7-1 Owls Host Fordham for Weekend Series

Friday, February 28

Boca Raton, Fla.

6:30 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

Fordham

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2/27/2025 3:59:00 PM | Baseball

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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.

Sunday's finale is once again a Sunday Funday presented by Demand the Limits Injury Attorneys. Collect your Max Martzolf / James Litman trading card, run the bases, and get autographs postgame.

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

WHAT'S NEXT

The Owls will head to Gainesville to take on No. 8 Florida next Wednesday

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