Owls Complete Midweek Sweep of Presbyterian

Wednesday, March 11

Boca Raton, Fla.

4 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

11-6

Presbyterian

2-16

Presbyterian

Florida Atlantic

Photo by: JESSICA VERNOF

3/11/2026 8:23:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic baseball downed Presbyterian 7-2 on Wednesday afternoon to complete a two-game midweek sweep. The Owls have won five straight heading into this weekend's series with UMBC.

THE BEGINNING
Presbyterian (2-16) scored in the first inning before the Owls (11-6) responded with two runs in the second. A walk and an infield single preceded a throwing error by the PC first baseman. Florida Atlantic added the second run on a groundout double play.

THE TURNING POINT
The Owls began to pull away with two runs in the fourth inning and one in the fifth. An RBI double to left center off the bat of TJ Gramesty in the fourth drove in Eli Small from second base. Marshall Lipsey followed with a single up the middle to cash in Gramesty. In the fifth, Xavier Moronta sent an opposite-field, two-out double to the left field corner and scored when Patrick Ward poked a single through the right side to make it 5-1.

THE FINISH
Lipsey launched his second home run of the season with one out in the sixth. The two-run blast into the bullpen in right field put the Owls up 7-1. PC scored a consolation run in the eighth, but the home side held on to complete the two-game sweep.

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THE BATS

With two run-scoring hits, including the home run, Lipsey upped his RBI total to 11 for the season.
Moronta reached base four times by way of a double, a single, and two walks.
Gramesty recorded his third multi-hit game of the season.

THE ARMS

Freshman Brody Juntunen made his first career start and allowed one run in two innings.
Reilly Witmer and Carson Kimball combined to hold the Blue Hose scoreless from the third through fifth innings.
Bryan Boully handled the sixth and seventh frames. The fifth-year senior struck out three.
Zach Kilby allowed a run in the eighth before handing it off to Kyzer Smith for a clean ninth to close it out.

THE DEFENSE

The Owls turned two double plays, neither of which was conventional.
In the second inning, Lipsey fired a seed from centerfield to third base to cut down a runner trying to tag up from second.
In the fifth inning, after another double, Ward snared a line drive down the first base line and doubled up the runner at second

WHAT'S NEXT
The Owls will look to extend their winning streak to six on Friday night when UMBC comes to town to start a three-game series. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m.

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