FAU Baseball on Facebook.

After This
The Owls will take a short trip south to Coral Gables this upcoming Wednesday, Feb. 20, to take on Miami. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.

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