Owls Denied a Sweep in Finale with FIU

Saturday, April 8

Miami, Fla.

5 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

21-12, 0

FIU

14-19, 0

FAU

FIU

Photo by: Aubrey Corkum

4/8/2023 9:22:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

MIAMI – Florida Atlantic baseball dropped the series finale to FIU 16-2 in seven innings on Saturday night.

THE BEGINNING

FIU managed just one hit in the first inning but came away with two runs. With three walks and one hit by pitch, the Panthers jumped out to an early lead. The Owls cut the deficit in half in the third inning. Armando Albert and Nolan Schanuel each doubled, and Jackson Ross earned the RBI with a sacrifice fly.

THE TURNING POINT

FIU scored one in the bottom of the ensuing frame and then batted around in the fifth, tacking on four more. Where it really unraveled for the Owls though was in the sixth. After three straight one-out singles, C.J. Williams induced a fly out for the second out before a walk, a double, and a single made it an 11-2 game.

THE FINISH

Dawson Ball relieved Williams and conceded an RBI single followed by back-to-back home runs. Now facing a 16-2 deficit, the Owls needed five runs in the top of the seventh to keep the game going and avoid the run-rule. They went one, two, three and the game ended early.

THE ARMS

Dylan Oborne started and recorded one out in the first before giving way to Brandon Smith.
Smith allowed just one unearned run in 2.2 innings.
Bryan Boully preceded Williams in the fourth and was touched up for three runs without an out on the books.
Williams allowed two hits in the fourth before retiring the Panthers in order in the fifth.

THE BATS

Schanuel and Albert combined for four of the Owls' six hits
Schanuel reached base successfully for the 28th straight game.
Albert scored both of FAU's runs.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Owls will look to bounce back on Tuesday at Florida Gulf Coast. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

TICKETS

To purchase FAU tickets, call 1-866-FAU-OWLS or click HERE. Stay informed by reading FAUSports.com, or through the baseball's Twitter and Instagram accounts @FAUBaseball.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: TIBURCIO, Angel (3-2)

L: Oborne, Dylan (1-1)

FAU

Batting:

2B: Albert, Armando 2 ; Schanuel, Nolan 2

RBI: Schanuel, Nolan 1 ; Ross, Jackson 1

SF: Ross, Jackson 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Albert, Armando 2

FIU

Batting:

2B: ROSARIO, Mike 1 ; CARPIO, Ruben 1

HR: SANCHEZ, Alec 1 ; GUIDA, Ryne 1

RBI: ROSARIO, Mike 2 ; CARPIO, Ruben 3 ; GIRARDI, Dante 2 ; SANCHEZ, Alec 3 ; GUIDA, Ryne 2 ; FIGUEROA, Adrian 2 ; QUEVEDO, Roylan 1

Base Running:

RUNS: ROSARIO, Mike 2 ; CARPIO, Ruben 2 ; SOTOLONGO,Robert 1 ; GIRARDI, Dante 3 ; SANCHEZ, Alec 1 ; GUIDA, Ryne 2 ; FIGUEROA, Adrian 1 ; WALLEN, Henry 1 ; RONEY, Brendan 1 ; QUEVEDO, Roylan 2