BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic baseball (15-14, 2-4 American) returns home on Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. to start a three-game series with UAB (19-10, 4-2 American). Friday's first pitch is also set for 6:30. Saturday's finale will get underway at 1 p.m. All games can be streamed on ESPN+.
PROMOTIONS
For Thursday's series opener, hot dogs are $1 each and beers are $2 while supplies last.
OWLS IN REVIEW
- Dalton Robinson made his second consecutive midweek start on Tuesday against FIU and pitched well, allowing three runs on three hits in four innings.
- In last weekend's series against Rice, Nick Romano and Michael Perazza were the offensive catalysts.
- Romano was 5-for-12 with two RBI, Perazza was 4-for-11 with three RBI.
- In Friday's 6-2 win, all six of the Owls' runs were scored on balls that did not leave the infield (three fielders' choice, one infield single, and one squeeze bunt).
- Ian Collier homered and recorded a sac fly to account for the two runs on Saturday.
- Eli Small homered for the only run on Sunday.
- James Litman, Kide Adetuyi, and Zach Kilby combined to allow six runs in 16.2 innings across the three games.
WHO'S HOT (LAST 10 GAMES)
- Michael Perazza: 13-for-32, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 1 double, 1 triple
- James Litman: 4 ER in 11 innings, 12 Strikeouts, 1 extra-base hit
- Zach Kilby: 5 appearances, 1.35 ERA, 13.1 innings, 2 ER, 8 strikeouts
THE OPPONENT
- UAB comes to town riding a six-game winning streak.
- The Blazers shut out North Alabama 10-0 in seven innings on Tuesday.
- Led by 13 from John Paul Head, UAB leads the American Conference with 47 home runs as a team.
OPPONENT HISTORY
- The Owls won two of three in Birmingham last season.
- The away team has had the better of this matchup over the last five years. The Owls are 6-3 in Birmingham while UAB is 4-2 in the last six in Boca Raton.
WHAT'S NEXT
After an open midweek, the Owls return to action April 10 to start a three-game series in Memphis.
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