Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Tuesday, March 17
Boca Raton, Fla.
6:30 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
vs
Florida Gulf Coast
Photo by: JESSICA VERNOF
Owls Host FGCU for First of Three in Season Series
3/16/2026 3:26:00 PM | Baseball
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic baseball continues a 10-game homestand on Tuesday when it hosts Florida Gulf Coast at 6:35 p.m. This is the first of three meetings this season between the Alligator Alley rivals.
OWLS IN REVIEW
WHO'S HOT
THE OPPONENT
OPPONENT HISTORY
WHAT'S NEXT
The Owls begin American Conference play on Friday night against UTSA. First pitch at the FAU Baseball Stadium is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. on ESPN+.
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OWLS IN REVIEW
- The Owls (13-7) took two of three from UMBC over the weekend with walk-off victories on Friday and Sunday.
- They were down to their final strike twice on Friday. In the bottom of the 9th, Michael Perazza tied the game with a two-run home run.
- In the 11th inning, the Owls trailed 9-6 with two outs before a four-run rally was capped off by a John Martinez two-RBI single.
- On Sunday, Zach Kilby and Bryan Boully combined to hold UMBC scoreless for the final six innings.
- The Owls tied the game 3-3 in the eighth inning and won on a walk-off infield single by Eli Small in the 10th.
- In the last meeting between FAU and FGCU in 2025, the Eagles led 8-4 going into the bottom of the ninth.
- The Owls rallied with five hits, including a Brando Leroux two-run HR, to tie the game, 8-8.
- Marshall Lipsey delivered the walk-off RBI single to score Danny Baez and complete the miracle comeback.
WHO'S HOT
- Martinez was 8-for-17 with two doubles and three RBI in four games last week.
- Martinez leads the Owls in hits (28), RBI (15), doubles (4), and total bases (33).
- Eli Small had back-to-back two-hit games on Saturday and Sunday.
- In Sunday's finale, Small had the game-tying RBI hit in the eighth inning and the game-winning RBI infield single in the 10th inning.
THE OPPONENT
- FGCU (16-4) has won four straight, including a sweep of Queens over the weekend.
- Jon Embury leads the Eagles with nine home runs and 36 RBI. Embury is hitting .419.
OPPONENT HISTORY
- The Owls won the 2025 season series three games to one, capped off by a 9-8 walk-off win in the final home game of the season.
- Florida Atlantic leads the all-time series 20-18.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Owls begin American Conference play on Friday night against UTSA. First pitch at the FAU Baseball Stadium is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. on ESPN+.
FOLLOW THE OWLS
To stay up to date on all things Florida Atlantic baseball, follow us on social media @faubaseball.
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