Owls Complete Weekend Sweep of Bradley

Sunday, March 16

Boca Raton, Fla.

12 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

17-3

Bradley

2-13

Bradley

Florida Atlantic

Photo by: JC Ridley

3/16/2025 6:04:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic baseball won its seventh straight game and completed a three-game sweep of Bradley on Sunday afternoon at the FAU Baseball Stadium. The Owls (17-3) racked up 18 hits for the second straight day en route to a 15-7 series finale victory over the Braves (2-13).

THE BEGINNING

The Owls' offense delivered a quick uppercut with eight runs in the bottom of the first inning. Patrick Ward, John Martinez, and Brando Leroux all had run-scoring singles. The biggest blow of the inning was a bases-loaded, three-RBI double off the bat of Jake Duer to make it 8-0. In total, 13 batters came to the plate in the inning, and eight different players scored a run. Three walks, an error, a wild pitch, and a passed ball also helped the Owls' cause.

THE TURNING POINT

Florida Atlantic led 9-0 after two when Bradley began chipping away. The Braves scored two runs in the third and made things interesting with four more in the fourth. The nine-run lead had been cut to three. Bradley brought the tying run to the plate with one out before Steven Andrews induced an inning-ending double play.

The Owls re-asserted their dominance in the fifth inning, tacking on three more runs to go ahead 12-6. Ayden Garcia and Martinez contributed back-to-back RBI hits.

THE FINISH

Martinez put the finishing touches on a four-hit day with an RBI double in the seventh. John Schroeder followed suit with a double of his own – his third hit of the afternoon – to score Martinez. Bradley scored a run in the ninth for the 15-7 final.

THE BATS

Martinez and Leroux each finished 4-for-5 to lead the way on offense.
Martinez scored three runs and drove in three runs.
In his return to the lineup after missing three games with an injury, all four of Leroux's hits were singles.
Schroeder's 3-for-5 line included a double, two singles, and two RBI.
Garcia reached base four times with a pair of walks in addition to his two singles.
Ward singled twice and scored three runs.

THE ARMS

James Litman was in control until running into trouble in the fourth.
He would ultimately last 3.2 innings, conceding five runs on five hits. He struck out four and walked three in a no-decision.
Andrews was credited with the win (2-0) as the most effective reliever. He allowed one hit in an inning and two-thirds.
Max Martzolf followed Andrews out of the bullpen and matched Andrews' 1.2 scoreless innings.
Joey Abbazia came on for the last out of the seventh and recorded a strikeout.
Reilly Witmer worked around a leadoff walk in a clean eighth inning.
MJ Bollinger entered for a non-save situation in the ninth and allowed a run on two hits.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Owls will look to extend their season-long winning streak to eight games when Miami visits the FAU Baseball Stadium on Tuesday. The first pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. on ESPN+.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Andrews, Steven (2-0)

L: Drew Politte (1-3)

Bradley

Batting:

2B: Mason Breidenbach 1

RBI: Jackson Smith 1 ; Cole Smith 1 ; Mason Breidenbach 4 ; Bobby Atkinson 1

SF: Bobby Atkinson 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Jackson Smith 2 ; Cole Smith 1 ; Nick Hosie 1 ; CJ Trask 1 ; Ashton Horchem 2

SB: Beau Durbin 1

HBP: Jackson Smith 1

Florida Atlantic

Batting:

2B: Duer, Jake 1 ; Martinez, John 1 ; Schroeder, John 1 ; Slattery, Joey 1

RBI: Duer, Jake 3 ; Ward, Patrick 1 ; Garcia, Ayden 2 ; Martinez, John 3 ; Schroeder, John 2 ; Slattery, Joey 1 ; Leroux, Brando 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Lipsey, Marshall 1 ; Duer, Jake 2 ; Ward, Patrick 3 ; Millan, Jake 1 ; Garcia, Ayden 2 ; Martinez, John 3 ; Schroeder, John 1 ; Slattery, Joey 1 ; Leroux, Brando 1