BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University baseball team will look for a fifth straight win when it welcomes Missouri Valley opponent Bradley to town on Wednesday afternoon.
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The Owls completed a four-game sweep of Harvard on Monday night. A back-and-forth affair went down to the wire in the 10th inning when
Patrick Ward's base hit scored
Dylan Goldstein for the walk-off win.
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Nolan Schanuel is the reigning C-USA Hitter of the Week after going 8-for-12 at the plate in five games last week. "The Boynton Bomber" went 2-for-4 on Monday night, driving in the tying run in the bottom of the ninth to send the game to extra innings.
Mitchell Hartigan is coming off back-to-back multi-hit games on Sunday and Monday. The senior had four RBIs in Monday's finale highlighted by a triple with the bases loaded.
Sam Drumheller has appeared in nine games this season. In eight of those games, he hasn't allowed an earned run.
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Bradley comes into Wednesday at 5-6 overall. The Braves won one of three against Jacksonville over the weekend. Senior Connor O'Brien's five home runs and 16 RBIs lead the team offensively. Junior Ryan Vogel brings a .457 average with nine RBIs.
On the pitching side, Wednesday will be the Braves' first midweek game of 2023. A starting pitcher is yet to be announced.
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This will be the first meeting in program history between FAU and Bradley.
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The Owls will head to San Antonio to open C-USA play on Friday night against UTSA. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m. EST.
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Tickets can be purchased by calling 1-866-FAU-OWLS or visiting FAU's baseball tickets website.
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