Owls and Panthers Now to Tangle in Boca

Florida Atlantic Baseball vs. FIU
Series Details	Boca Raton, Fla. \| FAU Baseball Stadium Friday, April 30 \| 5 p.m. Saturday, May 1 \| 2 p.m. doubleheader Sunday, May 2 \| Noon
Game Coverage	Streaming: Friday \| Saturday - Game 1 \| Saturday - Game 2 \| Sunday Live Stats Twitter: @FAU_Baseball
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University baseball team and FIU match up for the second straight weekend set, beginning Friday night in Boca Raton, after the Owls took three of four from the Panthers on the road last weekend.

Owls' Weekend in Review
The Owls (21-19, 10-10 Conference USA) hit .341 in the series, outscoring the Panthers, 40-26. Six different hitters tallied a total of eight home runs, and Steven Loden and Mitchell Hartigan each had nine hits, combining to hit .563 (18-for-32), with seven extra base hits, 17 runs scored and nine RBI.

Owls' Weekend in Preview
FIU (16-24, 7-13 C-USA) was led by Justin Farmer and Adrian Figueroa in the set, batting .500 and .444, respectively. Farmer knocked in eight runs and Figueroa four. Derek Cartaya recorded the first two home runs of his collegiate career, but was held to 2-for-12 hitting otherwise. The Owls also pinned just the second loss of the season on Tyler Myrick, touching him for five runs on six hits in just four innings of work.

Weekend Probable Starting Pitchers
Friday: FAU – Hunter Cooley, LHP (5-3, 4.06) vs. FIU – Tyler Myrick, RHP (6-2, 5.43)

Saturday DH
Game 1: FAU – Matt Sparling, LHP (2-4, 4.11) vs. FIU – Garrett Rukes, LHP (2-5, 5.50)
Game 2: FAU – Jackson Spiller, RHP (0-1, 5.52) vs. FIU – Matt Fernandez, RHP (1-3, 5.29)

Sunday: FAU – Javi Rivera, RHP (4-0, 5.51) vs. FIU – Jermaine Vanheyningen, RHP (0-3, 9.53)

Opponent History
After the four games in University Park, all the historical numbers are now nice and even. In 120 games, FAU leads the all-time series 70-50. The Owls have now won 80% of the matchups since 2012 as well (28 of 35).

Owls' Baseball on Social Media
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After This
Just two more C-USA series remain on the docket, the next away – at WKU, May 7-9 – and the final set at FAU Baseball Stadium, May 14-16, against Southern Miss. Senior Day will be included in the middle game of those three dates, Saturday, May 15, honoring both the 2020 and 2021 classes. Get tickets for FAU vs. USM now by calling 1-866-FAU-OWLS, or visiting FAU's baseball tickets website.

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Hunter Cooley

Mitchell Hartigan

Steven Loden

Javi Rivera

Matt Sparling

Jackson Spiller

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