GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida Atlantic baseball (6-5) will travel to Gainesville to take on No. 9 Florida (11-1) on Tuesday night. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. on SEC Network+.
OWLS IN REVIEW
- Florida Atlantic baseball enters Tuesday night with 1,599 wins all-time as a program.
- The Owls swept Villanova over the weekend, scoring a combined 37 runs in the three-game series.
WHO'S HOT
- Brando Leroux had eight hits in the sweep of Villanova, including a four-hit day in Sunday's finale.
- Leroux has multiple hits in five of the last six games and at least one hit in nine of 11 games this season. He enters Tuesday hitting .390.
- Nick Romano was named as an American Conference weekly honorable mention on Tuesday.
- Romano finished the four-game week 8-for-14 at the plate with a home run, six RBI, and five runs scored.
- Kide Adetuyi will make his third start on Tuesday after striking out 10 in five innings last Wednesday against Miami.
THE OPPONENT
- Florida earned an abbreviated two-game sweep of No. 24 Miami over the weekend. Sunday's series finale was canceled due to weather.
- The Gators have won 11 straight after a season-opening defeat to UAB.
OPPONENT HISTORY
- Florida leads the all-time series 27-10.
- The Gators have won the last four meetings with the Owls dating back to 2021.
- Last season's contest ended in a 5-2 final.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Owls return home Friday night to begin a three-game weekend series with FIU. Saturday's middle game will shift to Miami before the finale back at the FAU Baseball Stadium on Sunday.
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