Owls Venture to Houston for Three Against Rice

HOUSTON – Florida Atlantic baseball (14-11, 1-2 American) heads to the Lone Star State this weekend for a three-game American Conference series against Rice (15-11, 1-2 American). Friday's first pitch is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. (ET). Saturday's middle game will start at 3 p.m. (ET). Sunday's finale is set for a 1 p.m. (ET) first pitch. All games will be streamed on ESPN+.

OWLS IN REVIEW

In Tuesday's 10-6 loss to Miami, Michael Perazza and Nick Romano combined for six of the Owls' 11 hits.
The Owls fell behind 9-4 early and could not mount a comeback.
Patrick Ward homered for the second straight game.

WHO'S HOT (LAST 10 GAMES)

Michael Perazza: 13-for-31, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2 2b, 2 3B
Brett Patten: 9-for-23, 6 RBI, 4 SB
John Martinez: 13-for-39, HR, 5 RBI, 2 2b
Patrick Ward: 8-for-24, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 2 2b

THE OPPONENT

Rice started conference play last weekend by dropping two of three on the road to USF.
The Owls defeated Houston Christian 10-7 in midweek action on Wednesday.

OPPONENT HISTORY

Florida Atlantic won three of the four meetings in 2025, including an elimination game in the American Conference Tournament.
FAU leads the all-time series 20-17-1.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Owls wrap up a stretch of five straight on the road with a trip to FIU on Tuesday, March 31.

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Calendar

Upcoming Events

Players Mentioned

John Martinez

Brett Patten

Michael Perazza

Nick Romano

Patrick Ward

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Baseball at Rice on March 27, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Baseball at Rice on March 28, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Baseball at Rice on March 29, 2026 at 1 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Baseball at FIU on March 31, 2026 at 6 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Baseball versus UAB on April 2, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Baseball versus UAB on April 3, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.

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