Owls Head to Birmingham to Battle the Blazers

Florida Atlantic Baseball at UAB
Matchup Details	Birmingham, Ala. \| Young Memorial Field Friday, April 16 \| 4 p.m. Eastern * TIME CHANGE * Saturday, April 17 \| 2 p.m. Eastern doubleheader Sunday, April 18 \| 12:30 p.m. Eastern
Game Coverage	Friday: Free FAU Radio \| Live Streaming - CUSA.TV \| Live Stats Saturday: Free FAU Radio \| Live Streaming - CUSA.TV \| Live Stats Sunday: Free FAU Radio \| Live Streaming - ESPN+ \| Live Stats Twitter: @FAU_Baseball
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University baseball team hits the road again this weekend for a Conference USA series against UAB.

NOTE: Due to forecasted weather, Friday's game has been moved up. Instead of starting at 7 p.m. Eastern, it will be at 4 p.m. Eastern (3 p.m. Central).

Owls' Weekend in Review
The Owls (16-16, 5-7 C-USA) salvaged the finale last weekend at home versus Old Dominion behind a combined shutout by Javi Rivera (8 IP, 3 H, 7 K) and Braden Ostrander (1 IP, 1 H, 3 K). A four-run eighth supported the pitching, with the scoring starting from a two-run homer by B.J. Murray, his C-USA-leading 10th blast of the year.

Owls' Weekend in Preview
UAB (10-21, 3-9 C-USA) has lost their last six, including Tuesday's midweek against Troy, and four last weekend in league play, at Southern Miss. Chandler Simpson is the team's top hitter at .333, and is 13-for-13 in stolen bases, third in the league. A spot ahead of him is teammate Jess Davis, who has 15 steals.

FAU Weekend Probable Starting Rotation

Friday: LHP Hunter Cooley (4-3, 3.86)

Saturday DH
Game 1: LHP Matt Sparling (2-2, 4.50)
Game 2: RHP Dante Visconti (0-2, 8.59)

Sunday: RHP Javi Rivera (3-0, 5.65)

Opponent History
All-time, the series in 12-8 in FAU's favor. The last series was also in Birmingham, in 2019, and the Owls won the first two to take the set, as part of winning eight of the last 12 from 2016 on.

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

After This
The Owls play back-to-back weekend sets against FIU following this trip. Next weekend is away, in Miami, April 23-25. The following series will start on Friday, April 30 at FAU Baseball Stadium. Get tickets now by calling 1-866-FAU-OWLS, or visiting FAU's baseball tickets website.

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Hunter Cooley

B.J. Murray

Braden Ostrander

Javi Rivera

Matt Sparling

Dante Visconti

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