BOCA RATON, Fla. – Tuesday night starts a stretch of five road games in a row for the No. 27 Florida Atlantic University baseball team, with a midweek trek to Orlando to take on UCF at 6 p.m.Â
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Owls' Weekend in Review
For the first time in conference play, and for only the second time this year, the Owls (24-11) were overcome in a weekend series, losing the first two to Louisiana Tech this weekend before taking the Sunday finale win. Still, the team sits atop the league standings, a game better than 11-4 Southern Miss and two games ahead of 10-5 LA Tech.
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Owls' Midweek in Preview
UCF (22-14) fell to 4-8 in the American Athletic Conference after Cincinnati took two of three from them last weekend. The Owls swept the Bearcats in the opening weekend of the series in mid-February. A trio of Knights – Tyler Osik (seven), Ray Alejo (six) and Dallas Beaver (six) – have combined for over half of the team's 30 home runs. Osik is batting .343 and Alejo .338, while Beaver leads the way with 34 RBI, four more than Osik.
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Midweek Probable Starting Pitching Matchup
FAU –
Dylan Carter, Jr. RHP (1-0, 4.00) vs. UCF – Jordan Spicer, Sr. RHP (2-0, 5.19)
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Opponent History
Tuesday will be the 78th meeting all-time between the schools, with UCF holding a 43-34 series lead. Since Coach McCormack took over, it's a 9-7 Owl advantage, including six wins in the last eight games. Last year, the teams split, with UCF winning 2-1 in 10 innings in Orlando, and FAU avenging that with an 11-8 victory at the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches.
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Owls' Baseball on Social Media
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@FAU_Baseball, on
Instagram, and "like" FAU Baseball on
Facebook.
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After This
The Owls continue further north with a trip to Kentucky this weekend, at WKU. After another road midweek tilt next Tuesday at Florida, the team returns home for a three-game set against Old Dominion, April 26-28. Get tickets by calling 1-866-FAU-OWLS or visiting
baseball's ticket website.
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