Owls’ Win Streak Comes to an End Against NDSU

Tuesday, March 15

Boca Raton, Fla.

6:30 PM

Florida Atlantic

North Dakota State

3/15/2022 7:47:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University baseball team saw its seven-game winning streak halted on Tuesday afternoon with a 12-3 defeat at the hands of North Dakota State. With the start time moved up five hours to avoid the worst of the day's weather, it was the visiting Bison who responded best to hand the Owls their fifth loss of the season.

QUOTABLE

Head Coach John McCormack
"We didn't pitch. We didn't play defense. We didn't hit. We were not good in anything today. We gave up a few big innings and we couldn't get out of them. No one could stop the bleeding."

THE BEGINNING

It was a positive start for the Owls as Nolan Schanuel teed off for his fourth home run of the season in the bottom of the first. The two-run bomb got some assistance from the wind blowing out and carried over the fence in centerfield to give FAU an early 2-0 lead.

THE TURNING POINT

North Dakota State had a 4-2 lead before busting the game wide open with four runs on three hits in the top of the seventh. The Owl defense committed two errors in the inning and the bullpen allowed three walks. The Bison would pick up four more runs in the ninth to remove any doubt about the outcome.

THE ARMS

Nicholas Del Prado made the start and allowed four earned runs in four innings
Marc DeGusipe relieved Del Prado and, after hitting the first man he faced in the fifth, went on to strike out five of the next six hitters he faced
After DeGusipe walked the leadoff man in the seventh, the Owls were forced to use six more pitchers to record the final nine outs

THE BATS

Gabriel Rincones, Jr. and Schanuel each homered to account for all three of the Owls' runs
Rincones' single in the first inning extended his hitting streak to 11 games
Rincones and Schanuel both extended their on-base streaks to 18 games

WHAT'S NEXT
Conference USA play begins on Friday as the Owls travel to Hattiesburg, Mississippi for three against Southern Miss.

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