Baseball Travels for First Battle of Three with Miami

BOCA RATON, Fla. – After each team posted a perfect opening weekend, the Florida Atlantic University baseball team and Miami will tangle in Coral Gables on Wednesday night, the first of three Owl vs. Hurricane matchups of the 2019 season. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. from Mark Light Field.

Owls' Weekend in Review
The Owls (3-0) swept visiting Cincinnati, with an Opening Night 9-0 shutout on Friday, followed by two comeback victories to go 3-0 for the fifth straight year. All 22 FAU runs in the series came with two outs, and for the entire weekend, the team hit .310 with runners on base and .467 with runners on and two outs. Further, the Owls hit .357 with runners in scoring position, and .526 with runners in scoring position and two outs.

Owls' Midweek in Preview
Speaking of sweeps, in 2018 and for the first time in program history, the Owls won all three matchups against the Hurricanes. And too, in 2019, UM has started the season unblemished after defeating Rutgers handily in each of their three contests, by scores of 19-3, 7-1 and 9-3. The Hurricanes finished 28-26 last season and have missed the postseason for two straight seasons after, previously, an unprecedented stretch of 44 consecutive trips to NCAA Regionals.

Midweek Probable Starting Pitching Matchup
FAU – Hunter Cooley, Fr. LHP (1-0, 0.00) vs. UM – Slade Cecconi, Fr. RHP (0-0, 0.00)

Opponent History
With the three wins last year (5-4 in Boca Raton and 11-9 and 7-4 in Coral Gables), the Owls are 5-6 against UM in the last four years. It's an 18-9 Hurricane advantage in the last 10 years, and 62-17 all-time. Eric Rivera has been a terror against UM, with nine RBI in six career games, including a ninth-inning grand slam at Mark Light Field last March to complete a six-run inning and seven-run comeback.

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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 return home for a three-game set this weekend, hosting Illinois at FAU Baseball Stadium. Game times are 6:30 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday, and tickets can be had by calling 1-866-FAU-OWLS or by visiting baseball's ticket website.

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