Bird Weekend Featuring the Owls and the Blue Hens

Delaware at Florida Atlantic at FAU Stadium
Series Details	Boca Raton, Fla. \| Friday, Feb. 25 through Sunday, Feb. 27
Game Coverage	Live Stats HERE; Watch Live HERE
Friday, Feb. 25 \| 6:30 p.m.	FAU Jacob Josey (RHP) vs. Delaware – Chris Ludman (RHP)
Saturday, Feb. 26 \| 4 p.m.	FAU Hunter Cooley (LHP) vs. Delaware – Carter Welch (LHP)
Sunday, Feb. 27 \| Noon	FAU TBA (TBA) vs. Delaware – Joey Silan (RHP)
FAU Links	News \| Roster \| Schedule \| Stats \| Game Notes
Delaware Links	News \| Roster \| Schedule \| Stats

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University baseball team (3-2) will return home following the first road trip of the year to play host to Delaware for a three-series starting at 6:30 p.m. Friday night.

FAU is riding a high after taking three of four versus Minnesota and celebrating sophomore Jalen DeBose's breakout weekend, which garnered the centerfielder Conference USA Hitter of the Week honors. The Owls were unable to get the road win at No. 24 Miami on Wednesday, however.

Owls in Review

Sophomore Nolan Schanual led the Owls with a solo home run to right versus the Canes. At the time, the blast tied the score but Owl miscues led to the 9-1 final.

Newcomer Armando Albert has started each of the Owls' five games and is leading the team with a .412 batting average. The leadoff hitter has one triple and one home run this season. Steven Loden picked up where he left off a year ago and is hitting .400 with a double. Leftfielder Gabriel Rincones, Jr. has a team leading three homer runs and matches Jalen DeBose's 10 RBI. On the mound, Hunter Cooley leads the way with a 1-0 record and a 2.70 ERA.

The Owls' Opponent

Delaware opened the season at a tournament hosted by Stetson, so this will be their second weekend in Florida this season. The Blue Hens fell to Stetson in game one and to Manhattan in game two, but defeated Notre Dame 5-4 in game three.

Weekend Probable Starting Pitchers

Friday, Feb. 25 | FAU –Jacob Josey (RHP) 0-1, 19.29 ERA vs. Delaware – Chris Ludman (RHP) 0-0, 3.86 ERA
Saturday, Feb. 26 | FAU – Hunter Cooley (LHP) 1-0, 2.70 ERA vs. Delaware – Carter Welch (LHP) 0-1, 63.0 ERA
Sunday, Feb. 27 | FAU – TBA 0-0 vs. Delaware - Joey Silan (RHP) 0-0 4.50 ERA

Opponent History

The two teams have previously met six times with the Owls winning each. Their last meeting was back on Feb. 16, 2020. An opponent note, FAU's Greg Mamula served as a Delaware assistant and the Blue Hens' recruiting coordinator from 2002-06.

Delaware's offensive attack is led by JJ Freeman, who is hitting .455 with two doubles. As a team, the Blue Hens have two home runs, one each by Joseph Carpenter and Aidan Kane.

Owls' Baseball on Social Media

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

After This

FAU will return to the park for a set of games with Michigan. The two are scheduled to play Tuesday and Wednesday, Mar. 1-2, both at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets

Tickets can be purchased by calling 1-866-FAU-OWLS or visiting FAU's baseball tickets website.

Calendar

Upcoming Events

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Armando Albert

Hunter Cooley

Jalen DeBose

Jacob Josey

Steven Loden

Gabriel Rincones, Jr.

Upcoming Events

Florida Atlantic University Athletics