3-0 Baseball to Host Cross-State Foe FGCU on Tuesday

Florida Atlantic Baseball vs. FGCU
Matchup Details	Boca Raton, Fla. \| FAU Baseball Stadium \| Tickets Tuesday, Feb. 18 \| 6:30 p.m.
Game Coverage	Live Streaming Live Stats Twitter: @FAU_Baseball
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – Coming off the program's sixth consecutive opening weekend sweep, the Florida Atlantic University baseball team continues its seven-game homestand with the middle matchup against Florida Gulf Coast, Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

Owls' Weekend in Review
In every season under head coach John McCormack, the Owls (3-0) have won opening weekend, making it an even dozen with this most recent sweep of Delaware. In all 21 innings at the plate against the Blue Hens, at least one Owl reached base, towards a total team on-base percentage of .496 (sixth best in the nation), to go along with a batting average of .352. Every Owl that had an at-bat recorded at least one hit in the series, with nine currently batting .300 or higher.

Owls' Midweek in Preview
FGCU (0-3) began the season by traveling to New Orleans, falling in all three matchups to Tulane, by scores of 4-3, 8-4 and 6-1. Last season, the Eagles finished 34-21, winning the Atlantic Sun regular season title with a 16-7 mark. Coaches picked the squad second in the 2020 ASUN preseason poll, behind tournament champ Liberty, with four Eagles meriting All-Conference nods: starting pitcher Mason Studstill, catcher Alex Brait, third baseman Richie Garcia and designated hitter Joe Kinker.

Midweek Probable Starting Pitching Matchup

Wednesday: FAU – Marc DeGusipe, LHP (Collegiate debut) vs. FGCU – Nikolas Bitner (0-0, 27.00)

Opponent History
These teams met up for only one of the two scheduled matchups last season, with the Fort Myers date canceled due to rain. In Boca Raton last April 30, the Owls posted an 11-5 win to cut the FGCU advantage in the all-time series to 12-8.

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Owls' Baseball on Social Media
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After This
The Owls' season-opening homestand concludes this weekend, following a three-game set with Binghamton starting on Friday. For tickets for home games at FAU Baseball Stadium, call 1-866-FAU-OWLS or visit FAU's baseball tickets website.

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