Owls Complete Sweep of Towson

Sunday, February 25

Boca Raton, Fla.

12 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

4-2

Towson

1-6

Towson

Florida Atlantic

Christian Adams finished the series 8-for-13

2/25/2024 4:55:00 PM | Baseball

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BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic baseball dominated Towson 16-1 in Sunday's series finale to complete a three-game sweep.

THE BEGINNING

Towson scored first for the third straight game but FAU starter Tyler Murphy limited the Tigers to just the lone run in what could have been a big inning for the visitors. Towson had the bases loaded with no outs but Murphy got a strikeout and a double play to escape.

THE TURNING POINT

The offense immediately picked up their starting pitcher with four runs in the bottom of the first. RBI hits came from Christian Adams, Andew McKenna, and Emilio Gonzalez. The Owls sent nine to the plate in the first and repeated that feat in the second, tacking on four more. Spencer Rich led off the frame with a home run to get it started. A two-RBI single by Daulton Frank in the third inning moved the Owls into double digits and effectively put the dagger in the visiting Tigers.

THE FINISH

The Owls scored five runs in the sixth and one more in the eighth. Meanwhile, the FAU pitching stymied the Towson offense all day. After Murphy departed in the fourth, the bullpen combined to allow just two hits in five scoreless frames.

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THE ARMS

The Owls used seven pitchers starting with four solid innings from Murphy. The sophomore struck out three and allowed three hits. He received the win on a pitch count.
Brandon Smith walked one but didn't allow a hit in the either the fifth or sixth.
Kyle Beaty recorded the first two outs of the seventh before turning it over to Ben Gilbert for the third.
Zach Abbey and Dawson Ball paired up for a clean eighth before Justin Gay handled the ninth.

THE BATS

The Owls out-hit Towson 15-5. They outscored them 29-3 in the series.
Christian Adams finished 3-for-4 with four runs scored.
Spencer Rich singled twice and homered and finished with three RBI.
Brando Leroux finished 3-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to start the season to six games.
Every available position player received at least one at bat in the series including freshman catcher Dylan LaPointe who drove in the first run of his career with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Owls will play two midweek games starting with UCF on Tuesday followed by a visit from North Florida on Wednesday. Both games will have start times of 6:30 p.m. at the FAU Baseball Stadium.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Murphy, Tyler (1-0)

L: Max Simpson (0-2)

Towson

Batting:

RBI: Brian Heckelman 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Jordan Peyton 1

HBP: Casey Bishop 1

Florida Atlantic

Batting:

HR: Rich, Spencer 1

RBI: Rich, Spencer 3 ; Adams, Christian 2 ; Schroeder, John 1 ; Leroux, Brando 1 ; McKenna, Andrew 2 ; LaPointe, Dylan 1 ; Frank, Daulton 2 ; Gonzalez, Emilio 2 ; Millan, Jake 1

SF: McKenna, Andrew 1 ; LaPointe, Dylan 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Rich, Spencer 3 ; Adams, Christian 4 ; Schroeder, John 3 ; Leroux, Brando 2 ; McKenna, Andrew 1 ; Ward, Patrick 1 ; Garagozzo, Nick 1 ; Schulz, Skyler 1