Owls Begin Final Month of Regular Season Play at Tulane

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic baseball begins a three-game series against Tulane on Friday night in New Orleans. The Owls (29-15) and the Green Wave (27-18) enter the weekend with identical 10-8 records in the American Athletic Conference. First pitches for games one and two, on Friday and Saturday, are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. Sunday's finale will get underway at 1 p.m. ET.

OWLS IN REVIEW

The Owls clinched the season's four-game series against FIU with a 5-2 home victory on Tuesday night. Freshman Nick Wimberly made his first career start and delivered three scoreless innings. The Owls used six relievers behind Wimberly, combining for eight strikeouts and one earned run allowed.

WHO'S HOT

Trey Beard tossed seven shutout innings last Friday against Charlotte. Beard leads the AAC in ERA and opponent batting average. The sophomore is on the midseason watch list for National Pitcher of the Year and the Golden Spikes Award.
Entering Friday's start with 98 strikeouts, Beard is on the verge of becoming the first Florida Atlantic pitcher to reach the century mark since Austin Gomber in 2013.
The Owls' bullpen has combined to allow three earned runs in the last 14.2 innings.

THE OPPONENT

Tulane won two of three against East Carolina last weekend and then defeated Nicholls 9-4 in the midweek matchup on Tuesday. Junior infielder Connor Rasmussen leads the Green Wave with 34 RBI. Projected Friday night starter Luc Fladda pitched a seven-inning complete game last Friday against ECU.

OPPONENT HISTORY

The Owls and the Green Wave met for the first time in program history last season. After FAU won the series opener, Tulane took the next four, including two matchups in the American Athletic Conference Tournament.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Owls return to Boca Raton for the final homestand of the season. Florida Gulf Coast will visit Paradise on Tuesday, May 6. Senior weekend kicks off Friday, May 9, when USF comes to town to start a three-game series. The home schedule concludes with one more matchup against FGCU on May 13.

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