Owls Begin Long Road Stretch at FGCU

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Florida Atlantic baseball travels to Florida Gulf Coast on Tuesday to begin a stretch of eight straight games on the road. First pitch between the Owls (19-5) and the Eagles (8-16) at Swanson Stadium is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+.

OWLS IN REVIEW

The Owls took two of three from Rice over the weekend in their first American Athletic Conference series of the season.
Trey Beard racked up 10 strikeouts in Friday's 9-3 victory – his fifth double-digit strikeout performance of the season.
Patrick Ward and Brando Leroux combined to go 6-for-6 with five RBI and six runs scored.
Tyler Murphy tied his career-high with eight strikeouts in Saturday's 3-1 defeat.
FAU trailed 3-2 in Sunday's finale before Marshall Lipsey launched a go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh inning.
MJ Bollinger pitched the last 2.2 innings to seal the 6-4 victory.

WHO'S HOT

Jake Duer has more four-hit games (4) than he does hitless games (3).
Lipsey has reached base safely in 22 straight games.
Beard is tied for the lead in Division I with 52 strikeouts.

THE OPPONENT

FGCU enters Tuesday on a seven-game winless streak.
The Eagles were swept by West Georgia over the weekend in ASUN play.
The Owls and the Eagles will meet again next Tuesday at Hammond Stadium – home of the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels, Single-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins.

OPPONENT HISTORY

Florida Atlantic took two of three from FGCU last season.
The Owls won 15-5 and 9-6 in the two matchups in Boca Raton before a 28-18 loss in Fort Myers.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Owls will start a three-game weekend series versus UTSA on Friday, March 28, in San Antonio. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

THE TICKETS

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