CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Florida Atlantic baseball (14-10) makes its first trip to Coral Gables on Tuesday night for a matchup with Miami (18-6). First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. This is the second of three meetings between the Owls and the Hurricanes this season.
OWLS IN REVIEW
- The Owls went 1-2 against UTSA in their first American Conference series of the season.
- After a 4-1 defeat on Friday, they bounced back to win 7-6 on Saturday.
- Brett Patten had three hits and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning on a passed ball.
- Kide Adetuyi struck out nine in five innings.
- In Sunday's series finale defeat, Patrick Ward homered, doubled, and singled.
- Marshall Lipsey also homered and finished with two RBI.
- The Owls are 7-0 when they score first and 6-1 when they score in the first inning.
- Florida Atlantic is 11-0 when they out-hit their opponent.
- The Owls have 37 stolen bases, nearly surpassing their total of 43 from all last season.
WHO'S HOT
- In the last 10 games, John Martinez is 16-for-38 (.421), Michael Perazza is 13-for-31 (.419), and Brett Patten is 8-for-20 (.400).
- Martinez is the Owls' leader in hits (31) and RBI (17).
- Perazza leads the Owls with a .366 average and is tied for the team lead in home runs (3).
- Patten has nine steals in 10 tries, trailing only Lipsey (10-for-13) for the team lead.
THE OPPONENT
- Miami swept Creighton in a three-game non-conference series over the weekend.
- The Hurricanes scored 35 runs in the three games and won via the run-rule on both Saturday and Sunday.
- Miami started 2-4 in ACC play.
OPPONENT HISTORY
- When Florida Atlantic and Miami met on February 25, the Owls held a 7-4 lead after eight innings.
- Miami scored seven runs in the ninth on the way to an 11-7 victory.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Owls leave the state of Florida for the first time this season this weekend when they travel to Houston to take on Rice. Friday's series opener gets underway at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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