Owls Set to Square Off with WKU

Western Kentucky at Florida Atlantic \| FAU Stadium
Game Details	Boca Raton, Fla. \| Thursday, April 14, 6:30 p.m. \| Friday, April 15, 6:30 p.m. \| Saturday, April 16, 12 p.m.
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Thursday, April 14 \| 6:30 p.m.	FAU -- Hunter Cooley (LHP) vs. WKU -- Devyn Terbrak (RHP)
Friday, April 15 \| 6:30 p.m.	FAU -- TBA vs. WKU -- TBA
Saturday, April 16 \| 12 p.m.	FAU -- Tyler Burnham (LHP) vs. WKU -- Luke Sinnard (RHP)
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University baseball team (21-13, 7-5 C-USA) returns to action at home on Thursday against Western Kentucky (13-19, 4-8 C-USA). The three-game series has been moved up a day for Easter Sunday.

GAME PROMOTIONS

Thursday | Bingo at the Ballpark
Friday | Jackie Robinson Day Rally Towel giveaway
Sunday | Postgame Easter egg hunt in the outfield for kids

OWLS IN REVIEW

The Owls are 6-4 in the last 10 and coming off a 7-6 defeat at the hands of No. 2 Miami on Tuesday. FAU is 16-8 at home this season.

Gabriel Rincones, Jr. and Nolan Schanuel are ranked first or second in Conference USA in nine different offensive categories. Schanuel leads in average (.406), on base percentage (.521), and is tied with Rincones in hits (52). Rincones' 51 RBI lead the league and the sophomore is second in total bases (100). The Owls lead C-USA as a team with 353 hits.

Hunter Cooley will make the Thursday start for the Owls. He went eight innings last Friday against UAB, allowing just three hits and three runs. Cooley threw 111 pitches and struck out nine. Tyler Burnham will start Saturday's series finale. He pitched five innings on Sunday and earned a win, allowing just two hits and one run. Friday's starter has not been announced yet.

THE OWLS' OPPONENT

WKU fell to No. 11 Vanderbilt on Tuesday. The Hilltoppers took two of three from FIU last weekend.

Junior Tristin Garcia leads the offense with a .341 average. Ty Batusich, a freshman from Joliet, Ill., is hitting .333 with eight home runs and 28 RBI.

Devyn Terbrak will start on Thursday for the Hilltoppers. He went six innings last Friday against FIU, allowing four runs. The junior from Perryville, Mo. recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts. Luke Sinnard will be Saturday's starter. He conceded two earned runs in 5.2 innings on Sunday.

PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS

Friday | FAU - FAU Hunter Cooley (LHP) (4-2, 4.33 ERA) vs. WKU -- Devyn Terbrak (LHP) (5-1, 6.32 ERA)
Saturday | FAU - TBA vs. WKU - TBA
Sunday | FAU - Tyler Burnham (LHP) (2-0, 3.57 ERA) vs. WKU -- Luke Sinnard (RHP) (0-0, 2.19 ERA)

OPPONENT HISTORY

The Owls are 33-14 all-time against Western Kentucky. FAU took three of four last season in Bowling Green. The Hilltoppers have only played two games in Boca Raton since 2016. The series in 2018 was shortened to two games because of rain and the 2020 matchups were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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AFTER THIS

The Owls will head back on the road for a midweek trip to Florida Gulf Coast on Tuesday. They'll travel to Norfolk, Va. next weekend for three against Old Dominion.

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Tyler Burnham

Hunter Cooley

Gabriel Rincones, Jr.

Nolan Schanuel

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