Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Friday, February 26
Boca Raton, Fla.
6:30 PM
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Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com
Five-Run Sixth Gives Owls Win No. 4
2/26/2021 10:56:00 PM | Baseball
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University baseball team broke open a 1-1 game with five in the sixth, with newcomer Jackson Spiller throwing five fantastic innings in a spot start Friday, towards a 6-2 win over Seton Hall.
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"I thought (Jackson Spiller) did great. It was kind of a last-minute thing, we made the decision late afternoon yesterday, and he gave up exactly one run in five innings. I thought it was a great start."
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The Beginning
The Pirates (1-2) scored first, on a two-out single in the second, but an inning later, Jackson Wenstrom knotted things up for FAU (4-1) with a titanic blast just to the right of the batter's eye in center.
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The Turning Point
Spiller settled down with three more scoreless innings, and Adrien Reese utilized a double play in the first of his two frames, in the sixth. In the bottom of that inning, BJ Murray led things off with a triple, and scored the go-ahead run on a Nolan Schanuel sacrifice fly. But the Owls weren't done, as Bobby Morgensen immediately followed with a solo shot; Nicholas Toney reached on a walk and was doubled to third by Mitchell Hartigan; they both came in on a Jared DeSantolo double; and he scored on a passed ball.
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The Finish
After Reese pitched another zero in the seventh, Seton Hall got one in the eighth, but no more. Brock Helverson wrapped the victory with a 1-2-3 ninth.
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Head Coach John McCormack:"I thought (Jackson Spiller) did great. It was kind of a last-minute thing, we made the decision late afternoon yesterday, and he gave up exactly one run in five innings. I thought it was a great start."
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The Beginning
The Pirates (1-2) scored first, on a two-out single in the second, but an inning later, Jackson Wenstrom knotted things up for FAU (4-1) with a titanic blast just to the right of the batter's eye in center.
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The Turning Point
Spiller settled down with three more scoreless innings, and Adrien Reese utilized a double play in the first of his two frames, in the sixth. In the bottom of that inning, BJ Murray led things off with a triple, and scored the go-ahead run on a Nolan Schanuel sacrifice fly. But the Owls weren't done, as Bobby Morgensen immediately followed with a solo shot; Nicholas Toney reached on a walk and was doubled to third by Mitchell Hartigan; they both came in on a Jared DeSantolo double; and he scored on a passed ball.
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The Finish
After Reese pitched another zero in the seventh, Seton Hall got one in the eighth, but no more. Brock Helverson wrapped the victory with a 1-2-3 ninth.
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The Arms
- Spiller's final in his first start as an Owl was five innings, three hits, just the one run, and four strikeouts
- Reese added two K's in his two zeroes, moving to 2-0 on the year; Helverson had three for a total of nine for the trio
- Morgensen and Wenstrom each clubbed their second homers of the year
- Wenstrom and Hartigan both had two hits; Murray reached three times with the triple and two walks (as did Wenstrom with a walk as well)
- Schanuel took the team lead with his ninth RBI; DeSantolo recorded his team-best eighth run scored
What's Next
The Owls and Pirates will have a 4 p.m. first pitch on Saturday. Only student tickets remain at the gate.Â
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Reese, Adrien (2-0)
L: BURNHAM, Tyler (0-1)
Batting:
2B: DANA, Casey 1
RBI: POKROVSKY, Staus 1 ; GROBER, Steve 1
Base Running:
RUNS: TOKE, Matt 1 ; DANA, Casey 1
SB: GALE, Will 1
HBP: SHEEHAN, Collin 1
Batting:
2B: Hartigan, Mitchell 1 ; DeSantolo, Jared 1
3B: Murray, B.J. 1
HR: Morgensen, Bobby 1 ; Wenstrom, Jackson 1
RBI: Schanuel, Nolan 1 ; Morgensen, Bobby 1 ; DeSantolo, Jared 2 ; Wenstrom, Jackson 1
SF: Schanuel, Nolan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Murray, B.J. 1 ; Morgensen, Bobby 1 ; Toney, Nicholas 1 ; Hartigan, Mitchell 1 ; DeSantolo, Jared 1 ; Wenstrom, Jackson 1
HBP: Schanuel, Nolan 1
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