Owls Return Home for Midweek Tango with Miami

Miami at Florida Atlantic at FAU Stadium

Miami Details	Boca Raton, Fla. \| Wednesday, March 23, 6:30 p.m.
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Probable Starters	FAU Nicholas Del Prado (RHP) vs. UM Jake Garland (RHP)
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University baseball team (14-7) will welcome crosstown rival Miami to the FAU Baseball Stadium on Wednesday at 6:30 pm. The Owls will be looking for a measure of redemption after falling to the Hurricanes in Coral Gables earlier in the season.

GAME PROMOTION

Gates will open early at 4 pm and all fans will receive a one-of-a-kind LED foam light stick glow baton.

OWLS IN REVIEW

The Owls got back on track on Sunday afternoon with a win in the series finale against Southern Miss. FAU received 14 hits from the offense plus six solid innings of relief work from Jacob Josey to earn a 7-3 victory. Nolan Schanuel went 4-for-4 at the plate and finished the four-game week with a .733 average (11-15) including three home runs and six RBI.

THE OWLS' OPPONENT

Miami is 13-6 and coming off a series win over Clemson this past weekend. The Hurricanes are led offensively by sophomore first baseman CJ Kayfus, who is hitting .351 with two home runs and 19 RBI. On the mound, Jake Garland will make his fifth start of the season for Miami. He went four innings and allowed one run on two hits in his last start on March 16 against UCF.

PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS

FAU – Nicholas Del Prado (RHP) (1-1, 7.80 ERA) vs. Miami – Jake Garland (RHP) (2-1, 1.96 ERA)

OPPONENT HISTORY

This is the second meeting of the season between the Owls and Hurricanes. Miami won the first meeting 9-1 in Coral Gables back on Feb. 23. The two sides have split the last six matchups dating back to April 2019.

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 Conference USA play with a weekend series at home against UTSA. First pitch on Friday night is scheduled 6:30 pm.

TICKETS

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

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Nicholas Del Prado

Jacob Josey

Nolan Schanuel

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