No. 21 Owls Set for Split Weekend against FGCU

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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The No. 21 Florida Atlantic University baseball team puts a five-game winning streak on the line this weekend against in-state foe Florida Gulf Coast. The series begins in Boca Raton Friday night, goes to Fort Myers Saturday, and wraps at FAU Baseball Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Ticket update: Only student tickets remain at the gate for the Friday and Sunday home games against FGCU (again, Saturday's game will be played at Swanson Stadium in Fort Myers). Season ticket packages and single-game seats are sold out for this weekend.

Owls' Midweek in Review
The No. 21 Owls traveled to Gainesville Wednesday night and brought back with them a 10-inning, 3-2 win over No. 6 Florida. Mitchell Hartigan bookended the night with a first-inning sacrifice fly to score Wilfredo Alvarez, and a two-out RBI single in the 10th, driving in Alvarez again (who also scored the middle run on a run-scoring single by B.J. Murray). TJ Stuart, Hunter Cooley and Mike Entenza gave up a combined two runs on five hits and struck out 14 Gators in the battle of two ranked teams.

Owls' Weekend in Preview
Since falling to the Owls on Feb. 23 in Fort Myers, 3-1, FGCU (6-2) overcame a series-opening loss to Kansas to defeat the Jayhawks three straight times last weekend. KU won on Friday, 5-3, but then the Eagles posted 6-5, 2-0 and 3-2 victories. Joe Kinker leads the squad with a .346 average and is second, alongside Brian Ellis, with five RBI – to Richie Garcia's six.

Weekend Probable Starting Pitchers

Friday: FAU – Jackson Spiller, RHP (0-0, 6.14) vs. FGCU – Mason Studstill, RHP (0-0, 2.19)
Saturday: FAU – Javi Rivera, RHP (0-0, 13.50) vs. FGCU – Mason Miller, LHP (0-0, 5.68)
Sunday: FAU – Matt Sparling, LHP (1-0, 3.27) vs. FGCU – Ronaldo Gallo, RHP (1-0, 2.00)

Opponent History
The Owls' win in Fort Myers two Tuesdays ago has shrunk the Eagles' all-time edge to 12-10. FAU has now won four of the last five, and six of the last nine, in the series against FGCU.

Owls' Baseball on Social Media
Follow along with the team on Twitter @FAUBaseball, on Instagram, and "like" FAU Baseball on Facebook.

After This
After a road midweek game in Coral Gables against Miami this Tuesday, March 9, the Owls host Indiana State for three straight at home. The series is scheduled for Thursday and Friday night (both 6:30 p.m.) and Saturday afternoon (1 p.m.).

Counting this weekend against FGCU, FAU Baseball Stadium has reached capacity for all seven home games so far this year. To get single-game tickets for all upcoming contests (except for the already-unavailable March 23 game hosting Miami), call 1-866-FAU-OWLS or visit FAU's baseball tickets website.

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Wilfredo Alvarez

Hunter Cooley

Mike Entenza

Mitchell Hartigan

B.J. Murray

Javi Rivera

Matt Sparling

Jackson Spiller

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