Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Friday, February 28
Boca Raton, Fla.
6:30 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
vs
Fordham
Photo by: JC Ridley
7-1 Owls Host Fordham for Weekend Series
2/27/2025 3:59:00 PM | Baseball
BOCA RATON, Fla.  – Fresh off another one-run victory over an in-state opponent, Florida Atlantic baseball (7-1) returns home on Friday night to start a three-game series against Fordham (2-6). First pitch for the opener is set for 6:30 p.m. Saturday's middle game gets underway at 4 p.m., while Sunday is scheduled for a noon start.
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OWLS IN REVIEW
- The Owls came from behind to defeat UCF 4-3 on Tuesday night in Orlando
- The Owls led 2-0 in the fourth inning after a Jake Millan home run
- After falling behind 3-2, Kyle Boylston and Jake Duer came through with RBI hits in the sixth
- UCF had runners in scoring position in each of the last four innings
- Max Martzolf, Kide Adetuyi, Braden Ostrander, and MJ Bollinger held the Knights scoreless
- Bollinger pitched the last two innings to earn his second save
WHO'S HOT
- Jake Duer is ranked third in Division I with 19 hits
- The native of Flower Mound, Texas, has multiple hits in five-straight games entering Friday
- Marshall Lipsey ranks eighth in DI with a .667 on-base percentage
- Lipsey has been hit or walked as many times as he has official at-bats (15)
- Trey Beard has struck out 10 in each of his first two starts this season
- Beard is 12 strikeouts away from 100 for his career
THE OPPONENT
- Fordham earned its second win of the season on Wednesday, defeating Iona 18-10
- The Rams have been swept by NC State and Northwestern – their first win of the season came against Harvard on February 21
- Fordham competes in the A-10 Conference
- FAU holds the all-time series at 6-1, with the Owls winning the last outing back on March 6, 2022 by a 10-3 score Â
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Owls will head to Gainesville to take on No. 8 Florida next Wednesday
THE 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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