Baseball Drops Series with Sunday Loss

Sunday, March 8

Boca Raton, Fla.

12:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

9-6

Northeastern

9-5

Northeastern

Florida Atlantic

3/8/2020 2:49:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – A five-run fourth, with all runs scoring with two outs, was all Northeastern needed in defeating the Florida Atlantic University baseball team on Sunday afternoon, 6-1.

Quotable

Head Coach John McCormack:
"Disappointing end to the weekend. Their guy (Sebastian Keane) threw really well, we didn't make any adjustments at the plate. And again, the big-run inning really hurt us … we've got to figure out a way to get out of an inning."

Full Opening Statement from Coach Mac

The Turning Point
Each freshman starter had thrown up three zeroes heading into the fourth, and FAU's (9-6) Dante Visconti retired the first two of that inning as well. But a hit batter and three singles scored two runs, and a three-run home run pushed Northeastern's (9-5) lead to 5-0.

The Finish
Meanwhile, NU's Sebastian Keane retired the first 11 Owls he faced before a walk, and threw 4 2/3 hitless innings before a two-out single by Jared DeSantolo. The batter prior, Alex Arauz, had walked, went to third on the hit, and came in to score on a Wilfredo Alvarez single. But that literally was all the offense FAU got on the day. A groundout ended that inning and was the first of 13 consecutive outs to end the game by three NU pitchers.

The Arms

Visconti dropped to 1-1 with the loss
Brycen Allen and Jon Jon Kostantis dealt two scoreless innings each, each the beneficiary of a groundout double play

The Bats

The Owls were held to two hits and two walks
Alvarez notched his fourth RBI; Arauz scored his sixth run

What's Next

FAU will host Penn for two games this upcoming Tuesday (6:30 p.m.) and Wednesday (4 p.m.) at FAU Baseball Stadium. Get tickets by visiting FAU's baseball tickets website or by calling 1-866-FAU-OWLS.