Owls Host Wichita State as AAC Schedule Heats Up

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic baseball (24-12, 6-6 AAC) hosts Wichita State (12-24, 4-8 AAC) for a three-game series beginning Thursday at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+. Friday's middle game is also set for 6:30 p.m., while Saturday's finale will have a 1 p.m. first pitch.

WEEKEND PROMOTIONS

After Saturday's game, kids can run the bases and get postgame autographs.
Saturday's trading card giveaway features brothers Tyler and Dylan Murphy.

OWLS IN REVIEW

After a five-game winning streak, the Owls have dropped three consecutive one-run games.
On Tuesday at Miami, the Owls led 1-0 and 4-3 before Miami scored twice in the eighth and held on for a 5-4 final.
FAU used nine different pitchers, six of whom did not allow an earned run.

WHO'S HOT

Marshall Lipsey doubled and tripled on Tuesday and enters Thursday with a 34-game reached-base streak.
Lipsey leads the Owls in nine offensive categories, including RBI, slugging percentage, and stolen bases.
Trey Beard is fourth in Division I with 85 strikeouts. Beard has a chance to break the single-season program record set by Todd Moser in 1999 (130).

THE OPPONENT

Wichita State was swept at home by UTSA last weekend.
The Shockers led Kansas 5-1 on Tuesday before conceding a five-run second inning and a seven-run fourth. The Jayhawks would go on to win 18-12.
WSU leads the AAC with 11 triples and 77 hit batters.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Owls will host UCF on Tuesday before heading back on the road to face Charlotte April 25-27.

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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Trey Beard

Marshall Lipsey

Dylan Murphy