No. 21 Owls Wrap Weekend with Win over FGCU

Sunday, March 7

Boca Raton, Fla.

2 PM

Florida Atlantic

8-2

Florida Gulf Coast

7-3

FGCU

Florida Atlantic

Photo by: Jim Rassol/Owlpix.com

3/7/2021 8:06:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The No. 21 Florida Atlantic University baseball team gained a split in what ended up being a two-game set against Florida Gulf Coast, using 13 unanswered runs early to defeat the Eagles, 14-9, on Sunday afternoon.

Quotable

Head Coach John McCormack:
"I was happy we hung in and won, the offense carries the day and we made the plays defensively. Hunter Cooley does it again. We beat a good team today, a bounce-back win that we needed."

The Beginning / The Turning Point
The Owls (8-2) scored six runs in the first, forcing the FGCU (7-3) starter to the dugout without recording an out. Nolan Schanuel, Cade Parker and Wilfredo Alvarez – in his second at-bat of the inning – each recorded RBI singles, two came across on bases-loaded walks, and Sam Low had a sacrifice fly.

The Turning Point
A B.J. Murray home run in the second and Schanuel sac fly in the third extended the FAU lead to 9-0. Then, with two outs in the fifth, Low snuck a long flyball over the leftfield fence, with the bases loaded, for the Owls' third grand slam of the season and a 13-0 advantage.

The Finish
FGCU didn't go away; in fact, the Eagles scored the next nine runs, spanning the sixth through the eighth. But after a solo home run in that latter inning made it a four-run game, Hunter Cooley got two quick strikeouts, and after a single, a groundout to cap the frame. FAU added an eighth-inning run off a wild pitch, and Cooley needed just 11 pitches for a 1-2-3 ninth, with a three-pitch strikeout to end it.

Highlights

The Arms

Javi Rivera (1-0) threw a planned two-inning start, allowing just a wind-aided hit and no runs, with two strikeouts
Matt Sparling was scoreless in his first three innings of work and allowed just a lone run in the sixth. His line after four frames was two hits, a run and two K's
Cooley punched out three and needed just 23 pitches for the final six outs

The Bats

Low had two singles before his grand slam, and a triple after, for a 4-for-4 afternoon. He drove in five, and the home run was the first of his FAU career
Murray reached four times as well, with his third 2021 home run, a single, and two walks. He scored three times and had three RBI
He now has a current reached-base streak of 13 games dating back to last season
Alvarez was on base five times out of the leadoff slot (double-single-walk-single-walk), scored twice and knocked in one
Schanuel had two RBI to add on to his team-leading total, with 17, while also scoring two runs. He has been on base in all 10 games of his FAU career
Jalen DeBose had a double, the first extra base hit of his young career
The Owls had the leadoff batter get on base each of the first six frames
Every Owl that started reached base, all but one scored a run, and all but one had a hit

What's Next

FAU next travels to Coral Gables for a Tuesday night matchup against Miami. This upcoming weekend, the Owls host Indiana State, but for a Thursday night-Friday night-Saturday afternoon series (6:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively). Get tickets now by going to FAU's baseball tickets website or by calling 1-866-FAU-OWLS.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Rivera, Javi (1-0)

L: MILLER, Mason (0-1)

FGCU

Batting:

2B: ELLIS, Brian 1 ; GARCIA, Richie 1

HR: KINKER, Joe 1 ; KRZEMINSKI, Cam 1 ; MACHADO, Kyle 1

RBI: ELLIS, Brian 2 ; KINKER, Joe 3 ; RODRIGUEZ, Alejandro 1 ; KRZEMINSKI, Cam 2 ; MACHADO, Kyle 1

Base Running:

RUNS: ELLIS, Brian 1 ; GARCIA, Richie 2 ; KINKER, Joe 1 ; COFFERS, Marc 1 ; KRZEMINSKI, Cam 2 ; MACHADO, Kyle 1 ; TOWNSEND, Jalen 1

Florida Atlantic

Batting:

2B: Alvarez, Wilfredo 1 ; DeBose, Jalen 1

3B: Low, Sam 1

HR: Murray, B.J. 1 ; Low, Sam 1

RBI: Alvarez, Wilfredo 1 ; Schanuel, Nolan 2 ; Murray, B.J. 3 ; Pendleton, Caleb 1 ; Low, Sam 5 ; Parker, Cade 1

SF: Schanuel, Nolan 1 ; Low, Sam 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Alvarez, Wilfredo 2 ; DeBose, Jalen 1 ; Schanuel, Nolan 2 ; Hartigan, Mitchell 2 ; Murray, B.J. 3 ; Pendleton, Caleb 2 ; Wenstrom, Jackson 1 ; Low, Sam 1