Baseball Snags Comeback Win on Road at UCF

Tuesday, April 16

Orlando, Fla.

6:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

25-11

UCF

22-15

Florida Atlantic

UCF

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

4/16/2019 10:07:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

ORLANDO, Fla. – No. 27 Florida Atlantic University baseball handed UCF their first midweek loss of the season with 5-3 comeback win Tuesday night at John Euliano Park.

Quotable

Head Coach John McCormack:
"Really good win on the road here at UCF. Guys played well, we got off to a little bit of a rocky start being down 2-0, and guys just kept fighting back. I think the star of the game has got to be Dylan O'Connell. Longest outing in college, got us some really important outs. It was an impressive win for us."

Full Opening Statement from Coach Mac

The Turning Point
UCF (22-15) got on the board first with two in the third, and the Owls (25-11) didn't muster much against their starter. But the first two turns to the Knights bullpen provided zero outs, and contributed to four FAU runs. After a walk to Francisco Urbaez, Andru Summerall blasted one through the wind and over the rightfield fence for the tie. Pedro Pages was hit by a pitch, and pinch-hitter Bobby Morgensen tripled him in for the lead. The third UCF pitcher of the inning finally got the first out, but it was run-producing, as a Joe Montes sacrifice fly extended the edge to 4-2.

The Finish
The Knights cut it to one in the seventh, but a strikeout by Zach Schneider kept the tying run at second. Another Montes sac fly in the eighth pushed it back out to two, and Schneider retired six of the last seven batters he faced, three by strikeout. That included the 27th and final out of the game, dropping UCF to 9-1 in midweek matchups.

Highlights

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— Owls Baseball (@FAU_Baseball) April 17, 2019

The Arms

Dylan Carter drew the start, and allowed one earned run in 2 1/3, striking out two
Next and going a career-long was Dylan O'Connell, also 2 1/3 innings and scoreless. He allowed just one hit and also had 2 K's
Vince Coletti (2-1) earned the win with 1 1/3 perfect frames, and he had another punchout
Schneider earned his eighth save with three innings of two-hit, one-run ball with five strikeouts

The Bats

Off the bench, Morgensen was the only Owl with two hits, plus a run scored and RBI
Montes had two RBI, as did Summerall (on his fourth home run)
Pages scored twice, reaching on two walks and a HBP

What's Next

The Owls stay on the road to play WKU in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this Friday through Sunday. After another trip north to Florida in the midweek, the return home is April 26-28, hosting Old Dominion. Get tickets by calling 1-866-FAU-OWLS or going to baseball's ticket website.