BOCA RATON, Fla. – Fresh off a sweep of FIU, Florida Atlantic baseball returns to action on Tuesday night to start a two-game series with Presbyterian. Tuesday's first pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. Game two on Wednesday is set for a 4:05 p.m. start. Both games will be streamed on FAUSports.com
OWLS IN REVIEW
- The Owls (9-6) have won six of the last seven after sweeping FIU.
- On Friday, James Litman set a new career high with 10 strikeouts in a seven-inning complete game.
- On offense, the Owls are averaging nine runs per game in the last seven games.
- Freshman Garrett Grant was named an American Conference weekly honorable mention on Monday.
- Grant tossed seven shutout innings in Sunday's 7-3 series finale victory over FIU.
WHO'S HOT
- Marshall Lipsey finished the FIU series 9-for-15 with a home run, a double, six runs scored, and four RBI. He tied a career high with four hits in Saturday's 11-inning victory.
- Nick Romano went 7-for-14 against the Panthers. He has six multi-hit games, including three 3-hit games.
- John Martinez leads the Owls with 13 RBI. Martinez is one ahead of Romano with seven multi-hit games.
THE OPPONENT
- Presbyterian (2-14) started the season with back-to-back wins over Akron but has since dropped 14 straight.
- The Blue Hose are coming off a sweep at the hands of Appalachian State over the weekend.
- Head Coach Elton Pollock is in his 26th season at the helm.
OPPONENT HISTORY
The Owls and the Blue Hose will be meeting for the first time in program history.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Owls wind down the early-season non-conference schedule with a three-game series against UMBC beginning Friday night at the FAU Baseball Stadium. American Conference play begins next weekend, March 20-22, at home against No. 24 UTSA.
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