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Houston, Texas
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Photo by: Ben Tate
Owls Fall to Rice in Middle Game
3/28/2026 7:52:00 PM | Baseball
HOUSTON – Florida Atlantic baseball (15-12, 2-3 American) dropped the middle game in its weekend series with Rice (16-12, 2-3 American), 5-2, on Saturday afternoon.
THE BEGINNING
Florida Atlantic took the early lead on a one-out, solo home run by Ian Collier in the second inning. They doubled the advantage in the third with a Collier sacrifice fly.
THE TURNING POINT
Redshirt sophomore Kide Adetuyi cruised through five shutout innings and had the bases empty with two outs in the sixth before Rice came alive. A base hit and a walk preceded a three-run home run to put the home Owls ahead 3-2.
THE FINISH
The FAU offense could not solve Rice reliever Ty Thames, going down in order in each of the final three innings. Rice added a pair of insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth to pull away for good.
THE BATS
THE ARMS
WHAT'S NEXT
The series finale is set for 1 p.m. ET on Sunday afternoon.
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THE BEGINNING
Florida Atlantic took the early lead on a one-out, solo home run by Ian Collier in the second inning. They doubled the advantage in the third with a Collier sacrifice fly.
THE TURNING POINT
Redshirt sophomore Kide Adetuyi cruised through five shutout innings and had the bases empty with two outs in the sixth before Rice came alive. A base hit and a walk preceded a three-run home run to put the home Owls ahead 3-2.
THE FINISH
The FAU offense could not solve Rice reliever Ty Thames, going down in order in each of the final three innings. Rice added a pair of insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth to pull away for good.
THE BATS
- Collier's third home run of the season tied him for the team lead.
- Nick Romano, Michael Perazza, and John Martinez each finished with two hits apiece.
THE ARMS
- Adetuyi struck out six in six innings. He walked three and allowed four hits.
- Kyzer Smith pitched the seventh and eighth innings and conceded two runs.
WHAT'S NEXT
The series finale is set for 1 p.m. ET on Sunday afternoon.
FOLLOW THE OWLS
To stay up to date on all things Florida Atlantic baseball, follow us on social media @faubaseball.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Thames, Ty (2-1)
L: Adetuyi, Kide (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Romano, Nick 1 ; Martinez, John 1 ; Small, Eli 1
HR: Collier, Ian 1
RBI: Collier, Ian 2
SF: Collier, Ian 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Perazza, Michael 1 ; Collier, Ian 1
SB: Perazza, Michael 1 ; Lipsey, Marshall 1
CS: Patten, Brett 1 ; Romano, Nick 1
PO: Patten, Brett 1
Batting:
2B: Green, Cole 1
HR: Boehm, Garet 1
RBI: Boehm, Garet 3 ; Davila, Landis 2
SH: Boehm, Garet 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Smith, Paul 2 ; Boehm, Garet 1 ; Davis, JC 2
SB: Davila, Landis 1
CS: Green, Cole 1
HBP: Green, Cole 1
Game Leaders
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