Baseball Brings Season-Opening Homestand to a Close This Weekend

Florida Atlantic Baseball vs. Binghamton
Matchup Details	Boca Raton, Fla. \| FAU Baseball Stadium \| Tickets Friday, Feb. 21 \| 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22 \| 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23 \| 12 p.m.
Game Coverage	Live Streaming: Friday \| Saturday \| Sunday Live Stats Twitter: @FAU_Baseball
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University baseball squad wraps a seven-game homestand to begin the 2020 season this weekend, playing Binghamton for the first time in school history in a three-game series.

Owls' Midweek in Review
FAU topped Florida Gulf Coast on Tuesday, 6-4, to move to 4-0 for the first time since starting the 2016 campaign by winning their first seven. Out of the bullpen, Mike Entenza struck out four Eagles and picked up his first Owl win; he leads the team with nine K's in five scoreless innings. Mitchell Hartigan took to the hill for the first time since Feb. 23, 2019, and earned the save with a couple of key plays turned in behind him by his defense.

Owls' Weekend in Preview
Binghamton (0-3) was swept in their first series, by Wofford, by scores of 15-1, 9-5 and 5-4. Last season, the Bearcats were 26-24, 12-9 in the America East, and advanced all the way to the conference championship, falling to top seed Stony Brook. League coaches voted BU first in the preseason poll, just ahead of the defending champion Seawolves.

Weekend Probable Starting Pitchers

Friday: FAU – Jacob Josey, RHP (0-0, 2.25) vs. BU – Tom Babalis, LHP (0-1, 23.14)
Saturday: FAU – Corey Ireson, RHP (1-0, 4.50) vs. BU – Jack Collins, RHP (0-1, 13.50)
Sunday: FAU – TBD vs. BU – Josh Kopcza, RHP (0-0, 12.00)

Opponent History
FAU and BU have never met across the Owls' 40 seasons, or in the Bearcats' 64-year history.

Marketing and Promotions
Friday

International Hot Dog Night

Sunday

Family Sunday – 4 tickets & 4 food vouchers, valid for a hot dog, chips & a drink, for only $44!
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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 will travel for the first time next weekend, to Tallahassee, for three games against two currently ranked teams, Texas Tech (Friday, Feb. 28 at 1 p.m.) and Florida State (Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m.). The next week features two teams, dependent on polls, as high as No. 2 (Florida, on March 3 at FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches) and No. 1 (Miami, March 4 at FAU Baseball Stadium), followed by a three-game home set against Northeastern from March 6-8. Get tickets for those latter four games by calling 1-866-FAU-OWLS or visiting FAU's baseball tickets website.

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