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6 p.m.
Baseball
at FIU
Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Sunday, March 29
Houston, Texas
1 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
15-13, 2-4
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at
8
Rice
17-12, 3-3
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2nd innning2
3rd innning3
4th innning4
5th innning5
6th innning6
7th innning7
8th innning8
9th innning9
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HitsH
ErrorsE
Florida Atlantic
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
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Rice
4
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11
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Photo by: Ben Tate
Owls Fall to Rice in Series Finale
3/29/2026 3:43:00 PM | Baseball
HOUSTON – Florida Atlantic baseball (15-13, 2-4 American) was held to three hits in an 8-1 defeat at Rice (17-12, 3-3 American) on Sunday afternoon in Houston.
THE BEGINNING
Rice jumped on Owls' freshman Garrett Grant for a grand slam in the bottom of the first inning. The home Owls added two more solo homers in the second and third innings to lead 6-0.
THE FINISH
Eli Small broke the shutout with a solo home run in the sixth, however, Rice responded with two runs in the bottom of the frame to close out the 8-1 ballgame.
THE BATS
THE ARMS
WHAT'S NEXT
The Owls conclude a stretch of five straight on the road when they meet FIU on Tuesday, March 31 in Miami. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
FOLLOW THE OWLS
To stay up to date on all things Florida Atlantic baseball, follow us on social media @faubaseball.
THE BEGINNING
Rice jumped on Owls' freshman Garrett Grant for a grand slam in the bottom of the first inning. The home Owls added two more solo homers in the second and third innings to lead 6-0.
THE FINISH
Eli Small broke the shutout with a solo home run in the sixth, however, Rice responded with two runs in the bottom of the frame to close out the 8-1 ballgame.
THE BATS
- In addition to Small's home run, Marshall Lipsey and Nick Romano had the Owls' two other hits, both singles.
- The Owls drew seven walks but finished the day with nine left on base.
THE ARMS
- Grant was relieved after three innings by Tyler Murphy, who allowed one run in 2.1 innings of work.
- Zach Kilby took over in the sixth, allowing just one run on three hits in an inning and two-thirds.
- Carson Kimball pitched a scoreless eighth.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Owls conclude a stretch of five straight on the road when they meet FIU on Tuesday, March 31 in Miami. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
FOLLOW THE OWLS
To stay up to date on all things Florida Atlantic baseball, follow us on social media @faubaseball.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Urbanczyk, Ryland (2-2)
L: Grant, Garrett (1-2)
Batting:
HR: Small, Eli 1
RBI: Small, Eli 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Small, Eli 1
SB: Lipsey, Marshall 1
HBP: Collier, Ian 1 ; Gramesty, TJ 1
Batting:
2B: Anderson, Aric 1 ; Green, Cole 1
HR: Robson, Colin 1 ; Green, Cole 1 ; Boehm, Garet 1
RBI: Robson, Colin 1 ; Green, Cole 2 ; Boehm, Garet 4 ; Davila, Landis 1
SF: Davila, Landis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Anderson, Aric 1 ; Robson, Colin 2 ; Smith, Paul 1 ; Green, Cole 1 ; Boehm, Garet 1 ; Davis, JC 1 ; Webb, Kutter-Gage 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
PH/rf
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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