Florida Atlantic University Athletics

Owls Ready for Home Opener on Friday Night
2/22/2024 11:41:00 AM | Baseball
Florida Atlantic vs. Towson | FAU Baseball Stadium | Boca Raton, Fla. | ||
Series Details | Feb. 23 at 6:30 p.m. | Feb. 24 at 4 p.m. | Feb. 25 at Noon | |
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Friday | 6:30 p.m. | FAU -- C.J. Williams (RHP) (0-0, 21.00 ERA) vs. Nate Nabholz (RHP) (0-0, 4.50 ERA) | |
Saturday | 4 p.m. | FAU – Trey Beard (LHP) (0-0, 4.91 ERA) vs. Brett Seils (RHP) (0-1, 27.00 ERA) | |
Sunday | 12 p.m. | FAU -- Tyler Murphy (RHP) (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Max Simpson (0-1, 1.80 ERA) | |
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic baseball welcomes the Towson Tigers to Paradise for home opening weekend beginning Friday night. The Owls are 1-2 after going toe-to-toe with No. 6 Vanderbilt last week.
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OWLS IN REVIEW
The Owls took the middle game against Vanderbilt last weekend but nearly won the series after holding a lead going into the ninth inning on Friday. In the opener, FAU rallied from an early six-run deficit to take an 11-9 lead in the eighth inning. The sixth-ranked Commodores would not go away, however, striking for three in the bottom of the ninth to win on a walk-off.The Owls bounced back on Saturday though they would have to come from behind for the second straight day. Trailing 4-1 in the sixth, RBI from Daulton Frank, Emilio Gonzalez (double), and Carter Brady (single) tied the game. An Andrew McKenna sac fly with the bases loaded made it 5-4 in the seventh. Bryan Boully took over from there, tossing 3.2 shutout innings to seal the victory.
Going for the series win in the finale on Sunday, the visiting Owls stayed close early before Vandy broke it open in the seventh inning in route to an 11-1 final.
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WHO'S HOT
John Schroeder went 5-for-12 against Vanderbilt with four doubles.Brando Leroux hit the go-ahead home run in the eighth inning on Friday. He finished the weekend with five RBI. He and Schroeder were the two Owls to record a hit in all three games.
Bryan Boully set new career highs in innings (3.2), strikeouts (6), and pitches (63) in the standout performance on Saturday. Â Â
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THE OPPONENT
Towson opened its season with four games in Spartanburg, S.C. The Tigers split two games with Bucknell and lost both against Wofford.The Tigers are coming off a 19-37 season in 2023. They went 7-23 in the CAA conference. Â
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OPPONENT HISTORY
Florida Atlantic and Towson have met twice previously back in the 2013 Chapel Hill Regional. The Tigers won the first game before the Owls fended off elimination, eventually falling to No. 1 UNC in the Regional Final. Â Â
UPCOMING
The eight-game homestand continues with two midweek games. UCF makes the trip to Boca Raton on Tuesday while UNF visits on Wednesday. The Owls welcome Stonehill to town for three games next weekend. Â Â Â
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