Owls and Panthers Set for First Four of Eight in a Row

Florida Atlantic Baseball at FIU
Series Details	University Park, Fla. \| FIU Baseball Stadium Friday, April 23 \| 7 p.m. Saturday, April 24 \| 2 p.m. doubleheader Sunday, April 25 \| Noon
Game Coverage	Friday: Free FAU Radio \| Live Streaming - CUSA.TV \| Live Stats Saturday: Free FAU Radio \| NO Live Streaming \| Live Stats Sunday: Free FAU Radio \| Live Streaming - CUSA.TV \| Live Stats Twitter: @FAU_Baseball
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University baseball takes on FIU each of the next two weekends, the first series of which is on the road, starting Friday night in the first game of a four-game set.

NOTE: Only Friday and Sunday's games will be streamed by FIU on CUSA.TV. All four games will have free FAU audio on YouTube (at the above specific links).

Owls' Weekend in Review
The Owls (18-18, 7-9 Conference USA) split a road set in Birmingham at UAB. The capper was a gritty complete game effort from Javi Rivera, which came part of a 2.84 overall ERA for the series by FAU pitching. Saturday game one starter Dante Visconti gave up just one run in six-plus innings, and Jackson Spiller had 4 2/3 innings of scoreless relief on Friday.

Owls' Weekend in Preview
FIU (15-21, 6-10 C-USA) too had a 2-2 league series split. The Panthers fell twice to Marshall, who had had a 14-game losing streak coming into the weekend, and then defeated Stetson in a Wednesday midweek. One of the Panthers' weekend wins was a no-hitter by reigning C-USA Pitcher of the Week Steven Casey. The team's rotation is led by 6-1 Tyler Myrick, and the lineup by .315-hitting Angel Figueroa. He also has a team-best 24 RBI.

Weekend Probable Starting Pitchers
Friday: FAU – Hunter Cooley, LHP (4-3, 4.09) vs. FIU – Tyler Myrick, RHP (6-1, 4.97)

Saturday DH
Game 1: FAU – Dante Visconti, RHP (1-2, 7.07) vs. FIU – Garrett Rukes, LHP (2-4, 4.79)
Game 2: FAU – Matt Sparling, LHP (2-3, 4.39) vs. FIU – Steven Casey, RHP (3-2, 3.82)

Sunday: FAU – Javi Rivera, RHP (4-0, 5.12) vs. FIU – TBA

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Opponent History
These two squads have met 116 times prior, with FAU holding all-time 67-49 advantage. That includes winning 25 of the last 31 in the series, dating back to 2012. In the Coach Mac era, the Owls are 33-13.

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

After This
After this weekend, the Owls and the Panthers will battle in Boca Raton, starting 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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Javi Rivera

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